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Calluna Technology Signs Distribution Agreement with Tech Data Corporation.


Tech Data is Now Distributing Calluna's Entire 'Callunacard' Line

of PC Card Hard Disk Drives to Resellers throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. .

MORGAN HILL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 1999--

Calluna Technology, Ltd. today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
:TECD TECD Training Equipment Change Directive ), a leading distributor of computer products and business services. Under the terms of this new agreement, Tech Data is now distributing Calluna's entire 'Callunacard' line of PC Card hard disk drives to resellers throughout North America.

The popular Callunacard product line specifically consists of 520MB and 1GB capacity Type III Type III may stand for:
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  • Hyperlipproteinemia type III, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease
  • The IBM Type-III Library, a distribution mechanism for unsupported IBM mainframe software such as CP/CMS
 PC Cards, as well as a 260MB Type II model. Utilizing 1.8-inch magnetic disk drive technology, these advanced cards provide the ideal removable storage medium for mobile PCs, as they can readily be used for backup, data transportation, or instant extra storage. The versatile Callunacards can also be used as digital film for digital cameras, and offer the lowest cost per megabyte for any application requiring storage or memory solutions in a PC Card format.

"We are very pleased to be working with Tech Data Corporation, as they are without question one of the premier computer products distributors in the world," said Bruce Serpa, Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Calluna Technology, Inc. "We view their decision to add our Callunacard line to their product mix as an important endorsement for both the performance and quality that these drives offer."

"At Tech Data, we are committed to continually adding new products that enable us to bring additional value to our reseller customers," said Mike Miller, Vice President, Product Marketing Components Division of Tech Data Corporation. "Calluna Technology's Callunacard line clearly provides the type of unique functionality that allows us to provide that added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:

Added Value = Sales - Purchases - Labour Costs - Capital Costs
, as these powerful yet cost-effective PC Card hard disk drives are ideal for use with a wide assortment of notebook and handheld computers."

For more information regarding this new distribution agreement, or about Callunacard PC Card hard disk drives, contact Calluna Technology in the U.S. by phone at (408)778-6563, or visit the company's Web-site at http://www.callunacard.com.

About Calluna Technology Limited

Calluna Technology Limited, a storage technology company, is the leading global supplier of removable PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card.  1.8" hard disk drives with storage capacities ranging from 260MB to 1040MB.

The companyAEs Callunacard products are used in a wide variety of notebook, hand-held computer Noun 1. hand-held computer - a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket
hand-held microcomputer

portable computer - a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand
, digital camera and industrial applications throughout the world.

Since Calluna was founded in November 1991, initially concentrating on1.8-inch PC Card disk drives, it has consistently racked up industry "firsts" with the introduction of ever-higher areal densities. The company has added to its storage technologies product range with the introduction of Hardwall(R) technology, a hardware anti-virus, anti-hacker, anti-system corruption family of products. Featuring an independent micro-processor, Hardwall Technology products offers permanent protection against three of the major sources of data corruption Data corruption refers to errors in computer data that occur during transmission or retrieval, introducing unintended changes to the original data. Computer storage and transmission systems use a number of measures to provide data integrity, the lack of errors.  and network administration support costs.

Calluna plc, the parent company of Calluna Technology, has around 100 employees and its headquarters, design team and manufacturing are located in Glenrothes, Scotland, with a North American North American

named after North America.


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 sales office based in Morgan Hill, California Morgan Hill (IPA: /ˈmɔrgɨn ˈhɪl/) is a city located in the southern part of Santa Clara County, California, USA. . Calluna is an ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI.
9001 registered company, emphasizing its commitment to quality in manufacturing and throughout its world-wide operations.

About Tech Data Corporation

Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS: TECD), founded in 1974, is a leading full-line distributor of more than 75,000 technology products worldwide. The Fortune 500 company and its subsidiaries distribute to more than 70 countries and serve over 100,000 resellers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Tech Data provides extensive pre- and post-sale training, service and support as well as high-quality configuration and assembly services and a full range of electronic commerce solutions. The company generated sales of $11.5 billion in its most recent fiscal year, which ended January 31, 1999.
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