EXHIBIT  99.1

FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE
CONTACT:  Elaine  Chin
 SBE,  Inc.
(925)  355-7604
ychin@sbei.com
                        SBE ACQUIRES ANTARES MICROSYSTEMS
  ACQUISITION EXPLOITS STRENGTHS IN BOTH ENTERPRISE SERVER AND EMBEDDED MARKETS

SAN  RAMON,  CA, AUGUST 11, 2003-SBE Inc., (NASDAQ: SBEI), a leading supplier of
high  performance  OEM communications solutions, today announced the purchase of
the  operating  assets  of  Antares  Microsystems,  a privately-held provider of
Ethernet  and  SCSI  products serving the enterprise IT server market worldwide.

In addition to its existing portfolio of PCI-based boards supporting Solaris and
Linux, the Antares product line brings an arsenal of innovative, next generation
solutions  currently  in final stages of development. This advanced breed of new
products  leverages  Antares'  R&D  investment  in  TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE),
Serial  Attach  SCSI  (SAS),  and  its  expertise  in  failover  and encryption.

"Turning  the  TOE  concept  into real-world board-level solutions will be a key
area  of  focus  for SBE.  Given the massive installed base of TCP/IP networking
equipment  enabling  today's  global  electronic  communications, the demand for
board-level  TOE  solutions that alleviate the TCP host processor bottlenecks is
significant and will only continue to increase as network bandwidth requirements
escalate,"  commented  William  B.  Heye,  Jr.,  president  and  CEO  of  SBE.

"Antares  brings  a  wealth  of  products  and  intellectual  property that will
complement  our  existing  offerings,  and  accelerate SBE's development of next
generation  technologies  and  products,"  stated  Heye.  "Acquiring  Antares'
technology  and  products is a significant step in SBE's continued commitment to
delivering  innovative  solutions  to  address  ever-changing  customer  needs,
expanding and diversifying our market reach, and advancing the overall growth of
the  business,"  added  Heye.

Antares'  field-tested portfolio of Ethernet, SCSI, Fibre Channel, and specialty
I/O boards has penetrated the Enterprise Sun and Linux markets. Antares products
have  been  integrated  into  a  variety of applications, including storage area
networks  and  mission-critical  data  centers.  Providing  optimized
price/performance  products  for  Solaris  in  financial, IT, manufacturing, and
government  sectors,  Antares has secured a solid customer base of both domestic
and global distributors, resellers, and OEMs, including Sun Microsystems, Yahoo,
Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and General Dynamics. Distribution channels for Antares
products  have  been established both domestically and in overseas markets, such
as  Europe,  Asia,  and  Australia.



"The Antares customer base and distribution channels are highly complementary to
those  of  SBE.  Joining  the technologies of the two companies will allow us to
deliver  increased value to the combined customer base through a broader product
portfolio  and  enhanced  capabilities,"  commented  Daniel  Grey,  Senior  Vice
President  of  Sales and Marketing for SBE. "The addition of the Antares product
line  enables SBE to introduce an impressive collection of WAN, LAN, SCSI, Fibre
Channel,  and  carrier  cards  across  both  the  enterprise server and embedded
markets.  We  expect  the  expanded product breadth and functionality to capture
increased  market  share  in existing target territories while the new products,
such  as  TOE  and  SAS,  realize breakthroughs into new customer applications,"
continued  Grey.

ABOUT  SBE
SBE  architects  and  provides network communications solutions for an extensive
range  of  applied  computing  applications.  SBE  offers  a robust portfolio of
standards-based  WAN/LAN  adapters  and  communications  controllers designed to
enable  optimal  performance and rapid deployment across a full spectrum of next
generation networking systems. Based in San Ramon, California, SBE is a publicly
traded company (Nasdaq: SBEI) with products sold worldwide through direct sales,
OEMs  and  system integration partners. For additional information, please visit
www.sbei.com.

For  more  information,  contact:

SBE,  INC.
Elaine  Chin
(925)  355-7604
ychin@sbei.com
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opportunity for new products, and the demand for services that may be offered by
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