Tolly Group Reports Steelbox Networks Delivers Maximum Throughput and Scalability

Business Wire, March 28, 2007

Testing Reveals 1.5 Gbps Throughput and Support of up to 512 Concurrent Digital Video Streams

LAS VEGAS -- Steelbox Networks(TM), Inc., makers of network video distribution and storage devices, today announced the release of third-party testing results from The Tolly Group. The tests, conducted in March 2007, measured video-over-IP performance, scalability, codec support and storage load balancing of the Digital Matrix Storage Switch (DMSS) 3000.

Testing revealed:

* MPEG-4 digital video streaming at 1.5 Gbps throughput

* Concurrent play and record of 512 digital video streams

Additional test results showed the DMSS 3000:

* Supports a variety of codecs and transports from a mix of vendors, along with simultaneous output of unicast and multicast streams;

* Performs intelligent storage load balancing across storage devices, with the ability to detect and utilize the Network-Attached Storage (NAS) unit with the greatest available storage space; and

* Detects storage system power and hardware failures and automatically shifts data to any remaining storage systems.

"The advent of advanced, high-resolution, low-cost IP cameras is driving customers into surveillance solutions that lack scalability or compatibility with other technologies," said Steelbox Founder and CEO Richard Howes. "The report concludes that with the DMSS, organizations will no longer be forced to sacrifice the quantity or quality of their video due to insufficient switching and storage throughput."

The full document can be downloaded from http://www.steelbox.com or http://www.tolly.com/DocDetail.aspx?DocNumber=207202.

The Tolly Group is a global provider of third-party validation services for vendors of IT products, components and services.

About The Tolly Group

The Tolly Group, an independent testing and strategic consulting organization based in Boca Raton, FL., offers a full range of services designed to furnish both the vendor and end-user communities with authoritative and unbiased information. Additionally, The Tolly Group is recognized worldwide for its expertise in assessing leading-edge technologies. For more information on The Tolly Group's services, visit its Web site at www.tolly.com, E-mail info@tolly.com, call (561) 391-5610, or fax (561) 391-5810.

About Steelbox Networks

Steelbox Networks is dedicated to helping organizations solve the problem of moving and storing vast amounts of disparate video data across IP networks. With installations in the US, Europe and Asia, Steelbox serves industries that use video data for security, business process improvement and surveillance monitoring applications. Steelbox Networks was founded in 2003 by executive and engineering veterans of Cisco Systems, Scientific Atlanta and Nortel Networks. For more information, go to http://www.steelbox.com.