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New FlashDisk® 2 Gb Fibre Channel RAID Array
Scales to Over 16 Terabytes

Burlington, MA. April 16, 2003. Winchester Systems Inc., an innovative storage solutions company, has introduced a new high performance 2 Gb Fibre Channel RAID disk array called the FC-8000 Performer Series. The FlashDisk Performer Series meets multiple application requirements from high-speed, low cost direct attached storage to multi-server NAS or SAN configurations. This new generation of 2 Gb "end-to-end" Fibre Channel products from Winchester Systems is designed for midrange to enterprise storage environments requiring high performance, scalability and leading-edge connectivity.

Capacity
FlashDisk Performer holds up to 16 low profile disk drives of up to 146 GB each for a total of over 2 TB in just 3U of rack space. A fully expanded system provides over 16 terabytes of data storage with the addition of six expansion shelves.

Performance
Configured with dual controllers, the Performer Series delivers an impressive 84,000 sustained I/Os per second and 350 MB/second sustained thruput, making it ideal for database, OLTP, manufacturing, multimedia, financial, imaging, prepress, and other disk intensive tasks.

Reliability
FlashDisk Performer Series products are compatible with any server or operating system with no host software. With dual redundant and hot-swappable components, including controllers, disk drives, power supplies, fans, AC power and LAN ports, the Performer products are designed with no single point of failure.

Price and Delivery
The FC-8000 Performer Series fully configured with a 2.3 TB capacity is priced at $73,890. Delivery is 2-3 weeks.

About Winchester Systems
Winchester Systems provides SAN and NAS capable enterprise storage solutions including high performance SCSI and fibre channel RAID disk arrays, solid-state disks, tape backup devices and other high performance commercial and military grade storage for mid-range servers including UNIX and NT. Winchester Systems provides products that support today's most demanding industrial, government and commercial applications. For more information, contact Winchester Systems Inc., 149 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, MA 01803, USA. 800-325-3700, 781-265-0200, fax: 781-265-0201. E-mail: info@winsys.com, web site: www.winsys.com.

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