MICROPOLIS INTRODUCES RAIDWARE 4.X SOFTWARE-BASED CONTROLLER FOR RAIDION
DISK ARRAYS

New Software Upgrade Features PCI Compatibility and Disk Patrol
Maintenance

ATLANTA, GA, NETWORLD+INTEROP BOOTH #5552, September 27, 1995 -- Bolstering
its success as the leading manufacturer of fault-tolerant data storage to
the Novell marketplace, Micropolis Corporation (NASDAQ NMS:MLIS), today
announced a new version of RAIDWARE for the Micropolis RAIDION
software-based fault-tolerant disk arrays. The new 4.X upgrade provides
PCI connectivity, RAID levels 0, 1, and 5 support and includes the
Micropolis "Disk Patrol" maintenance feature.

RAIDWARE 4.X software is targeted at new and previously-installed users of
the software-based RAIDION disk arrays. The new software also offers
MICRODISK external disk drive users the ability to upgrade their existing
subsystems to RAID solutions.

RAIDION 4.X is fully compatible with Adaptec-based PCI host adapters, the
dominate standard I/O connection on the market today. New support for RAID
levels 0, 1, and 5 allows users to control the level of redundancy desired
in the RAIDION subsystem. The Disk Patrol feature, a Micropolis
proprietary software utility within RAIDWARE, scans any drives in a
RAIDION subsystem which may not have been accessed for some time, to
verify media integrity and correct any problems before the data is
accessed.

"Micropolis is dedicated to providing the most complete, user-friendly
storage subsystems in the disk array marketplace," said Holly Sacks, vice
president of marketing at Micropolis. "These latest features incorporated
in RAIDWARE 4.X, including PCI compatibility and support for RAID levels
0,1 and 5, provide new RAIDION customers with the security of a
full-featured RAID system at a low cost of entry. At the same time,
existing RAIDION and MICRODISK users will appreciate the flexibility to
upgrade their already installed subsystems to include the newest features
and full redundancy."

Pricing and Availability

RAIDWARE 4.X will be available in latter part of October as part of the
Micropolis LT Series RAIDWARE subsystems. The software will also be
offered separately at $995 (manufacturers list). RAIDION products are
available through authorized Micropolis distributors and resellers
worldwide. The RAIDWARE 4.X upgrade kit is available to existing RAIDWARE
users to discounted pricing through Micropolis Authorized Resellers. For
the location of the nearest Micropolis reseller, call 1-800-395-3748
(1-800-395-DRIV).

Founded in 1976, Micropolis Corporation is a leading designer and
manufacturer of SuperCapacityt disk drives, information storage and video
systems. Its products are sold to OEMs and system integrators and through
distributors and VARs. Micropolis is headquartered in Chatsworth,
California with sales offices throughout the world and manufacturing
facilities in Singapore and Thailand.
 
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