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Pocket Communications Chooses Performance Technologies’ SEGway X401 for Wireless Network Expansion

Pocket Communications Chooses Performance Technologies’ SEGway X401 for Wireless Network Expansion

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LAS VEGAS, NV - March 31, 2008 - Performance Technologies (NASDAQ: PTIX), a leading developer of communication platforms and systems, announced today at CTIA Wireless 2008 that Pocket Communications, a rapidly growing, wireless telecommunications provider headquartered in San Antonio, TX, has expanded its network infrastructure with Performance Technologies' premier, STP product, the SEGway™ X401.

Designed to meet the needs of today’s exploding wireless infrastructure growth, the SEGway X401 platform is Performance Technologies’ latest, high-capacity offering. Featuring carrier-grade SS7 reliability, the compact X401 system is fully configurable to meet aggressive growth plans and address increased signaling traffic due to mobile services. SEGway products, with their flexible feature set, scalability, and lower total cost of ownership, give providers heightened Return on Investment (ROI) compared with other signaling solutions in the marketplace.

A prepaid wireless carrier based in San Antonio, TX, Pocket Communications boasts a 100 percent digital network, offering customers flat rate pricing, unlimited minutes, and cutting-edge services – all on a contract-free basis. Their unique approach has netted them the proverbial good problem. "Our subscriber base more than doubled in the last six months," said Pocket Communications EVP and CTO Amir Rajwany. "The increase in rapid customer growth created a potential to exceed our network capacity. Because Pocket’s commitment is to provide our subscribers the best service at the lowest cost, we needed a solution that would significantly increase our capacity, and still stay within our operating budget. Our website makes this statement to our customers: 'we buy the latest technology – we get more for our money – and we pass the savings along to you.' Thanks to Performance Technologies’ team of experts, we designed the SEGway X401 into our network, creating an evolution path to seamlessly increase our capacity, positioning us to deliver on our promise."

In an environment of unlimited text and talk plans offered by wireless operators, lower infrastructure costs are essential to stay competitive. Performance Technologies’ solutions tackle this challenge by offering efficient lower cost IP signaling capability bundled with innovative routing options and lower lifecycle costs. SEGway STPs and Signaling Gateways offer the unparalleled performance and functionality demanded by Voice over IP (VoIP) and wireless network providers.

"Pocket Communications and Performance Technologies are the perfect match," said Patt Rice, vice president and general manager for Performance Technologies’ Signaling Systems Group. "Their motto is 'Keep it Simple, Keep it Smart.' Our tagline is 'Simply Smarter Signaling.' They vow to install the latest technology in their network; we design and manufacture it. Both companies value customers above all else. Performance Technologies is proud to support Pocket’s success in the wireless marketplace by delivering our superior SS7 signaling solution."

Wireless network providers can learn more about Performance Technologies' SEGway product line by visiting the CTIA Wireless 2008 trade show in Las Vegas, NV (April 1-3, 2008, booth 126). More information on Performance Technologies' Signaling Solutions can be found at www.pt.com/signaling.

About Pocket Communications (www.pocket.com)

Pocket Communications is a high-quality, low-cost wireless phone service based in San Antonio, TX that serves the San Antonio, Laredo, and Rio Grande Valley region. The company’s monthly plans offer flat rate pricing, unlimited minutes, and cutting-edge network service that is unmatched in the industry. And as always, there’s never any contract to sign, no activation fee and you get the first month of service for free.

About Performance Technologies (www.pt.com)

Performance Technologies (NASDAQ: PTIX) is a global supplier of integrated IP-based platforms and solutions for advanced communications networks and innovative computer system architectures. Our Embedded Systems Group offers robust application-ready platforms that incorporate open-standards based software and hardware, providing significantly accelerated end product deployment benefits for equipment manufacturers. Our Signaling Systems Group offers the SEGway™ product suite, which includes IP STPs, SS7 over IP transport solutions, and signaling gateways that enable lower operating costs through utilization of IP networks, thereby creating competitive advantages for carriers in existing and emerging markets.

Performance Technologies is headquartered in Rochester, New York. Additional engineering facilities are located in San Diego and San Luis Obispo, California, and Kanata, Ontario, Canada.

Forward Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbor provisions of those Sections.

These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and the Company's actual results can differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other factors, general business and economic conditions, rapid technological changes accompanied by frequent new product introductions, competitive pressures, dependence on key customers, the attainment of design wins and obtaining orders as a result, fluctuations in quarterly and annual results, the reliance on a limited number of third party suppliers, limitations of the Company's manufacturing capacity and arrangements, the protection of the Company's proprietary technology, the dependence on key personnel, changes in critical accounting estimates, potential impairments related to investments, foreign regulations and potential material weaknesses in the future. Forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, the Notes thereto, Risk Factors, and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Company as of December 31, 2007, as contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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