ARISTOS Logic: Press Releases

Aristos Logic Announces Availability of the Industry's First
Multi-protocol RAID Storage Processor Device

Third generation RSP™ device brings significant benefits to storage systems that
require low power and high performance in a compact footprint

Foothill Ranch, California – October 15,  2007 - Aristos Logic, the industry leader in RAID Storage Processor (RSP™) technology, announced today availability of the AL3450 UltraSlice-MPx™, the industry's first single chip RAID solution supporting multiple host and disk protocols including Serial ATA (SATA), Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Fibre Channel. The AL3450 is Aristos Logic's third-generation product based on the company's breakthrough RAID Storage Processor technology first introduced in 2002.

Developed in response to some of the fastest growing segments of the market such as blade servers, the AL3450 features enterprise class performance and reliability while delivering low power consumption in a small footprint.  “The industry is clearly moving towards cost effective, power efficient, high density storage that also delivers enterprise class Reliability, Availability and Serviceability (RAS)” said Vipul Mehta, VP Marketing of Aristos Logic.  “With the AL3450 device and Aristos RAID Software, we are able to offer our OEM customers a highly competitive solution that addresses these requirements without compromising performance. Integration of interfaces that support SATA, SAS and Fibre Channel protocols enables our customers to offer multiple storage platforms using a single underlying architecture,” added Mr. Mehta.

The AL3450 integrates the multi-processor RSP engine, 3Gb/s SAS and 4Gb/s Fibre Channel host and disk interfaces and a PCI-X interface on a single chip. The RSP is composed of multiple, pipelined RISC processors and compute elements designed to automate and accelerate the storage data path. Aristos Logic has also doubled the number of host and disk ports, thus providing greater connectivity with twice the throughput.  In conjunction with Aristos Logic’s industry-leading RAID Software, the AL3450 delivers advanced functionality while providing OEMs a framework for customizing their storage management capabilities.  The combination of silicon, software and reference designs from Aristos provide customers the necessary building blocks to significantly reduce development costs and accelerate time to market.

“With simplified management, dramatic reduction in floor space and cabling and significantly lower power consumption, blade servers such as IBM BladeCenter are already changing how clients integrate their IT,” commented Doug Balog, Chairman of Blade.org and vice president IBM BladeCenter.  “Aristos Logic’s offerings will help to further enhance storage solutions for blade platforms by delivering strong storage performance along with cost efficient RAID capabilities in a smaller, more power efficient package.”

“Companies adoption of blade server technology continues to accelerate as large companies look to boost data center efficiency and server manufacturers roll out new blade server solutions for mid-sized companies,” said Richard Villars, Vice President of Storage Systems at IDC.  “Products like Aristos Logic’s AL3450 that focus on reducing power consumption and footprint will play a critical role in helping suppliers deliver storage solutions that match the needs of the blade server customers.”

A number of OEM customers are already shipping current generation RSP-based systems as well as designing storage systems based on the new AL3450 UltraSlice MPx device. It is available immediately in sample quantities to Aristos Logic's OEM partners.

Aristos Logic is an active member of Blade.org, a collaborative organization and developer community focused on accelerating the development and adoption of blade server solutions.

About Aristos Logic:

Aristos Logic is the leading supplier of RAID building blocks to the data storage industry. The company pioneered multi-protocol RAID Storage Processor (RSP™) technology and has delivered software and silicon solutions based on the RSP technology. The scalability of Aristos Logic’s products enable customers to leverage their designs across multiple product families ranging from cost effective internal RAID storage to high performance enterprise class storage systems targeted for the data center. Aristos Logic’s products have been deployed by industry-leading storage OEMs worldwide in high-density applications that require a compact footprint along with data protection and reliability. The Company is backed by a number of distinguished strategic investors as well as leading venture firms such as J. P. Morgan Partners (now Panorama Capital), Texas Pacific Group, Woodside Fund and Quicksilver Ventures.  For further information, please visit our Web site at www.aristoslogic.com.

Aristos Logic Contact:
Vipul Mehta
Aristos Logic Corporation
T: (949) 380-3402
F: (949) 380-3499