Industry leader's subsidiary signs on to offer Dot Hill's next generation iSCSI solutions LONGMONT, Colo., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dot Hill Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:HILL), a provider of world-class storage solutions and software for OEMs, open storage partners and system integrators, today announced it has entered into an OEM agreement with Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd. (KCCS), Kyocera's information technology subsidiary. Under the terms of the agreement KCCS will use Dot Hill RAID storage solutions, based on the R/Evolution(TM) architecture, for its data center service. "We selected Dot Hill for the platform of the coming cloud business, as it can satisfy the various demands for storage systems such as expandability, flexibility and cost performance," said Hirokazu Tachiki, deputy division manager, Strategic Purchasing Group, KCCS. "We are also excited about their product roadmap." "KCCS is a globally recognized brand and will be a great representative of Dot Hill's innovative storage technology," said Andy Mills, vice president of marketing, Dot Hill. "KCCS customers will benefit from Dot Hill's strong performance as well as its environmentally friendly EcoStor(TM) battery-free cache backup and RAIDar 2.0 user interface. These attributes help make Dot Hill products an ideal platform to support I/O-intensive applications such as transaction processing, business analysis and reporting." KCCS customers will also have the ability to take advantage of Dot Hill's AssuredCopy(TM) volume copy and AssuredSnap(TM) snapshot software, which help solve many of today's data management challenges by providing support for business continuance, disaster recovery and regulatory compliance. Dot Hill's volume copy software, AssuredCopy, provides the ability to create full volume copies or backups of disk volumes with the ability to quickly restore whole volumes, folders or individual files. AssuredSnap, Dot Hill's snapshot feature, provides the ability to create up to 256 point-in-time copies or backups of disk volumes with instant restoration of data to any captured (snapshot) point in time. Dot Hill R/Evolution(TM) Architecture Provides Competitive Advantage for OEMs Dot Hill next generation RAID arrays are based on the highly modular, highly dynamic Dot Hill R/Evolution Architecture, which is designed to rapidly evolve and support OEM technology and enable OEMs to quickly achieve sustainable, competitive advantage in the volume storage market. The R/Evolution Architecture delivers high levels of performance, storage density, time-to-market leadership and configuration flexibility. Using modular and bladed components, the R/Evolution Architecture provides OEMs with a "configure-to-product" model supporting both product differentiation and rapid time-to-market for volume storage solutions. About Dot Hill Delivering innovative technology and global support, Dot Hill empowers OEMs and resellers to bring unique storage solutions to market quickly, easily and cost-effectively. Offering high performance and industry-leading uptime, Dot Hill's RAID technology is the foundation for best-in-class storage solutions offering enterprise-class security, availability and data protection. The company's products are in use today by the world's leading service and equipment providers, common carriers, advanced technology and telecommunications companies as well as government agencies. Dot Hill solutions are certified to meet rigorous industry standards and military specifications, as well as RoHS and WEEE international environmental standards. Headquartered in Longmont, Colo., Dot Hill has offices and/or representatives in China, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom and the United States. For more information, visit us at http://www.dothill.com/ HILL-G Certain statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the statements. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding: the size and timing of orders placed by Kyocera; any improvement to Dot Hill's financial results due to its agreement with Kyocera; and the benefits or performance of Dot Hill's products in any particular environment. The risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: that the agreement between Dot Hill and Kyocera may be terminated at any time and does not require minimum purchases by Kyocera; changing customer preferences in the open systems computing market; and unforeseen supply, technological, intellectual property or engineering issues. However, there are many other risks not listed here that may affect Dot Hill's business, as well as the forward-looking statements contained herein. To learn about such risks and uncertainties, you should read the risk factors set forth in the company's public filings with the SEC, including the Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q most recently filed by Dot Hill. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made DATASOURCE: Dot Hill Systems Corp. CONTACT: Steve Sturgeon of Lutz PR, +1-858-472-5669, , for Dot Hill Systems Corp.; or Ruth Macdonald, Marketing Communications Manager of Dot Hill Systems Corp., +1-720-839-6614, Web Site: http://www.dothill.com/

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