Overland Storage Chooses Xyratex 4Gb F5402E FC-SAS/SATA RAID

Xyratex Ltd. (NASDAQ: XRTX), a leading provider of enterprise class data storage subsystems and storage process technology, today announced that it has signed an OEM integration agreement with Overland Storage, a leading provider of tape and disk backup and recovery solutions. Under this agreement, Overland Storage will integrate Xyratex’s F5402E 4Gb FC-SAS/SATA RAID system into its ULTAMUS RAID 1200 product, a highly scalable and affordable storage solution for small and medium-sized enterprises. The ULTAMUS RAID 1200 leverages the Xyratex F5402E to house a combination of 12 SATA II or SAS drives and up to 9 TB of storage capacity in each compact 2U rack-mountable enclosure. The extensible system can scale up to 60 drives and accommodates between 1.75 TB and 45 TB of data. The system can also be deployed as a standalone solution or in conjunction with Overland’s REO SERIES® disk backup, recovery and VTL appliance and NEO SERIES® and ARCvault™ tape libraries. "Overland Storage selected Xyratex and the F5402E FC-SAS/SATA RAID system because of Xyratex’s long history of delivering high-quality, high-volume RAID products to the storage industry,” said Scott McClendon, chairman and CEO, Overland Storage. "The responsiveness of Xyratex from the first meeting to the time they delivered our product was unprecedented. After comparing the Xyratex offering to the alternatives, it was clear that we were looking at a best-in-class solution. In addition to technology, we are confident that Xyratex’s manufacturing and logistical expertise will help Overland Storage meet the exploding demand for high performance storage and backup solutions in the small and medium-sized enterprise markets.” "Overland Storage has long been known for the quality of its data protection solutions,” said Todd Gresham, executive vice president, Networked Storage Solutions division, Xyratex. "This latest integration of Xyratex SAS RAID technology is evidence that our innovative, highly reliable and quality driven storage technologies coupled with advanced operational and integration manufacturing expertise can help accelerate demand for complementary solutions, such as Overland’s tape and disk backup and recovery products.” About Overland Storage Now in its 26th year, Overland Storage is a market leader and innovative provider of simply protected storage solutions – smart data protection appliances and software modules designed to work together, affordably, to ensure that information is automatically safe, readily available and always there. Overland’s award-winning data protection solutions include the ULTAMUS SERIES™ of protected primary storage appliances; the REO SERIES® of disk-based backup, recovery and VTL appliances; and the NEO SERIES® and ARCvault™ tape automation solutions. Overland sells its products through leading OEMs, commercial distributors, storage integrators and value-added resellers. For more information, visit Overland’s Web site at www.overlandstorage.com. About Xyratex Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise data storage subsystems and storage process technology. The company designs and manufactures enabling technology that provides OEM and disk drive manufacturer customers with data storage products to support high-performance storage and data communication networks. Xyratex has over 20 years of experience in research and development relating to disk drives, storage systems and high-speed communication protocols. Founded in 1994 in an MBO from IBM, and with headquarters in the UK, Xyratex has an established global base with R&D and operational facilities in Europe, the United States and South East Asia. For more information, visit Xyratex’s Web site at www.xyratex.com.