Storage Products Guide Awards Pillar Data Systems "Hot Companies" Recognition for 2007.

Pillar Data Systems Kick-starts 2007 with Industry's Highest Global Recognition

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Storage Products Guide, the world's leading publication on storage-related products and technologies, has named Pillar Data Systems one of its 2007 Storage "Hot Companies" winners. This prestigious honor comes to Pillar based upon a stern selection criterion of what the publication calls the 4Ps, namely Products, People, Performance, and Potential behind the company's growing success. The Hot Companies 2007 selection also helps raise the bar significantly for the companies in the industry to provide end-users with effective and deployable storage solutions. The evaluation process also included strong entrepreneurial spirit, seasoned executives with relevant experience, clear understanding of the storage market, products and solutions that are positioned to take advantage of the emerging market opportunities, well developed revenue-growth model and clearly planned expansion strategies.

Pillar Data Systems is a leading provider of enterprise network storage systems, establishing itself in 2006 as one of the fastest growing companies in the storage field. More than seven petabytes and 250 award-winning systems were shipped to more than 150 customers last year, and the Pillar Axiom storage system won both "Product of the Year" and "Most Innovative Storage Product" awards from leading publications.

Now, in a time when increased scrutiny is placed on the environmental impact of storage systems, the Pillar Axiom's benefits are increasingly more apparent. Pillar Data Systems is the only company to not only reduce energy consumption associated with powering and cooling storage systems, but to also reduce the overall physical space consumption of those same storage systems. The Pillar Axiom eliminates the trade-offs and balancing act associated with legacy storage systems by delivering leading performance and capacity while consuming the lowest levels of space and energy. The result is the most efficient storage system on the market today.

"Vendors that are building their success strategy based on the four pillars of strength, mainly the 4Ps under which we have evaluated storage vendors of all sizes around the world are the ones that are best positioned to stay ahead in the industry," said Rake Narang, managing editor of Storage Products Guide published by Silicon Valley Communications. "Pillar is a key player in the storage industry and a true pioneer in unified storage architecture, providing customers with the ability to deploy SAN, NAS, and fixed content solutions in one platform."

"We are delighted to receive the "Hot Company 2007" award by Storage Products Guide," said Mike Workman, president and CEO of Pillar Data Systems. "This validates our position as a company with a successful strategy of serving our customers' best by honing in on their unique needs and anticipating where those needs will evolve in the future."

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About Pillar Data Systems

Founded in 2001, Pillar Data Systems develops midrange and enterprise network storage systems. The company's Pillar Axiom solution, driven by its innovative policy-based management capabilities, integrates SAN and NAS into a centrally managed storage platform. Pillar Axiom systems consolidate multiple tiers of enterprise network storage into a single, easily managed system capable of scaling to hundreds of terabytes of capacity. Pillar Data Systems is privately funded by Tako Ventures, LLC, the venture arm of Larry Ellison. The company is headquartered at 2840 Junction Avenue, San Jose, California 95134. The company can be reached on the Web at http://www.pillardata.com, by phone at 408-503-4000 or by email at [e-mail].

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