ADVISORY/3ware CEO Beau Vrolyk to Speak At Wit SoundView 2001 Storage Conference.

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ADVISORY...for Tuesday (July 31)

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Beau Vrolyk, president and CEO of 3ware(TM) Inc., will present to an audience of storage end-users and financial analysts at Wit SoundView's 2001 Storage conference on

Tues., July 31, from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center in Boston, Mass. Vrolyk was selected to present based on his leadership of 3ware, the leader in IP storage devices, and the only company shipping an iSCSI storage unit. During his presentation, Vrolyk will illustrate the strategic opportunities for IP storage and discuss how the demands on storage can be met using existing Gigabit Ethernet infrastructure.

When and Where

Media are invited to Beau Vrolyk's presentation on Tues., July 31, 2001 from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Waterfront A room at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center in Boston, Mass. For more information about Wit SoundView's 2001 Storage conference, contact 212/253-4400.

Biography for Beau Vrolyk, President and Chief Executive Officer

As president and CEO, Beau Vrolyk is responsible for the management and strategic direction of 3ware, Inc., the first storage company to utilize Gigabit Ethernet technology to deploy Storage Area Networks. With more than 25 years of experience in systems and network infrastructure, Vrolyk is using his leadership skills to establish 3ware as the industry leader in providing storage solutions across TCP/IP. Prior to joining 3ware, Vrolyk was senior vice president, Product Group, for Silicon Graphics Inc., and was responsible for all manufacturing, engineering, and product marketing for the company. His work with SGI included restructuring the company's software strategy and successfully leading SGI into the emerging Linux space in 1999. Earlier in his career, he held senior positions with Xerox Corporation, Arete Systems (where he was co-founder, president and CEO), Codata Systems, and International Memories Inc. Vrolyk holds a bachelor's degree in Philosophy from California State University, Northridge, and has completed graduate work in Computer Science at Stanford University.

About 3ware

3ware is the first company to introduce and implement storage over TCP/IP using existing Ethernet infrastructure that brings simplicity to the complex world of data storage. With the continued rising intensity of digital data in the form of text, graphics, audio, and video, 3ware utilizes Ethernet networking to manage data storage at every level of a company, or enterprise. 3ware provides storage solutions that are reliable, scalable and cost effective, meeting the needs of both Internet applications and enterprise storage demands. The 3ware product family addresses the fundamental issues of data storage, access, back up, security, and management -- without requiring that customers adopt new standards or deal with unfamiliar technologies. Located in Mountain View, Calif., this award-winning company has a seasoned management team and a roster of established industry partners. For more information about 3ware, call 650/327-8600 or visit www.3ware.com.

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