Kingston Technology to Demo, Issue White Paper on SSD Benefits in SQL Server 2008...

Kingston Technology to Demo, Issue White Paper on SSD Benefits in SQL Server
2008 at Microsoft Tech-Ed

Large-Scale Memory Demo, Guitar Hero(R) Champion at Kingston Booth

LOS ANGELES and FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingston
Technology Co. Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today
announced it will hold memory demonstrations as well as release a white paper
on the benefits of solid-state drive (SSD) technology for servers during
Microsoft Tech-Ed, May 11-15, 2009. Kingston will be exhibiting in Booths #145
& 147 during Tech-Ed at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991011/KINGSTON)

The demo will showcase performance in a system containing 24GB of DRAM and
numerous Kingston(R) SSDNow E Series drives. The white paper will show results
of a power usage and work load comparison between 45 SATA hard-disk drives and
eight Kingston solid-state drives operating within a server environment. In
addition, professional Guitar Hero video game champion Annie "Ecstasy" Leung
will challenge all comers at the Kingston booth during expo hours. Leung is
currently the highest-ranked female Guitar Hero player in the United States.

"Adequate system memory is an integral part of optimizing the performance of
Microsoft software products while also reducing total cost of ownership within
the IT infrastructure," said Liesl Schwoebel, branded memory product manager,
Kingston. "We are committed to supporting Microsoft's customers with
system-specific memory, higher-capacity modules and kits and other options
such as our SSDNow E Series solid-state drives."

Kingston's broad range of Branded memory offerings assures solutions for all
server environments, including the latest technology bump to DDR3. Memory
support for the Intel(R) Nehalem-EP triple channel server platform includes
kits of three with up to 24GB capacity (registered DIMMs) and 12GB (unbuffered
DIMMs). Higher capacity modules and kits are also available for desktop and
notebook PCs to maximize efficiency within a data center.

Kingston memory modules are backed by a lifetime warranty and free 24/7
technical support. Kingston server memory and the SSDNow E Series are covered
by the exclusive KingstonCare program, an additional layer of customer service
that provides on-site spares, service reimbursement, cross-ship RMAs and all
the tools necessary to minimize server downtime. For more information visit
the Kingston Web site at www.kingston.com.

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent
manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and
distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and
Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3
players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston
has manufacturing facilities in California, Malaysia, Taiwan, China and sales
representatives in the United States, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine,
Australia, New Zealand, India, Taiwan, China, and Latin America. For more
information, please call 800-337-8410 or visit www.kingston.com.

Kingston and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston
Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. All other marks may be the
property of their respective titleholders.

SOURCE Kingston Technology Company, Inc.

David Leong of Kingston Technology Co., Inc., +1-714-438-1817,
david_leong@kingston.com