Virtual Instruments Welcomes Original Fibre Channel Architect Joseph Mathis

SCOTTS VALLEY, CA, May 27 (MARKET WIRE) --
Virtual Instruments, a leader in virtual infrastructure optimization,
today announced that Joseph R Mathis, Sr., a 30-year veteran of IBM and
original architect of the Fibre Channel standard, will join the Company
as the first Virtual Instruments Fellow. Mathis, an IBM Master Inventor
and an expert in Fibre Channel and I/O architecture, will help define
Virtual Instruments' storage networking and virtualization technology
strategy, including Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCOE),
FICON, and iSCSI. Additionally, he will work with Virtual Instruments'
Global 500 customers to assess and refine measurement criteria for
large-scale virtual infrastructure deployments.

"As we grow and evolve, having a highly respected I/O technology expert
collaborating with strategic partners and customers to help Virtual
Instruments enhance the Company's roadmap both from a product level and
business level will be immensely beneficial to our success," said Mark
Urdahl, chief executive officer, Virtual Instruments. "Joe is a natural
fit for us. His experience with system design and industry recognition for
his work with the Fibre Channel standard reflects upon his commitment to
innovation and forward thinking. We're really excited about having him
join our team to help address the challenges and opportunities presented
when systems and applications become virtualized."

Virtual Instruments Fellows are recognized technology visionaries who
bring unique technology expertise and customer perspective into the
Company. Fellows are selected for sustained and distinguished technical
achievements in engineering, programming, and technology. They work with
Virtual Instruments strategic partners and engineering teams to influence
future product development, in addition to being available to work with
global 500 customers as they architect virtual infrastructure
optimization solutions for I/O-intensive business-critical workloads.

"After a career of pushing myself and my colleagues to forge ahead with
new I/O technologies, I was honored to be considered for the fellowship
position," said Mathis. "Virtual Instruments is addressing some of the
most critical challenges facing the enterprise IT community: how to
improve efficiency and maximize performance, availability, and utilization
of virtualized IT infrastructures. The Company has the foresight that
inspires me, and I'm eager to help them grow and define this new role as a
Fellow."

Mathis has been honored by IBM numerous times as Master Inventor, having
eight U.S. patents issued in his name. Mathis founded Medusa Labs, the
leading independent testing and training organization for Fibre Channel
developers, serving as the President and CEO. Medusa Labs was acquired by
Finisar in March 2001. With a Bachelor of Science in electrical
engineering from Lawrence Institute of Technology and a Master of Science
degree in information science from Syracuse University, Mathis' experience
and expertise will be paramount in the evolution of Virtual Instruments.

About Virtual Instruments

Virtual Instruments offers the award-winning NetWisdom and VirtualWisdom
virtual infrastructure optimization solutions that provide deep monitoring
and analysis of how the virtualized IT infrastructure and SAN affect
business-critical application performance. Customers such as Barclay's
Card Services, Kaiser Permanente and McKesson Corp. achieve significant
cost savings in virtualization and SAN deployments by optimizing
utilization, performance and availability of IT resources. Leading system
and storage vendors including IBM, HP and EMC leverage Virtual
Instruments to design and optimize SAN solutions for enterprise
customers. The company was founded in June 2008 via a spin-out from
Finisar Corp.; it has headquarters in Scotts Valley, Calif., and can be
found online at http://www.virtualinstruments.com.

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