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EXABYTE AND LOGITEC SIGN OEM AGREEMENT TO HIT ASIAN MARKET

Exabyte Corporation, a performance and value leader in tape backup systems, announced a recent agreement with Tokyo-based Logitec that will allow the leading Asian computer peripheral manufacturer to offer VXA-2 tape drives to its customers.

Logitec, one of Asia's largest original equipment manufacturers (OEM), has fully certified VXA-2 and has begun selling the product through its extensive sales channels. VXA-2 tape drives are being marketed under the Logitec brand as a backup and archiving solution for Logitec's popular line of AI servers. Logitec is also offering VXA-2 as an add-on peripheral through catalog sales to computer users in Japan.

"VXA-2 is a tape storage solution with excellent quality, reliability and performance at a very competitive price," said Kazutoshi Miyahara, managing director at Logitec. "Logitec's server customers demand storage solutions that offer great value, and VXA-2 has the best price-performance value in the storage market. Many of our customers are looking for alternatives to DDS technology, and Exabyte VXA technology is clearly superior."

"This OEM agreement with Logitec represents a significant endorsement of VXA technology -- particularly in the server market where customers demand maximum performance and capacity at a budget-friendly price," said Jalin Anderson, vice president of Asia/Pacific Sales at Exabyte. "Logitec is one of the most prominent computer equipment and peripheral manufacturers in Japan, and their selection of VXA-2 continues to build sales momentum of VXA in the large Asian market."

VXA-2 dramatically increases the capacity and performance available to tape users who seek an alternative to DDS technology at similar pricing for drives and media. The VXA-2 drive can record up to 160 GB* to a single cartridge at a data transfer rate of up to 12 MB/sec (at an average 2:1 data compression ratio) -- which is 4x the capacity and 2x the speed of DDS-4. Three interface options will be available including Ultra2 Wide SCSI, IDE/ATAPI, and FireWire, providing support for a wide range of computing platforms and operating systems.

VXA-2 delivers full read and write compatibility with VXA-1, protecting the investment of users who have already chosen VXA technology. Logitec has been offering VXA-1 tape drives to its server customers since May 2001, and those customers can now upgrade to the greater speed and capacity of VXA-2 while maintaining their investment in VXA technology.

For more information about VXA-2, visit www.exabyte.com/products/.

About Exabyte Corporation

Exabyte Corporation provides innovative tape storage solutions to customers whose top buying criteria is value -- maximum performance, quality and ease-of-use at a price they can afford. Exabyte is a recognized value-leader in tape storage and automation solutions for workstations, midrange servers and enterprise storage networks, and has been an industry innovator since 1987. Exabyte's high-performance Mammoth-2 (M2T) tape drives for the mid-range market have a strong performance-price ratio, Exabyte's VXA-2 tape drive technology provides DDS users with significantly higher capacity and performance at a similar price point, and Exabyte's storage automation products are rugged, reliable automation solutions for users of VXAtape, MammothTapeT and LTOT (UltriumT). Exabyte has a worldwide network of OEMs, distributors and resellers that share Exabyte's commitment to value and customer service, including partners such as IBM, Compaq, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Bull, Toshiba, Logitec, Apple Computer, Tech Data, Ingram Micro and Arrow Electronics.

*Data capacities and transfer rates for VXA drives assume a compression ratio of two-to-one. Actual compression will vary depending on the nature of the data and the drive and media quality.