Alacritech to Unveil the Industry's First Gigabit Ethernet Accelerator at SNW's Interoperability Lab; Convergence Product to Accelerate IP Storage and Networking.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2001

Alacritech(R), Inc., the innovator of network accelerator solutions that enable fast and efficient servers and storage systems, today announced it will join more than 50 vendors in the largest demonstration of enterprise-wide storage networking solutions to take place next week, October 22-24 at the Storage Networking World(R) (SNW) Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla. Alacritech will unveil and demonstrate its new Gigabit Ethernet Server and Storage Accelerator, the industry's first Integrated Storage Network Interface Card (IS-NIC).

The multi-vendor Interoperability Lab and Demo is a regularly featured event at the conference that is sponsored and organized by member companies of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Interoperability Committee. The lab will feature the latest advancements in storage networking technologies including iSCSI, FCIP, iFCP, and DWDM, all interconnected through local-, metropolitan-, and wide-area network infrastructures.

Alacritech will be demonstrating iSCSI technology using its new 1000x1 Server and Storage Accelerator in the Technology Department and Manufacturing Department areas of the lab and will also show the product in the company's booth, PP26. Alacritech's product is the industry's first universal accelerator to simultaneously accelerate both IP storage and networking traffic. SNW attendees will be able to tour the interoperability lab to observe its real-time operations and discuss the working solutions with Alacritech and other participating storage networking vendors.

"Alacritech's founder, Larry Boucher, is the creator of the SCSI interface as well as the developer of the original NAS file system concept. Larry clearly understands the importance of closing the I/O gap to efficiently speed both servers and storage systems. Alacritech will demonstrate the industry's first true storage and networking convergence product -- an accelerator that maximizes performance of servers and storage systems," said Barry Haaser, vice president of marketing, Alacritech, Inc.

About Alacritech, Inc.

Alacritech was founded by Larry Boucher, creator of the SCSI interface, to deliver upon his vision of eliminating the server bottleneck. Today, Alacritech, Inc. is the innovator of network accelerator solutions that enable fast and efficient servers and storage systems. Alacritech's complete line of high-performance server accelerators is based on the company's patented SLIC (session-layer interface card) Technology(R) to optimize the performance of servers, network-attached storage and iSCSI storage devices. SLIC Technology is the first fully compatible and scalable technology to offload network protocol processing, primarily TCP/IP, from software on the host system to silicon on the adapter. Based in San Jose, Alacritech is privately held. Alacritech is a voting member of the Storage Networking Association (SNIA) and a founding member of the SNIA IP Storage Forum. For more information about Alacritech and its products, please visit the company's Web site at www.alacritech.com.

About the SNIA

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit organization, made up of over 200 companies and individuals spanning virtually the entire storage industry. SNIA members share a common goal: to set the pace of the industry by ensuring that storage networks become efficient, complete and trusted solutions across the IT community. To this end the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For information, contact the SNIA at 650/949-6720 or via e-mail at [e-mail], or visit the SNIA Web site at http://www.snia.org.

Note to Editors: Alacritech, the Alacritech logo, SLIC Technology, and the SLIC Technology logo are registered trademarks of Alacritech, Inc. in the United States. Other marks belong to their respective owners.

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