December 18, 2006

Pillar Data Systems earns visionary quadrant placement in leading analyst report
on midrange disk arrays

~ evaluation based on completeness of vision and ability to execute~

Pillar Data Systems, a leading provider of enterprise network storage systems, has announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the visionary quadrant in the Magic Quadrant for Midrange Enterprise Disk Arrays, 2H06.

“We consider our positioning in the visionary quadrant by Gartner confirmation of Pillar Data Systems’ mission to help companies simplify, consolidate and save on their storage investments,” said Mike Workman, CEO and President, Pillar Data Systems. “Data storage does not need to be complex or overly costly. Today’s announcement showcases Pillar’s continued innovation in the storage industry and further highlights the company’s widespread customer adoption. We’re excited about what we’ve been able to accomplish in a short amount of time and our customers will be equally excited by the benefits.”

Recently, Pillar Data Systems announced an expanded version of its Axiom platform making it the most flexible, wide-ranging storage system in the market today. The new entry-level features of the platform include Fibre Channel, iSCSI SAN or NAS, modular software and granular, easy-to-deploy scalability. The enterprise configuration includes Fibre Channel drives with 4Gb/s FC interface, improved availability with non-disruptive firmware upgrades and doubled capacity with up to 380 TB of storage.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted December 2006 by Gartner and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors' measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner.

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Pillar Data Systems
Pillar Data Systems develops storage solutions that can significantly lower total cost of ownership and dramatically increase storage utilisation rates. The company's Pillar Axiom storage solution, driven by its powerful, simple to manage AxiomONE software suite, consolidates multiple applications, tiers of storage and Quality of Service levels onto a centrally managed platform. Pillar Axiom is the most flexible, easy to manage and dynamically scalable storage system on the market today.

Pillar Data Systems is privately funded by Tako Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Larry Ellison. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California with a development office in Longmont, Colorado. The EMEA headquarters is in Drogheda near Dublin, with operations across Ireland, UK, Germany and France.

Information about Pillar’s award-winning solutions and services is available at www.pillardata.co.uk.
 
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Gartner Research “Magic Quadrant for Midrange Enterprise Disk Arrays, 2H06; Stan Zaffos, Roger Cox, and April Adams. December 13, 2006