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MarketWatch.com Selects Dot Hill's SANnet Storage Solution

Dot Hill Systems Corp, a leading provider of carrier-class information storage and storage area network (SAN) solutions, announced that MarketWatch.com Inc, a leading Internet source of financial news and information, is storing its vast financial and news information databases on Dot Hill's SANnet storage systems.

MarketWatch.com provides real-time and symbol-specific financial news and research tools to its customers via its three Web sites: CBS MarketWatch.com, BigCharts.com and U.K.-based FTMarketWatch.com.

Company and economic financial data, news and research information are the foundation for MarketWatch.com. The storage, reliability and access of this content is critical, and Dot Hill's SANnet provides the service levels and support needed.

"With 100 journalists in 11 bureaus around the world, as well as financial data coming in from around the globe, we can't afford any downtime. With three data-centers across the country, MarketWatch.com delivers content to both our own Web sites as well as those of our licensees," said Patrick Parker, director of data systems for MarketWatch.com. "We selected Dot Hill's SANnet 4000 and 7000 Series along with its SANpath storage networking software because of their high reliability, performance and ease of expansion. Our customers and licensees need to know they can count on us for their business critical information, and SANnet provides the reliability we require."

"MarketWatch.com employs one of the fastest, most reliable content distribution infrastructures on the Web, and we are excited that SANnet was chosen as the storage component. Dot Hill customers continue to validate the importance we place on providing carrier-class storage solutions. SANnet's 99.9998+ percent availability is backed by independent NEBS (Network Equipment Building System) Level 3 testing and certification. This 'five nines plus' uptime leads the industry in documented availability and translates into just seconds of unplanned downtime per year," said Dana Kammersgard, Dot Hill's chief technology officer.

About Dot Hill

Dot Hill is a leading independent provider of carrier-class data storage solutions and services. With solutions that include storage area networks, NEBS-certified systems for Telco and Internet operations and world-class service capabilities, Dot Hill is uniquely positioned to address the storage requirements of mission-critical continuous computing environments. Dot Hill's customers include many of the world's leading Internet service providers, advanced technology and telecommunications companies and government agencies. Dot Hill is ISO 9002 certified, and its Web site is www.dothill.com.

About MarketWatch.com Inc

MarketWatch.com Inc, a leading financial media company, is the number one financial news and information source on the Internet. Founded in 1997, MarketWatch.com operates three Web sites: cbs.marketwatch.com, bigcharts.com, and U.K.-based ftmarketwatch.com. In addition to offering top-notch financial reporting and investment tools on its Web sites, MarketWatch.com licenses a wide array of content and tools in custom-designed formats for brokerages and other online businesses. The company also produces the syndicated CBS MarketWatch Weekend program, airs financial reports over CBS Network Television, and provides updates every 30 minutes on the MarketWatch.com Radio Network. Editorial content from cbs.marketwatch.com is distributed in major newspapers and wireless networks.

Contact Dot Hill Systems Corp, Leslie Cole, 760-476-3823, leslie.cole@dothill.com.