Storspeed Delivers the World`s First Application-Aware Network Attached Storage Product That Accelerates Storage Access Based on Application and User Demands

The SP5000 application-aware caching appliance decouples storage performance
from capacity, enabling existing storage resources to deliver millions of
ops/sec with no changes to installed applications or storage infrastructure
AUSTIN, Texas--(Business Wire)--
Storspeed Inc., today announced the availability of the industry`s first
application-aware caching platform, delivering predictable, high-performance
storage to customers` applications regardless of backend storage infrastructure.

The explosion of stored data continues to challenge IT managers to scale their
infrastructure to meet application requirements. As applications drive increased
utilization of available storage, performance invariably suffers.

Solutions based on complex tiering and racks of spinning disk create large
on-going capital and operational expenses. Storspeed`s SP5000 overcomes the
drawbacks of these conventional solutions, delivering consistently fast storage
performance to meet demanding application requirements while eliminating
complexity and reducing expenses.

"IT managers now have the tools to ensure their application performance
requirements are met regardless of the storage backend," said Mark Cree,
Storspeed CEO. "Our advanced packet inspection engine enables the deployment of
low-cost commodity storage while delivering enterprise-level performance. No
longer do IT managers have to pay a premium for capacity in order to get
performance."

With the Storspeed platform, IT managers can deliver enterprise-class
performance from solutions typically used for "bulk" data. Private storage
clouds and SATA-based storage solutions fronted by Storspeed can deliver the
high performance required by today`s applications. By coupling existing storage
with low-cost SATA disks, Storspeed reduces the overall storage footprint with
no changes to existing operational procedures. Storspeed has demonstrated this
type of architecture in multiple environments and has enabled reductions in
overall storage footprints by as much as 90 percent.

Storspeed`s patent-pending real-time traffic inspection engine identifies and
dynamically accelerates user and application traffic automatically with no user
intervention or complex tiering. Moreover, the inspection engine delivers
comprehensive reporting of client/storage access across all connected storage
systems, regardless of vendor. Storage administrators, for the first time, have
a reporting system that can identify storage "hot-spots" and connect storage
usage back to users, IP addresses, virtual machines, and applications in
multi-vendor environments. Once these hot-spots are found they can easily be
controlled and accelerated with Storspeed`s application-aware technology.

"Storspeed lets me meet scale-out performance demands without any of the science
project risks. It just makes everything work better, faster, and easier. What's
not to love?" said Steve Duplessie from Enterprise Strategy Group.

A solution that scales to user and application needs

The SP5000 scales to meet business performance objectives, enables consolidation
of existing storage, and provides unparalleled visibility into application
performance and capacity requirements. Supporting 10 and 1 gigabit Ethernet
storage infrastructures, the SP5000 takes advantage of both DRAM and FLASH
memory technologies. By adding nodes, a SP5000 configuration can be scaled to
support millions of ops/sec and gigabytes of throughput. The SP5000 provides
unsurpassed high-availability with redundant systems, dual power supplies, fans,
and a unique "fail-to-wire" feature that ensures connectivity to backend storage
is never lost.

The Storspeed SP5000 is invisible to applications, storage, and network
infrastructure. No operational changes are required to begin realizing
performance and visibility benefits. Storspeed`s standards-based approach
ensures compatibility with all prevalent storage and networking equipment
deployed in today`s data centers.

The Storspeed SP5000 application-aware caching appliance is available now.
Pricing starts at $65,000 and includes 80 GB of DRAM, full suite of management
and reporting software, and eight drive bays for flash-based SSDs.

About Storspeed

Storspeed, a privately held storage solutions company based in Austin, Texas,
was founded by a team of executives with broad experience in Storage, Networking
and Enterprise Management. Members of Storspeed`s management team have pioneered
and brought to market such technologies as iSCSI, NFSv4, NAS/SAN, and
fundamental storage management technologies. Storspeed is leading the way in
delivering solutions that reduce storage operational and capital equipment
expenses while increasing overall performance and manageability. The result is
unprecedented performance and lower capacity costs - the best of both worlds.
For more information, visit www.storspeed.com.

Storspeed, Inc.
Greg Dahl, 512-402-5811
pr@storspeed.com

Copyright Business Wire 2009