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CENATEK Rocket Drive Is Now Supported By Red Hat Linux

Rocket Drive functions as a hard drive, storing data on SDRAM rather than magnetic media, and is the fastest, most reliable solid state solution for accelerating I/O-bound applications.

"Customers require a flexible, reliable and versatile operating system," said Bill Mason, Director of Product Management at Red Hat. "By creating the driver for Rocket Drive to run on Red Hat Linux, Red Hat and CENATEK have been able to meet these demands, thereby increasing the optimization of applications such as Web caching (particularly open-source Apache Web servers), e-mail and databases."

"The Linux-based market is growing rapidly, as is the number of applications that run on it," states Sherri Chien-Niclas, CENATEK's vice president of sales and marketing. "With market share of Linux growing at a compounded annual rate of nearly 30%, we have seen strong customer demand for a Rocket Drive solution on Red Hat Linux. As the ideal, highly reliable and cost-effective operating system for data-intensive computing environments, Linux shares similar traits with Rocket Drive."

About CENATEK

CENATEK, launched in July 2001 is revolutionizing the way data is stored and retrieved on computers, networks and the Internet. The company's high speed storage and data access products leverage patented solid state disk technology to set new standards for price and performance. In addition to its flagship product, the Rocket Drive, CENATEK offers RAMDisk software products and storage consulting services for businesses of all sizes. Headquartered in Morgan Hill, Calif., CENATEK also maintains research and development offices in Redding, Calif.

For more information, visit www.cenatek.com.