Velocite Systems Expands High-Performance Storage Solutions on its GSA Schedule Medéa RAID Servers Targeted at SAN Users, Department of Defense

In response to increased interest from customers and partners, Velocite Systems-a leading custom platform and systems integrator- today announced the addition of Medéa RAID Servers to its General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule. The servers, which include Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) disk storage arrays and fully ruggedized systems for deployment in physically demanding ground, air and sea based applications, offer a combination of high-performance characteristics, fail-safe operation and industry leading reliability.

Glen Burnie, MD, September 24, 2002 -- In response to increased interest from customers and partners, Velocite Systems-a leading custom platform and systems integrator- today announced the addition of Medéa RAID Servers to its General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule.

The servers, which include Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) disk storage arrays and fully ruggedized systems for deployment in physically demanding ground, air and sea based applications, offer a combination of high-performance characteristics, fail-safe operation and industry leading reliability.

Medéa's servers are a strategic fit with our current product line," said Bob Cook, president and CEO of Velocite Systems. They allow us to expand our offerings to users and administrators of SANs and NASs, and also to offer a very rugged storage solution for government and military applications."

The Medéa RAID servers offer customers a broad range of SAN-Ready fibre channel and Ultra160 SCSI storage solutions for digital media, streaming servers, medical imaging and bulk storage applications. The line-up includes JBOD products, real-time RAID solutions and the industry's highest density, fault-tolerant disk arrays based on UltraDMA disk drives. In addition, the RAID Shuttle rugged disk array, compliant with various levels of MIL STD and developed for demanding environments such as airborne, ground-based, and shipboard operation, will be available on the schedule.

About Medéa Corporation
Medéa Corporation, headquartered in Calabasas, California, designs and manufactures high-performance, low-cost storage subsystems optimized for digital content creation and Internet streaming media applications. Corporate headquarters is located at 26707 W. Agoura Road, Calabasas, CA 91302.
Telephone: (818) 880-0303. Fax: (818) 880-6906. Internet: www.medea.com

About Velocite Systems
Established in 1985 and located in the Baltimore-Washington technology corridor, Velocite Systems is the premier integrator of mission-critical software and hardware for information technology, telephony, government, and manufacturing applications. Velocite Systems specializes in custom designed and off-the-shelf hardware, servers, special software integration, installation, testing, support, and consulting services.

For more information on Velocite Systems, visit www.velocitesystems.com or call (443) 572-0015.

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