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posted on 15 May 2008 10:15

Carlsbad, Ca. – May 13th, 2008 – Dot Hill Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: HILL), a market leader in providing flexible storage offerings and responsive service and support to OEMs and system integrators (SIs), announced today an expanded relationship with  support and service provider UNIADEX Ltd., to deliver high-performance storage solutions to the Japanese market.

Under the terms of the new agreement, UNIADEX will market Dot Hill’s line of RAID storage solutions, based on its R/EvolutionTM (Rapid Evolution) architecture, to resellers and end-users through its locations throughout Japan. Enabling customers to rapidly customize storage solutions through a configure-to-product model, Dot Hill’s product family includes the 2730 Fibre Channel offering, the 2330 iSCSI RAID array, the 2530 SAS RAID array, and Dot Hill’s 5730 midrange Fibre Channel solution.

Dot Hill and UNIADEX have enjoyed a long-time partnership. Since 2003, UNIADEX has provided maintenance support for Dot Hill’s family of SANnet II storage networking solutions, offering 24/7/365 comprehensive support for installation, preventive maintenance and spare parts management, under the guidance of highly trained and experienced engineers and support personnel from its ISO9001 certified facilities throughout the country.

“We’re proud to now offer Dot Hill’s innovative R/Evolution storage line,” said Tsuneo Akai, senior corporate officer for UNIADEX. “UNIADEX continues to grow its storage solution business by providing high-performance, high-quality products to its partners and customer base, and we see the agreement with Dot Hill as key to reaching UNIADEX’S revenue goal of $40 million US by 2010.”

“Dot Hill is pleased to continue its partnership with UNIADEX, which allows the company to provide the Japanese market with entry-level and midrange RAID offerings that deliver enterprise-class functionality combined with ease of management,” said Dana Kammersgard, Dot Hill’s president and chief executive officer.

About Dot Hill

Delivering innovative technology and global support, Dot Hill empowers the OEM community 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 Carlsbad, Calif., 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/.

About UNIADEX
UNIADEX, Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nihon Unisys, Ltd., and provides a comprehensive, optimized ICT environment based on customer needs including: planning, designing and developing network systems; operating and managing computer systems; providing maintenance services for both hardware and software; constructing ICT facilities; and reselling telecommunication lines. UNIADEX has more than 200 field service offices providing high quality, 24/7 service, certified by ISO9001, ISMS, and BS7799.

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