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XIOtech Offers Seagate's Cheetah 10K.6

Seagate Technology and XIOtech Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate Technology and a networked storage pioneer, have announced that Seagate's Cheetah 10K.6 disc drives have been tested, certified, and are immediately available for integration with XIOtech's MAGNITUDE networked storage foundation product. By incorporating Seagate's 10K-rpm, 147 gigabyte (GB) disc drive into the MAGNITUDE storage platform, users will experience the combined benefits of high performance, high reliability and high capacity in a single solution.

With XIOtech's adaptive storage architecture, users can mix their currently installed drives with the Cheetah 10K.6 drives, to take advantage of the new technology and still protect their investment in their current IT systems. The XIOtech MAGNITUDE storage platform allows simultaneous access to as many as 64 drives, combining all available performance speeds and capacities in one virtual pool for ease of management. The combination of XIOtech's technology and Seagate's Cheetah 10K.6 drive, offers high performance, large capacity, and industry-leading data delivery to users.

"XIOtech's products are designed as a networked storage foundation, which allows them to quickly deploy new disc drive technology including the features of our new Cheetah 10K.6," said Brian Dexheimer, executive vice president of Worldwide Sales from Seagate. "Using one of the most flexible storage architectures available today, customers can really see the difference the Cheetah 10K.6 makes for their enterprise storage."

"The Cheetah 10K.6 is simply one of the most reliable, highest performing 10K drives on the market for today's enterprise customers," said Dan McCormick, vice president of Worldwide Marketing for XIOtech. "It combines speed, reliability and capacity, all critical for the majority of storage implementations. Through XIOtech's adaptive storage architecture, companies can leverage not only the capacity of the drives, but their performance as well."

The 147-gigabyte Cheetah 10K.6 disc drive combines performance with high capacity and rugged reliability, all in a low-profile design. With up to 147 gigabytes of storage, the Cheetah 10K.6 is ideal for maximizing the amount of capacity using the smallest footprint possible. With performance firmware leveraged from Seagate's flagship 15K.3 disc drives, Seagate's Cheetah 10K.6 delivers impressive specifications that average 25 percent faster data rates than previous-generation 10K drives. With a range of capacity options from 36 to 147 gigabytes, coupled with the highest 10K reliability rating in the industry, the Cheetah 10K.6 is the ideal choice for enterprise and other data-intensive environments.

The Seagate Cheetah 10K.6 is available immediately from XIOtech for new or existing XIOtech MAGNITUDE storage platforms.

About XIOtech

XIOtech Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate, develops comprehensive networked storage solutions and was the first in the industry to develop true storage virtualization. XIOtech's virtualized storage architecture -- composed of the MAGNITUDE hardware platform and REal-Time Data Intelligence (REDI) software family -- incorporates all the components of networked storage foundation into a tightly integrated, easy-to-manage, highly available configuration. XIOtech's virtualized storage architecture makes storing, managing, safeguarding, and retrieving data on heterogeneous computing platforms easy and cost effective. For more information, visit XIOtech's Website at www.xiotech.com, call 952-983-3000, or email info@xiotech.com.

About Seagate

Seagate is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of hard disc drives for Enterprise, PC and Consumer Electronics applications. The company is committed to delivering award-winning products, customer support and reliability, to meet the world's growing demand for information storage. Seagate can be found around the globe and at www.seagate.com.

Contact: Rachel Gold, XIOtech Corporation, 952-983-2278, rachel--gold@xiotech.com.