Press Release

VICOR Opens Product Development Facility in Texas

Development Team to Focus on New Product Development

Contact: Bob Murphy
VICOR, Inc.
510-621-2047 or rmurphy@vicor.com

RICHMOND, CA, March 7, 2006 – VICOR, Inc. announced the expansion of its product development group with the opening of a development facility in Dallas, TX. The office is a strategic investment by VICOR to help accelerate the development and introduction of its newest products. The new Texas office will report into VICOR’s product development group headquartered in Richmond, CA.

“The team we’re building in Dallas will play a critical role in designing and developing some of VICOR’s most innovative software products for managing and processing complex payments,” stated VICOR President and CEO Bob Kirk. “VICOR is excited about the expansion of our product development group, particularly in the Dallas metro area where we know there is a large concentration of highly qualified technical professionals and resources.”

This office will employ software engineers that will become an integral part of a development team responsible for new product design using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) software development methodologies. The use of SOA methodologies is expected to expand rapidly within the financial services market and provide benefits such as rapid-time-to-market and module re-usability.

About VICOR, Inc.

VICOR, Inc. is the leading provider of solutions that optimize the processing of complex payments for businesses and financial institutions. By managing multiple payment types and formats across diverse distribution channels, VICOR helps businesses and financial institutions save time and money, attract new customers, generate revenue, and leverage existing technologies. In 2005, VICOR’s solutions processed over $1.4 trillion in payment volume, 222 million payment transactions and 335 million payment related documents. VICOR is headquartered in Richmond, CA. For more information about VICOR and its solutions, contact 510-621-2000 or visit www.vicor.com.