Hong Kong, 22 Aug 2005 -- ShaoLin Microsystems, the leading developer and provider of enterprise Linux utility computing, today announced that it has signed a distribution partnership agreement with Providence Solutions, an Asia-wide Enterprise IT solutions distributor. Providence is the first certified distributor of ShaoLin InfiniCluster, high availability cluster software for Linux, in Singapore and it will market and distribute ShaoLin InfiniCluster to partners and customers who need continuous operation and simplified consolidation of their Linux servers in South-East Asia.

"We are always seeking reputable vendors and leading-edge fault tolerance, high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions in order to expand our product offerings to the rapid-growing Linux market. ShaoLin Microsystems and its solution, Shaolin InfiniCluster, fit into that space to what we and our customers are definitely looking for. " expressed Jason Aw, Technology Director of Providence Solutions, "ShaoLin InfiniCluster is an enterprise-class and scalable high availability cluster software which fits our customer needs in the demanding IT environment."

"We are pleased and anticipated for the successful partnership with Providence", said David Chow, CEO of ShaoLin Microsystems, "Providence is an experienced distributor for high availability and disaster recovery solutions, this partnership allows us to make ShaoLin InfiniCluster available to enterprise customers in more than 10 South-East Asian countries. We have confidence that more customers can enjoy this solution with the brilliant and localized services and supports."

ShaoLin InfiniCluster is an enterprise-class and scalable high availability (HA) cluster software for deploying mission-critical applications, maintaining system uptime, simplifying server consolidation and effectively managing a wide range of applications. It provides fault-resilient computing environment for Linux by monitoring system health and failover applications to alternate servers in a cluster. ShaoLin InfiniCluster meets business continuance, open platform and "on-demand" scalability requirements of enterprises by allowing unlimited cluster nodes in a Linux HA cluster.

About ShaoLin Microsystems Ltd. ShaoLin Microsystems is a leading provider of enterprise Linux utility computing. The company develops Linux-based storage software and infrastructure solutions for worldwide enterprises and organizations. With the unique and advanced technology and superior products, ShaoLin allows users to have full command over open-source Linux in a robust infrastructure. The company's major products include high availability cluster software, real time data replication software, desktop network computing environment, and storage and network management solutions. For more information, please visit www.shaolinmicro.com.

About Providence Solutions Pte Ltd. Providence Solutions is a Singapore-based, Asia-wide distribution and systems integration with broad and deep skills, originally founded in 1994. The company's core competencies are Windows and Linux fault-tolerance, high-availability and DR related technologies; and ETL, data migration and integration, business intelligence and data warehousing solutions. Providence dedicate on providing the unique and innovative technologies through complete sales, consulting, training, implementation and technical support for customer. For more information, please visit www.providencesolutions.net.