American Megatrends Inc. Reduces StorTrends and ServTrends Storage Solution Pricing; Both Lines are Now Shipping.

Business Editors

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2001

The new shipping units have a reduced MSRP of up to 40 percent off the

original price lists

Editorial Summary

-- The StorTrends 1108 and 1312 are storage solutions for NAS, JBOD and RAID
enclosures

-- The StorTrends 1108 and 1312 series include AMI's Ultra160 (Ultra320 ready)
backplanes, Indium embedded controller or ServTrends 1100, respectively, and
custom-designed StorTrends NAS software version 1.0

-- The ServTrends 1100 is a multi-purpose server appliance enclosed around the
Indium

American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), the leader in storage and computing innovations worldwide, today announced it has reduced pricing for its StorTrends 1108 and 1312 NAS, JBOD and RAID enclosure storage solutions and ServTrends 1100 multi-purpose server appliance lines by up to 40 percent. And, all units are now shipping.

"AMI has stepped forward with bold new mid-range products for the storage marketplace. Designed for leading server integrators, these ultra-dense 1U and 3U solutions with eight or 12 Ultra160 SCSI hot swap drive bays provide an incredible competitive advantage with their unique form factor and incredible speed," said Michael Patellis, AMI national sales manager. "Now, with the new reduced pricing offered by AMI, the StorTrends and ServTrends solutions truly have a leading-edge in the industry."

1108-J and 1312-J, JBOD version

The StorTrends 1108-J and 1312-J are 1U eight drive and 3U 12 drive dual channel Ultra160 SCSI NAS high-performance and highly scalable solutions, respectively. The JBOD units have multiple redundancy features, including hot swappable fans and hot swappable power supplies.

AMI backplanes in both units offer Ultra160 (Ultra320 ready) slots and support for Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) v0.9 and v1.0. IPMI gives IT managers access to platform management information and control features, allowing more accurate predictions of hardware failures, diagnoses of hardware problems and the initiation of recovery actions.

1108-N, NAS version featuring Indium embedded controller

The 1108-N solution includes AMI's Indium, which combines its expertise in board, firmware and operating system environments. The Indium's appliance architecture provides a scalable, high-performance platform that addresses many applications, including NAS, web servers and other embedded environments.

1312-N, NAS version includes ServTrends 1100 multi-purpose server appliance

The 1312-N solution features the ServTrends 1100-N custom-built sled chassis solution with a keypad, LCD display and LEDs enclosed around AMI's small form factor Indium.

The ServTrends 1100-N and 1100-P can be integrated into an off-the-shelf case that supports standard 5.25" form factors, added into a user's own NAS device, CD server, CD-ROM tower, optical disk library, CD/jukebox or can be incorporated into AMI's StorTrends 1312-N and 1312-P.

1108-P, 1312-P and 1100-P, full NAS solutions featuring the Indium and StorTrends NAS software

The 1108-P, 1312-P and ServTrends 1100-P feature the Indium (or ServTrends 1100-P for the 1312-P) and AMI's custom-designed NAS software, with Network File Protocols (CIFS, NFS), Network Transport Protocols (TCP/IP) and Hardware Health Monitoring. All AMI software resides on a network upgradable flash memory device, which leaves all hard drives 100 percent available for user data.

"This new pricing allows AMI to offer reduced pricing to its current customers, as well as encourage new customers to give us a try," said Rodney Damen, program manager for storage and server subsystems and motherboards.

About AMI

Founded in 1985, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has dedicated its resources to providing OEMs, resellers and systems integrators with leading edge computer technologies. This privately held company, best known for its BIOS, also supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software, utilities and storage to today's high-tech manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S. and throughout the world including Chennai, Munich, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo to better serve its customers. AMI is a member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). For more information on AMI, its products or services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com.

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