Calgary, Alberta – Nov. 11, 2009 – Tycrid Platform Technologies, a provider of scalable GPU-based
HPC platforms and shared resource solutions for bioinformatics applications, today announced the
launch of the Prometheus Alliance (www.PrometheusAlliance.org), a limited collaboration alliance
focused on developing new High Performance Computing (HPC) solutions for Bioinformatics, the
application of advanced computing technology for managing and analyzing genomic and biological
data.

According to Chris Heier, President of Tycrid Platform Technologies, “The Prometheus Alliance
is being established to address a specific challenge that continues to impede the progress of scientific
discovery – the lack of scalable, purpose-built appliances. I feel this is critical as we can virtually
eliminate the need for scientists to become computer scientists. Our goal is to take a fresh,
innovative approach to developing HPC solutions that do one thing really well – address specific
computational challenges for bioinformatics.”

Tycrid will be participating at the SC09 conference in Portland, Oregon, demonstrating its
workstation and server solutions from booth number 255, and company co-founder and Chairman,
Tim Davies, will deliver a special presentation discussing Tycrid’s custom HPC solutions and the
Prometheus Alliance during the SC09 Exhibitor Forum on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at 4:30PM
in room number E147-148 at the Oregon Convention Center.

Tycrid Platform Technologies designs custom GPU-based HPC platforms and shared resource
solutions for the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. For more information on Tycrid
Platform Technologies, please go to http://www.tycrid.com. More information on the Prometheus
Alliance can be found at www.PrometheusAlliance.org.

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