STEC Expands the Scope of Enterprise Solid-State Drive Technology to HP's StorageWorks...

STEC Expands the Scope of Enterprise Solid-State Drive Technology to HP's
StorageWorks Disk Arrays

SANTA ANA, Calif., June 1, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC)
today announced that STEC's enterprise-class ZeusIOPS solid-state drives (SSDs)
are integrated into the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) disk
array platform, creating optimized storage systems which deliver unprecedented
performance and better exploit the advantages of storage virtualization.

"This relationship with HP is the result of extensive collaboration," said
Manouch Moshayedi, chairman and chief executive officer of STEC. "Through
closely coordinated design and integration activities, STEC has optimized a
range of products to meet the unique needs of HP. We are proud to have this
close relationship with HP."

The ZeusIOPS SSD product family offers a comprehensive array of options for
enterprise system architects. ZeusIOPS SSD provides a wide range of interface
options, spanning Fibre Channel to SAS to SATA, as well as the widest range of
capacity options, spanning 73GB to 1TB. Fundamental to the ZeusIOPS product
family is the proprietary SSD architecture which renders an enterprise-optimized
storage device with an unprecedented combination of performance and energy
efficiency.

"Customers are looking for ways to grow their business without increasing IT
infrastructure costs," said Bob Wilson, vice president, Storage Platforms Group,
HP. "Combining the HP EVA with STEC's SSD delivers improved input/output and
lower latency, allowing existing storage platforms to handle increased
transaction volumes faster and more profitably."

For more information regarding this announcement and other important SSD topics,
please visit the company's web site at www.stec-inc.com/ssd/technology.

About STEC

STEC, Inc., with headquarters in Santa Ana, California and offices around the
globe, designs, manufactures and markets high performance storage solutions. The
company's product portfolio includes the industry's broadest SSD offerings. For
more information, visit the company's web site at
http://www.stec-inc.com/ssd/technology.

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Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, statements concerning:
specifications and performance attributes of our SSD products, including the
ZeusIOPS products and HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) disk array
platform; expected performance and benefits of HP StorageWorks Enterprise
Virtual Array (EVA) disk array platform deployed with ZeusIOPS SSD;
collaboration with HP; and STEC optimizing a range of products to meet the
unique needs of HP. Such forward-looking statements are based on current
expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including factors
that could delay, divert or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes
and results to differ materially from current expectations. Important factors
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after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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CONTACT: STEC, Inc.
Mitch Gellman, Vice President of Investor Relations
(949) 260-8328
ir@stec-inc.com