LXI Consortium Announces First Member and First Product Certification From China in RIGOL Technologies

NIWOT, CO, May 20 (MARKET WIRE) --
The LXI Consortium has accepted RIGOL Technologies as the first member from
Mainland China. RIGOL Technologies attended the Beijing LXI PlugFest in June
2007 and subsequently became not only the first Chinese company to join the
Consortium, but, in February 2008, the first to certify an LXI product. The
RIGOL DS1204B digital oscilloscope was certified within six months of the
company's membership. RIGOL Technologies manufactures digital oscilloscopes,
functional/arbitrary waveform generators, digital multimeters, and virtual
instruments with LXI capability.

"By introducing products with a new architecture within six months of
joining, RIGOL illustrates how the global adoption of LXI is being accelerated
by the simplicity of the LXI certification process," said Bob Rennard,
President of the LXI Consortium. "It also illustrates how attending a
PlugFest can facilitate the certification process by providing access to members
who are demonstrating best practices, tutorials and presentations, and
answering questions on how to build LXI test systems."

"RIGOL Technologies is developing LXI instruments because customers have
asked
for a GPIB replacement and we feel that LXI is the next step in computer
control of instruments for systems," said Jack Brand, General Manager RIGOL
Technologies US. "We believe that our being a member of the Consortium gives
our customers the confidence to use our products in their systems. As for how
we accomplished being certified so quickly, we credit the dedication of our
engineers as well as the staff at the LXI Consortium, whom we found to be very
helpful."

Introduced in 2005, the LXI Standard has been rapidly implemented by
numerous hardware and software companies, as well as systems integrators. These
organizations, which represent a who's who of the test-and-measurement
industry, recognize that not only is LXI the natural evolution of the test and
measurement instrument interface but that it also makes it easier for test
system designers and integrators to create faster, more efficient systems. To
date, almost 500 products have been certified as being compliant with the
LXI Standard and annual sales of LXI-equipped test and measurement equipment
now exceed $200 million (US).

About LXI and the LXI Consortium

The LXI Standard creates new capabilities that optimize test throughput,
overall
system performance, and cost efficiency in a way that allows engineers to build
powerful, web-enabled test systems in less time. The LXI Consortium, a
not-for-profit corporation comprised of leading test and measurement
companies, manages the Standard. The group's goals are to develop, support,
and promote the LXI standard. LXI's flexible packaging, high-speed I/O, and
standardized use of LAN connectivity address a broad range of commercial,
industrial, aerospace, and military applications.

Additional information about LXI-compliant products as well as licensing,
specifications, and Consortium membership is available at
www.lxistandard.org.

EDITORIAL CONTACTS:
Joel Goldstein
Goldstein Group Communications, for LXI Consortium
1-216-573-2300
Email Contact

or

Bob Helsel
LXI Consortium
1-303-652-2571
Email Contact

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