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  Latest Cell BE Processor-Based Product Offering is Designed to Accelerate
Video, Imaging, and Other Compute-Intensive Applications in Industry-Standard
                                 Architecture

    SAN JOSE, Calif., April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mercury Computer
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) announced the 1U Dual Cell-Based Server, its
latest Cell Broadband Engine(TM) (BE) processor-based product and first 1U
server available with Cell Technology, at the Embedded Systems Conference
(Power.org Partner Pavilion, #1231).
    "This product has been designed in response to tremendous customer
interest in deploying the Cell BE Processor in an existing infrastructure,"
said Randy Dean, Vice President, Business and Technology Development at
Mercury. "The 1U Dual Cell-Based Server offers the incredible performance of
the Cell BE processor with the convenience of the industry-standard 1U form
factor."
    Featuring the Mercury MultiCore Plus(TM) Advantage, the 1U Dual Cell-Based
Server is designed to deliver an unprecedented 410 GFLOPS of performance in a
rack-mountable 1U server form factor suitable for compute-intensive embedded
applications such as image processing, medical imaging, and seismic
processing. Open architecture rack-based servers, like the 1U Dual Cell-Based
Server, are increasingly used in aerospace and defense platforms such as
ships, land-mobile vehicles and airborne platforms.
    The Mercury 1U Dual Cell-Based Server joins the previously announced
BladeCenter(R)-compatible Dual Cell-Based Blade, the extremely compact
"Turismo" system, and the highly rugged and deployable PowerBlock(TM) 200
product, each of which offers a Cell BE processor-based solution.
    With the industry-standard 1U Dual Cell-Based Server, Mercury believes a
wider range of application needs can be served by the tremendous computing
power offered by the Cell BE processor.
    Developed in conjunction with IBM's Engineering & Technology Services
business, the Mercury 1U Dual Cell-Based Server is a prime example of
innovations made possible through collaboration and commitment to performance
excellence.
    As with Mercury's other Cell BE processor-based offerings, the 1U Dual
Cell-Based Server supports Linux via a Yellow Dog Linux BSP (board support
package) from Terra Soft Solutions.

    About the MultiCore Plus Advantage
    The Mercury MultiCore Plus Advantage employs sophisticated middleware that
abstracts hardware capabilities and manages the distribution of data across
multiple computing elements working in tandem. By leveraging the MultiCore
Plus Advantage from Mercury, customers can benefit from patented cooling
technologies, lightweight system-on-chip (SoC) management software, multicore
implementations of key algorithms, visualization tools designed for clusters,
algorithm tuning, and more.
    Availability of the Mercury 1U Dual Cell-Based Server is planned for the
third quarter of calendar 2006. For more information, visit Mercury in the
Power.org Power Partner Pavilion, Booth #1231, at the Embedded Systems
Conference April 3-6, visit http://www.mc.com/cell, or contact us at 866-627-6951.

    About Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
    Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) is the leading provider of
high-performance embedded, real-time digital signal and image processing
solutions. Mercury's solutions play a critical role in a wide range of
applications, transforming sensor data to information for analysis and
interpretation. In military reconnaissance and surveillance platforms the
Company's systems process real-time radar, sonar, and signals intelligence
data. Mercury's systems are also used in state-of-the-art medical diagnostic
imaging devices including MRI, PET, and digital X-ray, and in semiconductor
imaging applications including photomask generation and wafer inspection.
Mercury provides advanced 3D image processing and visualization software and
optimized systems to diverse end markets including life sciences, geosciences,
and simulation. The Company also provides radio frequency (RF) products for
enhanced communications capabilities in military and commercial applications.
    Based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Mercury serves customers in North
America, Europe and Asia through its direct sales force and a network of
subsidiaries and distributors. Visit Mercury on the web at http://www.mc.com.

    Forward-Looking Safe Harbor Statement
    This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, as that
term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including those relating to the 1U Dual Cell-Based Server. You can identify
these statements by our use of the words "may," "will," "should," "plans,"
"expects," "anticipates," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," and
similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected or anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, general economic and business conditions, including unforeseen
weakness in the Company's markets, effects of continued geo-political unrest
and regional conflicts, competition, changes in technology, and methods of
marketing, delays in completing engineering and manufacturing programs,
changes in customer order patterns, changes in product mix, continued success
in technological advances and delivering technological innovations, continued
funding of defense programs, the timing of such funding, changes in the U.S.
Government's interpretation of federal procurement rules and regulations,
market acceptance of the Company's products, shortages in components,
production delays due to performance quality issues with outsourced
components, and inability to fully realize the expected benefits from
acquisitions or delays in realizing such benefits, challenges in integrating
acquired businesses, and achieving anticipated synergies, and difficulties in
retaining key customers. These risks and uncertainties also include such
additional risk factors as are discussed in the Company's recent filings with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005. The Company cautions
readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to
update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after
the date on which such statement is made.

    Contacts:
    Steve McPherson,
    Director of Sales and Marketing
    Advanced Imaging Group, Advanced Solutions
    Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
    (408) 221-6685 /smcpherson@mc.com

    Kathy Donahue, Public Relations Manager
    Corporate Marketing
    Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
    (978) 967-1126 /kdonahue@mc.com


    Cell Broadband Engine is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
IBM and BladeCenter are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation. MultiCore Plus is a trademark of Mercury Computer
Systems, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned may be trademarks
and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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