Helius and Flash Electronics Join In Manufacturing Relationship

Announcement Reflects the Growing Popularity of Business Applications Requiring the Use of Broadband IP

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—October 19, 2004—Helius Inc., the worldwide leader in business-class data broadcasting solutions, is pleased to announce today that it has joined with Flash Electronics Inc. of Fremont, Calif., to manufacture the Helius MediaGate family of routers. The announcement signals the growing popularity and production demands for the MediaGate products. With Flash, Helius joins a best-in-class partner for contract manufacturing, producing products to the highest level of quality and functionality.

"With extensive experience in high-technology, quality and volume production, Flash Electronics is the astute choice for Helius' product manufacturing," said Chin Fan, president, Flash Electronics Inc. "Working with Helius we will produce, manage and deliver the most advanced versions of their product set to date."

Flash Electronics operates three uniform manufacturing sites in Silicon Valley. In addition, the company maintains manufacturing sites in Suzhou and Shanghai, China. With expertise in quick-turn prototypes, high-speed production lines and capacity for 100+ million component placements a month, Flash produces the highest quality products built to serve the needs of the most demanding of customers.

"We are very pleased to partner with Flash Electronics, bringing to us the ability to respond to our ever-growing product demands," said Ron Heinz, president and CEO of Helius Inc. "This partnership will provide us with the highest quality products in the industry at an important time in the company's growth cycle."

About Flash Electronics
Flash Electronics Inc., headquartered in Silicon Valley, Calif., has five manufacturing sites in the United States and China. All sites are ISO 9002, BABT and TUV certified. Founded in 1994, Flash Electronics has rapidly grown into one of the world's premier electronics manufacturing service (EMS) providers serving a dynamic list of OEMs including Foundry Networks, AFC, Sun Microsystems, Nokia, Pinnacle Systems and SonicWall Inc. Flash Electronics is a privately held company. For more information about Flash Electronics, visit www.flashelec.com.

About Helius Inc.
Helius provides leading business-class data broadcasting solutions through secure and reliable delivery of broadband IP over satellites and local area networks. Helius products serve as the communications bridge between satellite transmission and terrestrial integration of business-critical data. This reliable and secure integration gives organizations the ability to implement new high-bandwidth applications such as digital signage, distance learning, and corporate sales training and implement these applications within their existing LAN/WAN infrastructures.

Helius is a privately held company based in Lindon, Utah. For more information, visit http://www.helius.com or call 801-764-9020.

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