Press Release

DPT INTRODUCES NEW ULTRA160 SCSI AND FIBRE CHANNEL RAID STORAGE SUBSYSTEMS; STORAGE ARRAYS WILL BE DEMONSTRATED LIVE AT COMDEX/FALL 1999

MAITLAND, FL. -- November 11, 1999 -- Distributed Processing Technology® (DPT®), a leading supplier of high-performance SCSI and Fibre Channel hardware RAID solutions for servers and workstations, today announced the availability of new RAIDstation7 Ultra160 SCSI Storage Arrays and Fibre Channel Storage Arrays. The totally new subsystems will be demonstrated live in DPT's booth at COMDEX/Fall 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada. DPT can be found at COMDEX/Fall 1999 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, Booth L5010, November 15-19.

RAIDstation7 Ultra160 SCSI Storage Arrays support the new Ultra160 SCSI standard which features a maximum data transfer rate of 160MB/sec per channel, doubling the Ultra2 SCSI maximum rate of 80MB/sec. It also includes Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC), and Domain Validation for ensuring data reliability.

"The availability of the RAIDstation7 Ultra160 SCSI Storage Array coincides with the availability of our new SmartRAID® VI Decade Ultra160 SCSI hardware RAID controller", said Johnny Cardosi, DPT Vice President of worldwide distribution sales and marketing. "With major disk drive manufacturers now shipping Ultra160 SCSI hard drives, resellers and integrators are in position to offer their customers a complete RAID storage solution incorporating the latest in SCSI technology."

DPT's second generation Fibre Channel Storage Arrays (RS/7F-II), incorporating a new look and support for the next generation of higher speed disk drives, are also now available. Support is provided for dual loops, 100MB/s data transfers per loop, SCSI Enclosure Services (SES), and copper or fiber optic connection.

Both the Ultra160 SCSI and Fibre Channel Storage Arrays come in tower or 19-inch rackmount AC-powered models. 48-volt DC-powered rackmount models will also be available supporting each interface. These new RAIDstation7 Storage Arrays support up to seven hot-swap SCA-2 hard drives in capacities to 36GB and speeds to 15,000 rpm. Reliability features include single passive backplane design, three hot-swap advanced cooling modules, two front-loading, hot-swap, load-sharing, auto-sensing power supplies, and failure notification via audible alarm and carrier/shelf LEDs. Support is incorporated for RAID or JBOD applications. The Ultra160 SCSI Storage Arrays support both SES and SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosure (SAF-TE) cabinet monitoring and status reporting. Backward compatibility for legacy SCSI hard drives incorporating the SCA-2 connector is also supported. The new DPT RAIDstation7 Storage Arrays are certified compatible with DPT's SmartRAID VI controllers.

RAIDstation hard drives, available in capacities to 36GB and spindle speeds to 10,000 rpm, are pre-installed in hot-swappable aluminum carriers. RAIDstation carriers without drives are available to integrate 1- to 1.6-inch high SCA-2 hard drives. RAIDstation hard drives and carriers are ordered separately.

The MSRP of AC-powered tower (RS/7U3) and rackmount (RS/7U3R) RAIDstation7 Ultra160 SCSI Storage Arrays is $3,492. The AC-powered Fibre Channel tower (RS/7F-II) and rackmount (RS/7FR-II) Storage Arrays carry an MSRP of $5,325. The DC-powered Ultra160 SCSI (RS/7U3R-DC) and Fibre Channel (RS/7FR-II-DC) rackmount Storage Arrays will be available in Q1 2000.

About DPT
DPT is a leading supplier of high-performance SCSI and Fibre Channel host adapters and RAID controllers, RAID subsystems, and storage management software for servers and workstations. DPT products are sold worldwide in more than 100 countries through server and storage OEMs and a network of distribution channel partners. The privately held company is headquartered in Maitland, Florida, USA. See DPT's Internet Web site (www.dpt.com) for company and product information.

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