Kingston Technology Holds HyperX Contest in Canada

Entrants Can Win a $3,000 Gaming System Powered by HyperX and Other Prizes

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory
products, today announced it is holding a contest for Canadian residents* to win
a HyperX® gaming system or other prizes. Entrants should go to
www.kingston.com/canada to register.

"Kingston is proud to hold this contest as a thank you to all of our supporters
and fans of the HyperX line of enthusiast memory in Canada," said Jennifer Shih,
marketing coordinator, Kingston® Canada. "The HyperX name has become a trusted
brand worldwide and continues to gain popularity with the recently released T1
heatspreaders, 12GB triple-channel kits and the new HyperX Fan which looks cool
while keeping the memory cool."

Eight prizes will be awarded:

* One gaming system powered by Kingston HyperX memory worth $3,000 (U.S.)
* One Kingston SSDNow M Series 80GB solid-state drive
* One HyperX DDR3 2GHz 6GB triple-channel memory kit
* Five DataTraveler® HyperX 16GB USB Flash drives (one per winner)

Kingston would like to thank the following sponsors for the gaming system
components: Intel® (CPU); ASUS (motherboard and GPU); Cooler Master (case, CPU
cooler and power supply); and Smooth Creations (case artwork).

The contest continues through July 31, 2009. Details and a complete list of
rules and regulations can be found at www.kingston.com/canada.

* Contest open to residents of Canada only. Void in Quebec.

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.

Editor`s Note: For additional information, evaluation units or executive
interviews, please contact David Leong, Kingston Technology Company, Inc. 17600
Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA USA 92708, 714-438-1817 (Voice). Press
images can be found in Kingston`s press room at kingston.com/press/default.asp

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.

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David Leong, 714-438-1817
david_leong@kingston.com

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