News Release
18 June, 2007

Pillar crowned Editor's Choice at 'The Storries'
~ Storage vendor wins Storage magazine award ~

The Pillar Axiom storage system has been named Editor's Choice at The Storage Awards 2007.

The Pillar Axiom enables businesses to consolidate their storage on a single, manageable and highly scalable platform. It reduces the cost and complexity of managing storage, and delivers a single point of control across multiple applications and storage environments.

'The Storries' are held every year and recognise excellence in the Storage industry. Brian Wall, editor of Storage Magazine commented: "It was a really tough choice this year but The Pillar Axiom stood out for its ease-of-use, high disk utilisation rates and energy efficiency. User feedback has been excellent and the company is delivering high levels of customer service."

"To have been hand-picked by the editorial team at Storage magazine for this award is a real endorsement of the Pillar product," said Chris Jones, VP EMEA sales at Pillar Data Systems. "Pillar has gone from strength to strength over the last year. Working closely with our customers we have been able to deliver key product enhancements and the Axiom is now recognised as one of the most energy-efficient storage systems on the market."

"The company is growing as rapidly as ever: we now have 275 systems installed with nearly 200 customers globally and many more in the pipeline. The next 12 months will see Pillar continue to shake up the storage industry and provide customers with a storage system they can trust."

About Pillar Data Systems
Founded in 2001, Pillar Data Systems develops enterprise network storage systems. The company's Pillar Axiom solution, driven by its innovative policy-based management capabilities, integrates SAN and NAS into a centrally managed storage platform. Pillar Axiom systems consolidate multiple tiers of enterprise network storage into a single, easily managed system capable of scaling to hundreds of terabytes of capacity.

Pillar Data Systems is privately funded by Tako Ventures, LLC, the venture arm of Larry Ellison. The company is headquartered in San Jose.. The EMEA headquarters is in Ireland, with initial operations across Ireland, UK, Germany and France.