Dot Hill Joins the Intel Enterprise Server Acceleration Alliance

1 January 1970

Dot Hill (Nasdaq: HILL) today announced that it has qualified its SANnet® II storage systems and SANscape® storage management software on Intel® Corporation's carrier-grade server products to provide telecommunications customers with combined NEBS (Network Equipment Building System) level 3 certified solutions. The operating systems tested include Red Hat® Linux, Novell® SUSE(TM) Linux, Microsoft® Windows® and MontaVista(TM) Linux. This enables OEM customers and channel partners to bring pre-qualified solutions to market in less time and with more efficiency.

Dot Hill also announced today that it has joined the Intel Enterprise Server Acceleration Alliance (ESAA) program providing Intel-based server OEMs who belong to the alliance a conduit for offering qualified Telco storage solutions. The objective of the ESAA is to enable OEMs with timely and cost-effective server platform solution "recipes" based on independent vendor components that are validated to work with Intel-based servers. More information on the Intel Enterprise Server Acceleration Alliance is available at www.intel.com/go/esaa.

"The Intel ESAA program presents us with a significant opportunity to broaden our exposure to both OEM customers and channel partners," said Phil Davis, Dot Hill's senior vice president worldwide sales and marketing. "As this is the first NEBS storage device certified with the Intel ESAA program, for now the focus will be on carrier-class solutions targeted to the telecommunications sector, with the opportunity to expand to broader solution offerings in the future."

Dot Hill's ESAA membership is focused around pre-qualification of its products and reference selling via joint OEM field engagement. Dot Hill and participating OEMs will have access to pre-qualified ESAA solution recipes.

"The ESAA enables OEMs faster time to market by reducing certification barriers and allows them to confidently and more quickly implement pre- qualified solutions," said Jeff Richardson, vice president, Digital Enterprise Group, general manager, Server Platforms Group, Intel Corporation. "Dot Hill's participation in ESAA brings a NEBS level 3 certified line of storage solutions to the program, effectively extending the program to the telco sector."

SANnet II storage solutions bring carrier-grade reliability and enterprise-class features to open systems platforms. They are certified to meet NEBS Level 3 and ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) telecommunications standards. Detailed information on SANnet II is available at www.dothill.com/products/storage.htm.

Dot Hill Systems Corp. is a leader in the innovative design and delivery of storage networking solutions to channel partners worldwide. Its products include the SANnet II family of storage systems, RIO Xtreme(TM) storage solutions, SANscape storage management software, SANpath® storage networking software and professional training, support and service. For more information, visit Dot Hill on the web at www.dothill.com.

Dot Hill, the Dot Hill logo, SANnet, SANpath, SANscape, RIVA and RIO Xtreme are trademarks of Dot Hill Systems Corp. All other products and names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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 such forward-looking statements. Such statements include the future availability of SANnet II systems, the performance and reliability of such systems in any particular environment, and the amount of revenue to be realized by Dot Hill based on sales to Intel customers. The risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: any unforeseen technological, intellectual property, supply or engineering issues and changing customer preferences. However, there are many other risks not listed here that may affect the future business of Dot Hill, 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 Dot Hill's public filings with the SEC, including the Forms 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. Dot Hill undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

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