STORAGE

MILPITAS, CA -- Maxtor Corporation (NYSE: MXO), a leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, today announced the availability of the MaxAttach(TM) NAS 6000. The enterprise-ready MaxAttach is a scalable storage server offering capacities up to 5.7 terabytes (TB) and high data availability features. The MaxAttach NAS 6000 features broad interoperability and allows file sharing among Windows, UNIX/Linux, Macintosh and NetWare environments. The Windows Powered storage server establishes a robust platform for complete data management solutions such as e-mail archiving, disk-to-disk backup and disk aggregation and is the ideal solution for storage consolidation. It is designed for customers ranging from large enterprises and financial institutions to mid-sized engineering firms and medical imaging companies. "We are committed to providing our customers a high level of value and a cost-effective solution to meet their growing storage needs," said Eric Kelly, president of Maxtor's Network Systems Group. "The MaxAttach NAS 6000 brings together a comprehensive array of features and support services specially designed for data center environments." To help ensure continuous uptime, the MaxAttach NAS 6000 offers high system availability features such as hot-swappable drives, dual power supplies and redundant cooling fans. High data availability is achieved via RAID 5 data protection and the Persistent Storage Manager (PSM) snapshot feature that enables instant recovery of deleted or corrupted files. The MaxAttach NAS 6000 is backed by a full complement of support services including 24 x 7 telephone technical support and one-year, next business day, on-site field service. Premium field service upgrades are available and include four-hour response time, extended service contracts and installation service. With a starting price of $29,999 MSRP for the 1.9 TB base capacity server, the MaxAttach NAS 6000 is sold through authorized Maxtor resellers, and is also available from Ingram Micro. For more information visit www.maxtor.com