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RMSI Press Release April 6, 2001

RMSI Introduces SAN-in-a-CAN™, a Storage Area Network appliance for departmental and enterprise storage solutions.

SAN-in-a-CAN™ offers a fully-integrated storage management solution for creating, managing and controlling high-capacity, high-reliability, multi-server data storage networks.

Rancho Cordova, April 6, 2001: Removable Media Solutions, Inc. (RMSI) introduced SAN-in-a-CAN, a hardware-based, single-point solution for creating, managing and controlling Storage Area Networks.

RMSI developed SAN-in-a-CAN to be a fully-integrated, cost-effective hardware subsystem that includes RAID controller(s), storage management software, and Fibre Channel fabric switch into a single 5U rack-mount enclosure. SAN-in-a-CAN is the closest thing yet to a "plug-and-play" SAN solution; the user selects the drives and the hosts (servers), connects the hosts and drives, and goes.

Previous SAN implementations meant on-site integration of multiple devices and software management modules, with incompatibilities more common than not. SAN-in-a-CAN integrates these functionalities into a single rack-mount chassis:

Storage Controller
· Higher operational reliability
· Less rack space
· Connect/manage up to 10 TB of disk storage

Fibre Channel Fabric Switch
· High reliability - over 600,000 hours MBTF
· 12 Fibre Channel ports available

Storage Management Software
· Single point of management, including GUI
· Multiple OS support
· Flexible allocation of storage space to servers

RMSI's fundamental concept behind SAN-in-a-CAN is to provide customers with a powerful, reliable solution with a scalable, modular architecture that can start out small and grow as their server and data storage requirements grow.

SAN-in-a-CAN easily integrates with existing departmental or enterprise networks. Customers designate which servers will connect to the SAN fabric, install Host Bus Adapter(s) in each selected server, and add a device driver. No other modifications to the network are required and no additional software runs on servers to take up valuable I/O cycles or processor power.

Entry-level configurations are available complete for under $100K, making SAN-in-a-CAN one of the most cost-effective and high-value products available in the SAN marketplace today.

For technical specifications and a complete description of RMSI's latest hardware-based storage solution, take a look at RMSI's SAN-in-a-CAN PDF file. Please note that you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file. If you do not already have it, you can download a free copy of the software directly from Adobe.

RMSI's products include Storage Area Network appliances, Multimedia File Servers, CD-ROM arrays, and RAIDs. Our products and partnerships are key to the development of high-capacity, high-reliability data storage systems and solutions, and help our customers build information technology infrastructures that promote efficiencies in interactive multimedia training, distance learning and education.

We are a leading supplier of removable disk drives, multimedia and data storage products, redundant array of independent disks (RAID) systems, storage peripherals and multimedia file servers to corporate, commercial, government and educational customers.

RMSI's mission is to provide you with fast, reliable and affordable technology solutions designed to meet your requirements today and beyond tomorrow. To meet this goal, we build and integrate high-quality products and systems, deliver promptly, and pay special attention to customers' individual needs. RMSI manufactures, integrates and markets customized, cost-effective and scalable information technology products and solutions.

For more information, contact RMSI at 1-800-366-4767.

SAN-in-a-CAN is a trademark of Removable Media Solutions, Incorporated. RMSI is a registered trademark of Removable Media Solutions, Incorporated. All brand names and trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective companies.