Caldera Systems Inc. and MTI Technology Corp. Announce First Linux Integration of Raid Enterprise Storage

Business Wire, Feb 24, 1999

OREM, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 1999--

Leaders in Linux for Business and Enterprise Storage Solutions

to Demo Integrated Solution at LinuxWorld and BrainShare

Caldera Systems, Inc. and MTI Technology Corp. (Nasdaq:MTIC) today announced the first integration of Linux into an enterprise RAID storage solution.

MTI's Gladiator and Caldera Systems' OpenLinux 1.3 have combined to provide a complete enterprise server/storage solution for businesses of any size with cross platform environments. The new combined server and storage solution will be demonstrated at LinuxWorld and BrainShare in March. Product availability is expected in the second quarter of this year.

The integration of OpenLinux with MTI's RAID storage solution provides scalability, stability, RAID protection and high performance to companies managing mission-critical content including customer databases, graphics and libraries.

"OpenLinux and MTI's Gladiator is the first server/storage solution to provide the stability, speed and cost-effectiveness of Linux, with the ability to scale to over half a terabyte of storage," said Benoy Tamang, Caldera Systems' vice president of marketing. "Businesses of any size will benefit from this end-to-end solution that also provides installation, training and support."

"Linux is widely recognized as a powerful alternative to UNIX and Windows NT for application development and IT infrastructure," said Kevin J. Liebl, MTI vice president of marketing. "MTI plans to offer high-performance, highly-available, scalable storage solutions to the rapidly growing Linux marketplace. Our goal is to work with Caldera Systems to move Linux into mission-critical IT environments."

Caldera Systems and MTI's storage solutions are currently in beta and will be positioned to serve the emerging Internet-related business market.

Gladiator

The Gladiator is based on advanced RAID and storage technology that provides high performance and very high data availability for customers running mission-critical applications. It is a modular storage solution for data centers with medium- to large-capacity storage requirements scaling up to 655 GB. Gladiator includes hot swappable disk drive and power supplies and supports multiple, simultaneous RAID levels 0, 1, 0 1 and 5.

An intuitive GUI storage management application makes it easy to configure, manage and monitor the storage subsystems. Using MTI's StorageWare 2500 elements customers can upgrade from JBOD to RAID storage simply by adding a Gladiator controller. Customers who later require advanced performance and the highest degree fault tolerance can move up to a Gladiator 3500 while maintaining their storage investment.

OpenLinux

OpenLinux 1.3 provides proven, tested, stable and supported Linux-based business solutions including the Linux 2.0.35 source code, KDE GUI, NetWare Client Software and NetWare Administration Utilities, StarOffice 4.0 (word processor, spreadsheet, E-mail and presentation software), Netscape Communicator, Sybase ASE (database), DR-DOS, xFree86 3.3.2 and Getting Started Guide. (One manual -- five languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish)

Caldera Systems, Inc. can be reached at 888/GO-Linux (888/465-4689) or via E-mail at linux@calderasystems.com. Please bookmark http://www.calderasystems.com to access the Caldera Systems Inc. Web site.

Caldera Systems, Inc. is the Linux for Business technology leader in designing, developing and marketing Linux-based business solutions including OpenLinux, NetWare for Linux, technical training, certification and support.

Caldera Systems, Inc. is a registered trademark and OpenLinux is a trademark of Caldera Inc. All other products, services, companies and publications are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders in the United States and/or other countries.

MTI Technology Corp. may be reached by phone: 800/999-9MTI or 714/970-0300, fax: 714/693-2256 or e-mail: info@mti.com. Information can also be accessed via MTI Online, the company's World Wide Web server on the Internet at: http://www.mti.com

MTI's mission is to be the premier provider of high-performance, cross-platform data storage management solutions for the enterprise. MTI integrates distributed data management software, a hierarchy of modular storage systems and on-site services to meet the mass storage needs of its customers. Headquartered in Anaheim, Calif., the company offers services and support from more than 40 offices in the U.S. and Europe. Authorized distributors provide additional sales and service capabilities in Latin America and Asia/Pacific regions.

MTI and Gladiator are registered trademarks of MTI Technology Corp. All other company, brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.

This press release includes forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the company's product development plan, new product releases and timing, which are subject to change. The actual results may differ materially from those described in any forward-looking statement. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ are set forth in the company's periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.