Artecon Shipping 7,500th Unit of Combat-Ready Storage to GTE.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1998--Artecon (NASDAQ:ARTE), the global leader in high-availability open systems network-and server-attached storage solutions, today announced it has shipped its 7,500th ruggedized Lynx units to GTE Government Systems.

GTE is using the Lynx hot-swap removable subsystems for disk drives in the Common Hardware Software-2 (CHS-2) program for the U.S. Army. Applications for the Lynx include deployment in the command-and-control vehicle (C2V) designed to provide an automated tactical command post for mobile armored operations on the battlefield. The C2V is expected to be survivable against chemical and electromagnetic environmental threats and nuclear weapons effects.

"The U.S. Army has challenged industry to support their efforts to maintain information dominance in the heat of battle. The criticality of the data traffic and the tempo of tactical engagements requires continuous command and control operations 'on the move' including read-and-write accessto their mass storage devices," said Chris Marzilli, director of Commercial Hardware Systems for GTE. "We tested ruggedized Lynx to the stringent requirements for the Army's CHS-2 program, and they have proved to be extremely reliable through all test and evaluation phases."

Hundreds of these Lynx SCSI peripherals were recently deployed in the Army's Advanced Warfighter Experiments at Fort Irwin, Calif., and Fort Hood, Texas. This series of exercises put the most advanced commercial technologies available today in the hands of the soldier in the Army's ongoing effort to "digitize the battlefield."

The Lynx drives have been built and tested to meet the ruggedization requirements of the CHS-2 program to assure that the Lynx disk and optical subsystems can: -0-

     -    Operate in wheeled and tracked vehicles while moving up to
          55 miles per hour over highways and improved unpaved roads,
          up to 35 miles per hour over secondary roads and up to 10
          miles per hour over cross-country terrain

     -    Withstand temperatures ranging from -25 to +150 degrees
          Fahrenheit while non-operational, and temperatures ranging
          from 0 to +120 degrees Fahrenheit while operational

     -    Operate in relative humidity ranging from 10 to 95 percent

     -    Endure thermal shock when subjected to temperature changes
          from 0 to +70 and from +120 to +70 degrees Fahrenheit within
          10 minutes

     -    Function while exposed to precipitation blown into shelters
          or subjected to spillage of droplets from clothing or other
          equipment

     -    Perform while exposed to sand and dust blown for 20 minutes
          at velocities of 3.5 miles per hour

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Artecon designed the ruggedized Lynx for foolproof use by soldiers in full combat gear under hostile conditions. For example, anti-vibration clamps with flange-protected worm gears that cannot unscrew or pull out eliminate a point of failure. Previous industry alternatives typically included soft mounts that actually introduced resonant harmonic vibration or had user-engaged screws that would easily strip. The Lynx' hot-swap capability enables rapid setup and reconfiguration, which are essential for mobile command-and-control posts on the field of battle.

Army personnel refer to the Lynx as 'Artecons' and have become accustomed to the reliability and performance these Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products bring to Army operations. The 'Artecons' play an important part in ensuring that all commanders are operating with common tactical data sets.

"We wanted to provide the Army a more rugged, lower-cost solution to make the best technology available to more levels of personnel, especially those whose lives may depend upon the technology -- those at the forward edge of the battle area," said Michael Potter, federal program manager for Artecon. "Soldiers want to concentrate on the information presented by the computers, they don't want their equipment to become a source of betrayal."

About GTE Government Systems

Headquartered in Needham, Mass., the GTE Government Systems organization is a leader in the advancement of command, control, communications and intelligence systems; electronic defense systems; systems integration; tactical and strategic communication systems; communication switching; and information systems for defense, government and industry in the United States and abroad. GTE Government Systems employs more than 7,400 people, of whom 2,700 are engineers and scientists. The Systems organization also operates research, engineering, and manufacturing units in California, Massachusetts, North Carolina and the Washington, D.C. area.

About Artecon

Founded in 1984, Artecon designs, manufactures, markets and supports a broad range of enterprise storage solutions to satisfy the high availability, performance and capacity requirements of the open systems market. On March 31, 1998, Artecon completed a merger with independent RAID storage vendor Storage Dimensions, creating one of the world's largest third-party storage companies serving the PC-LAN and Unix markets.

The combined company's products consist of server-attached as well as network-attached storage systems. In addition, the company's EXTREME product line includes disaster-tolerant RAID systems for telco Central Office and Internet applications. Artecon has two international subsidiaries with offices in Japan, France, England and the Netherlands. The company also operates through reseller and distributor channels worldwide. Additional information on Artecon can be found on the Internet at http://www.artecon.com.

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