Pillar Data Systems to Present on ILM at the Gartner Storage Summit; Pillar Executive, Russ Kennedy, to Expose the Hidden Realities of Today's ILM

Business Wire, June 9, 2006

Pillar Data Systems:

WHO:     Russ Kennedy, Senior Director, Marketing and Strategy

WHAT:    Pillar Data Systems, a leading provider of enterprise network
         storage systems, announced that Russ Kennedy will present at
         the Gartner Storage Summit. During his presentation,
         "Separating Promise from Reality: The Truth Behind ILM,"
         Kennedy will discuss how ILM has changed into more of a
         marketing campaign than a practical solution. He will also
         highlight how many companies that have attempted to adopt an
         ILM strategy have experienced additional cost, complexity and
         risk due to disparate platforms and inadequate management
         tools. Kennedy, one of the original architects of the ILM
         concept, will then reveal to the audience ways to simplify,
         consolidate and save on storage investments.

         Pillar Data Systems will also be included in Roger Cox's
         presentation on "Emerging Storage Vendors: An Overview of New
         Technologies and New Suppliers" on Tuesday, June 13 at
         4:00 p.m. ET.

         Additionally, Pillar Data Systems will feature live
         demonstrations of the Pillar Axiom(TM) Storage Solution, the
         industry's fastest-growing storage platform, which seamlessly
         accommodates both SAN and NAS environments.

         The Gartner Storage Summit offers the industry's largest
         analyst team dedicated to storage (by a 3-to-1 margin) and a
         renowned annual showcase of the industry's most exciting
         storage products.

         For more information on the Gartner Storage Summit, please
         visit http://gartner.com/2_events/conferences/str22.jsp

WHERE:   Gaylord Palms Hotel and Convention Center, 6000 W. Osceola
         Parkway, Kissimmee, FL

WHEN:    Pillar Data Systems Presentation
         Wednesday, June 14, 2006
         9:15 a.m. ET
         Location: Sun A

         Axiom Demos
         Monday, June 12 @ 5:45-7:45pm
         Tuesday, June 13 @ 11:45am-1:45pm; 6:15-8:15pm
         Wednesday, June 14 @ 12:15-1:30pm
         Location: Booth B

About Pillar Data Systems

Founded in 2001, Pillar Data Systems develops midrange and 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 at 2840 Junction Avenue, San Jose, California 95134. The company can be reached on the Web at http://www.pillardata.com, by phone at 408-503-4000 or by email at sales@pillardata.com.

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