Claude Lorenson, group product manager,
Storage Technologies at Microsoft Corporation. "Microsoft is pleased to work
with Promise in making SAN RAID storage systems available to customers of all
sizes.
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versions 2.

"EMC is working with Microsoft to develop products and solutions that help
our customers achieve the benefits of information lifecycle management in
Windows environments ," said BJ Jenkins, EMC Vice President of Global
Marketing.

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, Microsoft Tech Ed 2005, EMC
Corporation , the world leader in information storage and management, today
announced several enhancements to its networked storage systems and software
that will help customers more effectively manage their Microsoft Windows-based
information throughout its lifecycle. Demonstrations will include solutions for enterprise and small-
to-midsize businesses (SMBs) that focus on managing information growth ,
optimizing upgrades, storage consolidation, backup and recovery, disaster
recovery and compliance .

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0, and EMC TimeFinder Exchange Integration Module
(TEIM) version 3. Other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.

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promise. EMC Announces Intent to Support Microsoft's Simple SAN for Windows Server
Initiative and Microsoft SQL Server 2005; New Integrations and Enhancements
Help Customers Reduce Risk, Improve Service Levels

ORLANDO, Fla.

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Using Serial ATA and SCSI
(SAS) technology to design and manufacture fast, reliable cost-effective data
protection , Promise is the preferred choice for SATA host bus adapters, RAID
controllers and SAS/SATA external storage systems. Other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.2 and 3. Brian Martin , Director of Microsoft Engineering, EMC
Corporation, will speak in the session titled "SQL Server 2005 Business
Intelligence and Data Warehouse Lifecycle Management" scheduled for Thursday,
June 9, 2005, 5:00 p.

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, the
originator and leading supplier of Serial ATA (SATA) RAID data protection and
storage solutions, today announced that its VTrak SATA RAID storage system has
successfully completed compatibility testing and achieved Microsoft's Simple
SAN for Windows Server designation.
The Promise Fibre Channel (FC) host RAID systems offer subsystem hardware
providers for Virtual Disk Service (VDS) storage infrastructure in Microsoft
Windows Server 2003, capable of running with Storage Area Network (SAN) VDS
applications such as QLogic SANSurfer Express and Microsoft Storage Manager
for SANs."
Promise successfully tested its FC host to SATA RAID VTrak M500f, M300f
and M200f storage systems with VDS hardware provider in Windows Server 2003.

EMC Enhances Technology Integration and Support for Microsoft Windows

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Promise Technology
maintains ongoing product development relationships with leading storage and
server manufacturers.

About EMC
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is the world leader in products, services and
solutions for information storage and management that help organizations
extract the maximum value from their information, at the lowest total cost ,
across every point in the information lifecycle.EMC.

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VDS simplifies the management of complex storage configurations,
enabling small to medium enterprises to realize the benefits of networked
storage while lowering storage total cost of ownership.
EMC will develop Simple SAN component products to simplify storage
provisioning and backup and recovery for customers.8 now leverage VSS capabilities to provide enhanced
backup and rapid recovery for Exchange Server 2003 environments. Information about EMC's
products and services can be found at http://www.

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"Promise Technology has a long track record of serving the needs of small
and medium enterprises," said Dr.5 terabytes with 15 drives .

* Microsoft's qualification of the newest members of the leading EMC
CLARiiON family of networked storage systems -- the CLARiiON AX100i,
CX300i and CX500i storage arrays -- as iSCSI "targets."
Rahul Auradkar, Director, Windows Server Division, at Microsoft, said ,
"Microsoft is pleased to be working with EMC to deliver on our commitment to
help customers extend the use of the Windows Server platform in networked
storage environments. in Room S210E.

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Promise Technology Earns Microsoft's Simple SAN for Windows Designation for RAID Storage Systems

"Simplified SAN implementation and
management helps reduce costs and complexities, and we look forward to
continued collaboration with Microsoft to drive market affordability with
storage solutions that are ideal for enterprises large and small.
Additionally, each VTrak M-class storage system serves as a
cluster-friendly platform, and has earned the Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Enterprise Edition certification for 8 -node clusters.m.

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"Delivering excellent value with direct-attached RAID storage, Promise now
entered the stage with interoperable products for diverse storage networking
environments," said Suresh Panikar, vice president of worldwide channel sales
and marketing for Promise Technology, Inc .
With advanced data protection features such as Predictive Data Migration
(PDM), PerfectRAID and multiple assignments of RAID levels to selected Logical
Units (LUN), the VTrak M-Class delivers a high-availability FC and Internet
Protocol (IP) SAN solution. The
EMC Replication Manager (RM) family including RM version 3.

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with all WHQL qualified EMC iSCSI arrays. Through our integration work and our new initiatives,
we are helping our customers deliver higher service levels, reduce risk and
improve their return on investment.

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The initiatives and enhancements announced
today include:
* EMC's plan to support the Microsoft Simple SAN (storage area network)
for Windows Server initiative, which is designed to provide easy-to-
deploy-and-manage SAN solutions for Windows Server 2003 environments.
EMC will support the upcoming Microsoft iSCSI initiator 2.
* The release of a new Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) version of EMC
PowerPath software for iSCSI.

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EMC is showcasing its leading solutions for Windows applications to
thousands of Microsoft Corp."

EMC at Microsoft Tech Ed 2005
This week at Microsoft Tech Ed 2005, EMC will showcase information
lifecycle management solutions for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and SQL
Server 2005.

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Promise Technology is the originator of ATA RAID and worldwide leader in
SATA RAID with over 14 million controllers shipped. customers as a Platinum sponsor of the annual
Microsoft Tech Ed conference.

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, Promise Technology, Inc.

About Promise Technology , Inc.

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SATA RAID Storage Leading Provider Works With Microsoft to Bring Networked
Storage Benefits to Small and Medium Enterprises

MILPITAS, Calif.

NOTE: Promise Technology, SuperTrak, and Promise Array Management are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Promise Technology, Inc. - 6:15 p.com
EMC, Symmetrix and CLARiiON are registered trademarks and Celerra ,
PowerPath and TimeFinder are trademarks of EMC Corporation.

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" The EMC
CLARiiON systems join previously qualified EMC Symmetrix DMX and
Celerra products. This Windows logoed software provides
multiple path I/O capabilities, automatic load balancing and path
failover functions.
* The completion and release of a suite of replication products that
adhere to Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) framework.

Contact: Hadley Weinzierl
508-293-7642
weinzierl_hadley@emc.com

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The Promise VTrak M-Class FC series storage systems are priced the same as
iSCSI models, M500i, M300i and M200i, and offer dual host ports and 15, 12 or
8 hot-swappable drive bays respectively in a rackmount chassis , supporting up
to 7. New solutions
from EMC will help customers take full advantage of the new
scalability, availability and security features in SQL Server 2005. "EMC's commitment to driving technical integration with the
Microsoft Windows platform, Exchange Server and SQL Server reduces cost and
complexity for customers and enables them to maximize the value of their
Windows investments at every point in the information lifecycle.

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Headquartered in Milpitas, CA, the company is
ISO-9001:2000 and ISO-14001:2004 certified and has offices and operations
throughout Asia and Europe to support local business partners and customers.
* Working with Microsoft on developing EMC Proven information management
and protection solutions for Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft 's
next-generation data management and analysis platform. Microsoft logo qualification ensures joint support
for customers deploying EMC iSCSI solutions in Windows environments.