Eight Leading Technology Companies Present the Serial Storage Experience at HP World 2004.

CHICAGO -- Serial Storage Technologies Take Center Stage with Vendor Demonstrations and Training Sessions

Eight leading technology companies have come together at HP World 2004 to discuss and showcase the benefits of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) interface technologies. Adaptec, Fujitsu Computer Products of America (FCPA), Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), HP, Intel, LSI Logic Corporation, Maxtor Corporation (NYSE:MXO) and Seagate (NYSE:STX) are sponsoring the Serial (SAS) Experience Center (Booth #717) and will demonstrate a number of live SAS and SATA-based product demonstrations throughout the week. HP World 2004 takes place at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL from August 16-20, 2004.

The Serial Storage Experience booth will include four product demonstrations comprised of hard disk drives, controllers and servers from the participating vendors. The exhibits will focus on the performance, flexibility, reliability and scalability benefits of the new serial interfaces.

"These are the companies that are driving industry adoption of SAS as the next generation storage interface for servers and storage systems and we are pleased to showcase their innovations at HP World 2004," said Paul Perez, vice president of storage, networking and infrastructure, Industry Standard Servers, HP.

Several panel discussions and training sessions will occur throughout HP World 2004 and will provide attendees with insights into the features, benefits and operation of the new serial technologies.

--Serial Technology Industry Roundtable Discussion -- August 16, 2004, 2:15-3:30 p.m., Room S103DC

--Meeting New Business Challenges with Serial Storage -- August 19, 2004, 8:00-9:15 a.m., Room S103BC

--ATA and Serial Attached SCSI -- August 19, 2004, 9:30-10:45 a.m. and 11:00-12:15 p.m., Room S105

--Maximize Flexibility with Serial Storage Technology -- August 19, 2004, 5:30-6:45 p.m., Room S105D

The technology vendors participating in the Serial Storage Experience will showcase their respective products, services and solutions at HP World 2004, as below:

Adaptec

Adaptec will showcase an Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI external storage array, the industry's first SAS JBOD, and an Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI controller, the first member of Adaptec's family of Serial Attached SCSI cards and a controller powered by an 8-port Adaptec SAS ASIC that delivers industry-leading performance and storage configuration flexibility. For more information on Adaptec's serial storage products, please visit www.adaptec.com.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America

Fujitsu has established its place as a leader in the emerging serial technology market with its delivery of the MHT2080BH, the industry's only 2.5" Serial-ATA (SATA) mobile hard disk drive as well as its MAV series hard drive, the industry's first 2.5" Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) 10K enterprise hard disk drive. The adaptability of the Serial interface exponentially increases the options available to system integrators and solution providers by allowing systems to use the hard disk drives interchangeably as needed to accomplish specifications goals. For additional information, visit: www.fcpa.fujitsu.com.

Hitachi GST

Hitachi provides the broadest spectrum of hard disk drives in the industry, including the highest available capacities for ATA and SCSI applications. Ultrastar hard drives, including 3.5-inch 15K SAS and 2.5-inch 10K SAS enterprise hard drive prototypes, will be featured in the Serial Storage Experience (Booth #717) at HP World 2004. Hitachi GST continues to be a leader in the transition to serial technologies and has been working with numerous industry vendors to help define the standard and deliver products to the marketplace. The company was also a founding member of the Serial Attached SCSI Working Group. For more information on Hitachi GST and its industry leading products, please visit its Web site at www.hitachigst.com.

LSI Logic

LSI Logic is recognized worldwide as a leader in developing storage industry technologies, products and standards, and is the only company delivering first-to-market storage products across all critical interfaces. From controller and expander ICs to RAID storage adapters, host bus adapters (HBAs) and management software, LSI Logic is shaping the future of storage at every business level. LSI Logic was a founding member of the Serial Attached SCSI Working Group. For more information on LSI Logic Storage, please visit: www.lsilogic.com/storage.

Maxtor

Maxtor Corporation is one of the leaders in the development of serial technologies and a founding member of the SCSI Trade Association and the Serial Attached SCSI Working Group. Maxtor supports industry interoperability demonstrations and testing, highlighting the many benefits of SAS and SATA. The recently announced Maxtor MaXLine(R) III 300GB SATA drives and prototype Maxtor(R) SAS drives will be featured in the HP World SAS Experience Center demonstrations. For more information on Maxtor and SAS technology, please visit www.maxtor.com/sas.

Seagate

Seagate is the global leader in hard disc drives, delivering innovative and reliable storage solutions for every market segment, and consistently first to market with serial interface technology. This year at HP World, Seagate is debuting the industry's first 15K-rpm SAS drives, which complement Seagate's existing range of leading enterprise storage solutions that include the world's first 2.5-inch enterprise drive, Savvio. Seagate's leadership in design, engineering, and execution have enabled Seagate to deliver more first-to-market product technology innovations than any other hard drive manufacturer, resulting in Seagate becoming the number one choice of customers around the world. For more information about Seagate, visit www.seagate.com.

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