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                                      John LaBoskey, Senior Vice President/CFO
                                         BEI Technologies, Inc. o 415/956-4477
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                      BEI TECHNOLOGIES EXTENDS TENDER OFFER

                      FOR SHARES OF OPTICNET, INC. THROUGH

                                NOVEMBER 7, 2003

      SAN FRANCISCO, OCTOBER 10, 2003 - BEI Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEIQ),
announced today that it has extended the previously announced cash tender offer
for all of the outstanding common stock of OpticNet, Inc. to midnight New York
City time on Friday, November 7, 2003. The tender offer was previously set to
expire at midnight, New York City time, on October 14, 2003. As of the close of
business on October 9, 2003, approximately 3,963,500 shares had been tendered in
and not withdrawn from the offer.

The solicitation and the offer to buy OpticNet's common stock is only made
pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and related materials that BEI Technologies,
Inc. and Opto Acquisition Sub, Inc. filed on October 10, 2003. Stockholders
should read the Offer to Purchase and related materials carefully because they
contain important information, including the terms and conditions of the offer.
Stockholders can obtain the Offer to Purchase and related materials free at the
SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from Mellon Investor Services LLC, the
Information Agent for the offer.

BEI Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") is an established manufacturer of
electronic sensors, motors, actuators and motion control products used for
factory and office automation, medical equipment, military, aviation and space
systems. In addition, sales to manufacturers of transportation equipment
including automobiles, trucks and off-road equipment have become a significant
addition to the Company's business in recent years. The Company's micromachined
quartz yaw rate sensors are being used in advanced vehicle stability control
systems and a significant increase in the production of those sensors had been
in progress from the middle of 1998 through fiscal 2003 except for a decrease in
production in fiscal 2002 due to increased competition. The Company is currently
transitioning to its next generation of automotive inertial quartz based sensor
products, remotely mounted multi-sensor clusters with can bus and a multi rate
sensor package suitable for incorporation into electronic systems modules. The
Company also manufactures electronic steering wheel position sensors,
seat-memory modules, throttle position sensors, pressure sensors, and other
devices used in transportation systems. GyroChip and MotionPak are registered
trademarks of the Company.

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