April 11, 2008

Rite Track and Axus Sign Agreement

West Chester, OH - Through their affiliation with SIMAX Global Services, Rite Track of West Chester, Ohio and Axus Technology of Chandler, Arizona have announced an agreement whereby Rite Track will be a value added distributor for the full line of Axus products. Rite Track will provide sales and service support to Axus Technology products throughout Europe, Asia, and select areas of North America. The agreement includes full warranty coverage, service and parts support for new and existing equipment.

“Combining Axus Technology’s superior CMP equipment design and enhancement skills with Rite Track’s superb world-wide service & support network give our customers a winning option to compete in the market. This united structure utilizes each company’s established industry relationships and drives cost saving through economies of scale,” said Tim Hayden, President and CEO of Rite Track. “Our entire support team is excited to be associated with Axus, one of the best legacy CMP equipment suppliers in the industry.”

“The relationship with Rite Track significantly increases our ability to deliver high quality tools and support for our expanding customer base. Axus Technology will continue to focus on the design, modification, and upgrade of our CMP, polishing, and wafer thinning products, while leveraging Rite Track’s global service network to provide local service and spare parts support,” said Barrie VanDevender, Axus Technology’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “This agreement uses the strengths of each company to improve our ability to deliver high performance equipment as well as effective support solutions worldwide.”

About Axus Technology: With more than thirty-five years of combined equipment experience, Axus Technology is a leading global provider of equipment, parts, and engineering services for Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP), wafer cleaning and wafer-thinning equipment users. Axus Technology remains committed to continuing high standards of integrity and technical performance. The team at Axus Technology has the experience to make your process more profitable by providing a range of high value services to our customers, regardless of the application. For more information about Axus Technology, visit www.axustech.com.

About Rite Track: Rite Track, established in 1993, is the premier US and Europe licensed supplier of TEL CLEANTRACK Mark Vz, 7 and 8 systems and enhancements as well as enhancements for the Rite Track 8X and 9X products. Rite Track also provides field support, custom engineering services and upgrade kits for these products.

For more information contact:
Tom Parish
V.P. of Marketing of Rite Track

513-645-8600