IQS (Integrated Quality Systems) of Marlboro Massachusetts Acquired by Degree Controls, Inc.

IQS of Marlboro, Massachusetts, a leading provider of thermal management, regulatory compliance and engineering design services for the electronics industry, is pleased to announce its acquisition by Degree Controls, Inc. (known as DegreeC) of Milford, New Hampshire, a designer and manufacturer of thermal management solutions for demanding applications including telecommunications, computer, medical equipment and other commercial electronic applications.

Charlie Nasser, President of IQS says, “We are extremely pleased and excited to join the DegreeC family. Our access to greater resources will allow us to grow considerably while continuing to provide customers with the continued independent engineering value and superior service that customers expect from IQS.” Charlie will continue on as Vice President and General Manager.

Stephen Berestecky, Founder & Vice President of IQS states, “In joining DegreeC, the joint offering positions the combined entity as the world's premiere independent Thermal Engineering Services and Solutions provider. Together, this team enables customers to leverage an experienced and powerful engineering resource provider for thermal management, regulatory compliance, and design engineering solutions.” Stephen will become Vice President of Business Development.

Jag Sisodia, President & CEO of DegreeC, expresses his enthusiasm for the new division, “IQS is well known in the industry for its thermal management and regulatory compliance expertise. We are thrilled to have IQS as part of the DegreeC team. IQS's service offerings complement DegreeC's products by providing a complete set of engineering and compliance services to help customers bring their products to the market faster. By creating this unique entity, our customers have access to more technical resources as well as a Verizon ITL (Independent Test Lab) for NEBS accreditation of telecommunications equipment. We believe we have created a one of a kind premier engineering and design resource that today's industry demands.”

This unique combination creates a powerful product development tool set for customers to develop products faster with improved designs. With increasing thermal and technical complexity of today's electronics products, IQS & DegreeC's expertise will guide customers in creating successful product designs.

IQS will become a division of DegreeC and retain its employees and facilities in Marlboro, MA. IQS has built a reputation as a leader in a wide range of engineering management services, including thermal design and modeling, computer-aided engineering, and reliability, compliance, safety and thermal testing. IQS is A2LA accredited to ISO-17025 and is a Verizon certified Independent Test Lab for telecommunications products.

Headquartered in Milford, NH and founded in 1996, DegreeC is a private ISO-9001 registered company. Over the past ten years, DegreeC has become a leading provider of thermal and airflow solutions for challenging telecommunications and medical applications. DegreeC is now applying its chassis-level thermal expertise to mission-critical room-level

spaces, starting with data centers and clean rooms. In addition to its USA locations, DegreeC has other facilities in India, China, and Japan and, with the acquisition of IQS, employs approximately 100 people.

For more information, please contact Seta Davidian at sdavidian@iqscorp.com.