BiTMICRO Introduces E-Disk PMC Flash Disk Module at Military & Aerospace Electronics East 2004.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

Military & Aerospace Electronics East 2004

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004

BiTMICRO Networks

 E-Disk(R) PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) Combines Industry Leading Capacity
    with Extreme Reliability and Fast I/O for Unrivaled Solid State
Storage in Embedded Systems Applications; IEEE 1386.1 compliant module
   delivers up to 10GB of flash storage, burst R/W rate of 66 MB/s,
         sustained R/W rates of up to 28 MB/s and 18,000 IOPS

BiTMICRO Networks(R), a pioneer in intelligent flash IDE/ATA, SCSI, USB, VME, CompactPCI, FireWire, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel solid state storage solutions, today introduced the E-Disk(R) PMC solid state storage plug-in module at the Military & Aerospace Electronics East 2004 in booth 309. Co-located with Homeland Security Solutions Conference & Exhibition, Military & Aerospace Electronics East 2004 is currently being held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland from May 18 to 19, 2004.

BiTMICRO(R) Networks utilizes proven Solid-State Flash-based E-Disk(R) technology, a non-volatile IDE/ATA storage solution, in an industry-standard single-wide PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) form factor. The E-Disk(R) PMC is intended for use as a boot and/or storage device for carrier boards such as CompactPCI, VME and MultiBus, and almost any other type of single board computer (SBC) and blade with a PMC slot. The solid-state storage mezzanine card delivers cost effective mass storage, eliminates cables and the need to use SCSI-based storage solutions for applications requiring moderate storage capacities.

The E-Disk(R) PMC flash-based solid state solution comes with device driver support for Linux and VxWorks. It does not need hard disk drive battery back up or UPS for non-volatile data storage. E-Disk(R) PMC also comes in rugged industrial temperature, conformally coated and soon to be available conduction cooled versions. They boast I/O rates of up to 18,000 IOPS, burst read/write rates of up to 66 MB/sec, sustained random read/write rates of up to 28 MB/sec, and capacities of up to 10 GB.

"The E-Disk(R) PMC brings industry standard IDE / ATA ruggedized commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) storage to a multitude of embedded computing applications deployed in the aviation, defense, medical and industrial environments," states Rudy Bruce, President of BiTMICRO(R) Networks.

"This affordably priced, high-speed, solid state storage module sets a new standard for low-cost, ruggedized PMC-based storage. This latest addition to the E-Disk(R) family of solid state disks underscores BiTMICRO's commitment to providing the military, industrial and enterprise sectors with the widest array of high performance, flash-based solid state solutions in various configurations and specifications," adds Bruce.

For E-Disk(R) technology information, pricing and availability, call +1 510-74E-DISK / [phone], e-mail [e-mail] or visit http://www.bitmicro.com.

About BiTMICRO Networks

BiTMICRO(R) Networks (http://www.bitmicro.com), a privately held California corporation, is the leading provider of rugged and high performance non-volatile solid state disk, flash disk drive, and network storage and management solutions. E-Disk(R) storage solutions are offered with SCSI, IDE / ATA, Fibre Channel, USB, FireWire, Compact PCI, VME, PMC and Ethernet interfaces in 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard disk drive footprints, single-wide PMC, 3U and 6U board, and 19-inch rack mount configurations scalable up to several terabytes of pure solid state storage.

Note to Editors: E-Disk(R), BiTMICRO Networks(R) and BiTMICRO(R) are registered trademarks of BiTMICRO Networks, Inc. Other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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