Manchester, England, 8th May 2006 —VXL Instruments, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Windows based Terminals and thin client devices, has entered into a distribution agreement with Scribona AS to supply VXL equipment throughout the Nordic area. Scribona is a leading value added distributor with particular strengths in server based computing, e-security and e-business. Scribona will offer VXL’s entire range including the Itona series of thin client devices with embedded Windows XP, Linux and Windows CE operating systems, the thin client notebook range and the XLmanage suite of remote management software. This move will further raise VXL’s profile in the growing European thin client market and enable Scribona to deliver more choice and value to its 6,000 reseller customers.

VXL is committed to growth through a strict channel-only policy and the new agreement with Scribona is a vital step in achieving European growth targets. “VXL’s investment in Europe is starting to pay off, and we are now seeing significant growth, particularly for the Itona range” said Frank Noon, VP of Sales at VXL, “Scribona’s substantial expertise in server based computing, means that they are an ideal partner for VXL. Together we are perfectly placed to take advantage of the current and projected growth in the use of thin client technology throughout Europe”

The appointment is part of VXL’s continued global channel development programme and aggressive growth strategy to achieve 25% market share by the end of 2007. This is the latest in a series of significant milestones for VXL over the last year including $9m in funding, the launch of its new Itona 1GHz product range and the opening of its new European HQ and Logistics centre in Manchester, England.

The largest distributor in the Nordic region, Scribona has an excellent reputation as a true “value-added” distributor with a strong market presence in server based computing. Scribona sees great growth potential in the thin client market and we want to leverage our existing expertise” said Borre Magnussen . “The addition of VXL to our portfolio is a significant enhancement to our range as we are committed to providing the finest and widest range of solutions to all our customers.”

Originally part of the Esselte Group, Scribona is the Nordic region’s leading supplier of products and solutions for information management. The business area has offices and operations in all Nordic countries and collaborates with more than 6,000 dealers in the Nordic Region. Aside from the Scribona business area, the Group includes Carl Lamm AB, a provider of complete document management solutions

VXL are the world's premier providers of Windows-based Terminals and thin clients worldwide. VXL have been a Citrix Premier Partner since 1996 and have also attained Windows Embedded Partner status from Microsoft. VXL offers a complete range of WBT and thin client solutions spanning a range of customer requirements and applications. VXL is headquartered in Bangalore, India and has recently opened a new European HQ and Logistics facility in Manchester.