Corporate Presentation A Partner Not Just a

Corporate Presentation A Partner … Not Just a Supplier

Mylex Corporation u u Our market position u Industry and customer feedback u CP 010299. ppt Our history The Mylex advantage 2

Corporate Summary u Founded in 1983 u Headquarters in Fremont, California u Publicly traded on NASDAQ as MYLX u Shipped over 825, 000 RAID controllers to date u u Market cap of approx. $200 M u CP 010299. ppt $123. 6 M in revenue in 1997 350 employees 3

World’s #1 Non-Captive RAID Supplier u u u CP 010299. ppt International Data Corporation (IDC): 1998 Worldwide Server Internal RAID Controller Market Forecast and Review. Ø October, 1998 Dataquest/Gartner Server Storage and RAID OEM Dynamics Ø September 1998 Disk/Trend: Disk Drive Arrays Report Ø November 1997 Disk/Trend: Disk Drive Arrays Report Ø November 1996 Disk/Trend: Disk Drive Arrays Report Ø November 1995 4

Industry Accolades u u Mylex DAC 960 PJ - Unix Review’s Performance Computing 1998 Outstanding Product Award “Leverage the Mylex reputation as a company that specializes only in RAID solutions and is relied upon by some of the top-tier OEMs in the country. ” Ted Wilson, Selling Windows NT Solutions u Nominated for Contingency Planning & Management -- “Hall Of Fame” CP 010299. ppt 5

The Mylex Mission RAID ASICs To be the dominant supplier of intelligent products for moving, storing, protecting and managing data Cost Effective PCI RAID High-Performance PCI RAID External RAID Controllers System Board RAID Management Software CP 010299. ppt 6

Product strength, depth and breadth u Cost Effective PCI RAID Solutions for: Ø Ø Ø u High Performance PCI RAID Solutions for: Ø Ø u Mid-range Servers High-end Servers External RAID Solutions for: Ø Ø Ø CP 010299. ppt Entry Level Servers PC-based Workstations High-end Desktop Systems Enterprise Class Servers Clustering and High Data Availability Applications Storage Area Networks 7

Management Team Al Montross President/CEO Bal Singh Colleen M. Gray VP Operations CFO & VP Finance Joseph A. Schmidt VP Human Resources CP 010299. ppt K. K. Rao Sr. VP Engineering & CTO Ron von Trapp VP Worldwide Sales & Marketing 8

Mylex Development Locations Mylex Headquarters Fremont, CA PCI RAID Controller Development I 2 O & OS Software / Drivers Management Application Software ASIC Development Administration, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Service and Support Mylex Advanced Development Boulder, CO External RAID Controller Development Redundant Systems Design Fibre Channel Solutions CP 010299. ppt 9

Worldwide Sales & Field Support Offices USA (CA, GA, CO, MA) United Kingdom France Germany Japan Taiwan CP 010299. ppt 10

World Record Setting Enterprise Class Performance* 4 Processors- Pentium® Xeon™ (400 MHz) Unisys Mylex DACPJ 11/11/98 Aquanta QS/2 Server 18, 707 tpm Siemens Mylex DACPJ 9/28/98 Primary 870 with 7 Primary 460 18, 528 tpm NEC Mylex DACPJ 8/5/98 Express 5800 HX 4500 C/S 18, 322 tpm Unisys Mylex DACPJ 7/16/98 Aquanta QS/2 Server C/S 18, 154 tpm HP 8 Processors - Pentium Pro (200 MHz) 3/30/98 Net. Server LXr Pro 8 Mylex DACPJ Bull Mylex DACPJ 3/25/98 Express 5800 HV 8000 C/S 16, 216 tpm NEC Mylex DACPJ 3/18/98 Express 5800 HV 8000 C/S 16, 216 tpm DG Mylex DACPJ 3/2/98 AVii. ON AV 8600 Server 16, 101 tpm 16, 257 tpm 6 Processors- Pentium Pro (200 MHz) NEC Mylex DACPJ 3/18/98 Express 5800 HX 4500 C/S 14, 144 tpm Unisys Other Fujitsu Mylex DACPJ 2/5/98 GRANPOWER 5000 Model 670 C/S 13, 391 tpm Fujitsu Mylex DACPJ 2/5/98 teamserver M 796 i C/S 13, 391 tpm 4/10/98 Aquanta HS/6 Server C/S 13, 728 tpm *As of 8/98 CP 010299. ppt 11

What the analysts say about Mylex Strategic Research “Mylex’s Accele. RAID 150 is an important advancement in RAID solutions because it eliminates the economic barriers to widespread RAID deployment across the enterprise. ” Michael Petersen - President Peripheral Concepts “Enterprise class servers continue to strive for higher data accessibility, and storage remains the most commonly cited weak link. With e. Xtreme. RAID, Mylex reaches very high performance, combined with enterprise class availability and PC-class ease of installation. ” Farid Neema - President Aberdeen Group “The DACFF RAID controller serves as an essential building block for clustering and Storage Area Network (SAN) environments. End-to-end Fibre Channel connectivity allows system architects to create extremely scalable, high-performance storage systems. ” David Hill - Senior Storage Industry Analyst CP 010299. ppt 12

What the industry leaders say about Mylex Microsoft Corporation "Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition is being used in more and more mission critical roles… Our mutual customer base will benefit from Mylex's technology and sophistication in this vital area of system engineering and performance optimization. " Edmund Muth - Group Product Manager Intel Corporation "We are excited about the ability of Intel Architecture SHV Server customers to get greater functionality out of their on-board storage devices through the integration of Mylex Accele. RAID products. Hot-plug PCI, ECC and improved RAID management/expansion support, combined with low cost, position Mylex Accele. RAID products to meet the demands of today's SHV Server platform. " Jon Haas - Industry Marketing Manager, Enterprise Server Group Intel Corporation "We have worked closely with Mylex for many years. . . The combination of the i 960 with Mylex’s advanced Fibre Channel RAID technology makes this [the DACFL] an ideal solution for customers considering a move to clustering or Storage Area Networks. ” Wendy Vittori- General Manager, Connected PC Division CP 010299. ppt 13

What our customers say Fujitsu ICL Computers Ltd "We tested numerous RAID controllers, and the Mylex DACPJ allowed our server to achieve the highest possible performance. Because storage systems typically represent the principal performance bottleneck in data driven environments, it was important for us to partner with a RAID controller vendor who could deliver on our strict requirements for performance, reliability and quality engineering. ” Paul Stow - General Manager, Servers Data General "Mylex's technology has provided products that complement our objective to be a leader in the highend NT and UNIX marketplaces. We are pleased to continue our relationship with an industry leader in host-based RAID technology. " Jim Geronaitis - Manager, Storage Marketing NEC “We have found that no other RAID controller can match the performance of the Mylex DAC 960 PJ. We are committed to providing our customers superior performance, manageability, and flexibility, and the DAC 960 PJ fulfills these requirements. " Shigeru Oshima - Senior Manager CP 010299. ppt 14

Technology Expertise #1 in TPC-C Performance u #1 in TPC-C Price/Performance u Advanced I/O Design u Ø Ø u Ultra 2 SCSI LVD Ultra 3/160 M SCSI Fibre Channel 2 ASIC Development Ø Ø RAID co-processor with XOR and memory control SCSI I/O co-processor chips Web and Java-based RAID management software u Software drivers and utilities u Firmware Development 1998 1997 1996 u Ø Ø RAID firmware for SCSI and Fibre Channel controllers I 2 O development Systems Level Redundant designs u Advanced Bus Architectures u Ø Ø 1995 1999 1989 Mylex 1990 Leadership 1991 1994 1992 1993 64 -bit/66 MHz PCI-X NGIO Future I/O (Under Investigation) CP 010299. ppt 15

Mylex Strategic Relationships u ISV & IHV Development Partnerships Microsoft Ø Intel Ø Sun. Soft Ø Novell Ø Java. Soft Ø SCO Ø Netscape Ø IBM (OS/2) ØVeritas Ø u Industry Associations & Affiliations Ø Ø Ø u Disk Drive Manufacturer Alliances Seagate Ø IBM Ø Fujitsu Ø Quantum Ø ØWestern ØHitachi Digital Ø Ø Ø CP 010299. ppt Transaction Processing Council Storage Performance Council RAID Advisory Board Fibre Channel Loop Community SCSI Trade Association Storage Networking Industry Association PCI Special Interest Group (SIG) I 2 O Mass Storage Working Group Various ANSI Standards Committees Wired For Management SIG Desktop Management Task Force Common Information Model 18

Mylex Customers: Market Leaders u u u u Acer Amdahl Andataco Arrow ICP Artecon/Storage Dimensions AT&T Auspex Bell Micro Compaq/DEC Data General Fujitsu Japan Fujitsu ICL Goldstar u u u u Hitachi Ideal Hardware Infodip Ingram Micro Innoquest Intergraph Intel Lobster Computer Lucent Micron MTI NCR NEC Japan NEC Europe u u u u CP 010299. ppt n. Stor Octel Packard Bell/NEC Procom Technologies Samsung Seachange Sequent Siemens Nixdorf Solectron Tech-Data Toshiba Tulip Computers Unisys Wyle Labs Zenith 19

Mylex Quality Policy u u u CP 010299. ppt Consistently first to market with new and innovative technologies Grow with our customers as their preferred supplier by leading the industry in technology innovation and product quality Provide unparalleled customer service, support, and personal integrity 20

Development & Process Control u Formal Phase Review Process Ø u Predictable delivery schedules for new products Documented Qualification & Test Procedures Ø Ø u Improved design quality Faster time-to-market Problem tracking and escalation Ø Rapid response to customer issues u u CP 010299. ppt Engineering Customer Support Team Comprehensive Program Management Process 21

Commitment to Customer Quality u u u ISO 9001 Certified Shipping Commitments to All Customers Met 100% since December 1996 Field Applications Engineering Team Worldwide Comprehensive Product Engineering Organization Technical Support Group Manufacturing Subcontractors All ISO 9002 Certified u u CP 010299. ppt Customer and Supplier Satisfaction Indices Quality Reporting Process 22

The Mylex Competitive Benefits u Industry proven RAID technology u World record-setting performance u Most advanced RAID and fault tolerant feature set u Product strength, depth, and breadth u Market leadership (technology & market share) u Established long term relationships and industry partnerships u u CP 010299. ppt Brand recognition as The RAID Company Customer focus 23

The Mylex Competitive Benefits u u CP 010299. ppt Development strategy based on customer requirements Unmatched engineering, support, and operational strengths Thorough understanding of real-world deployment of RAID technology in the Enterprise and in network environments Common firmware and software base across the Mylex product line 24

Why Choose Mylex: A Partner. . . Not Just a Supplier u Single source for all RAID solutions u Dedicated to forming long term customer relationships u Future product & feature development based on customer strategies and time to market u u Unmatched engineering and field support u CP 010299. ppt Ease of doing business Operational strength and quality 25