Solid State Disk Pioneer BiTMICRO Networks Named as Founding Member of New Solid State Storage Initiative

Fremont, CA — September 22, 2008 — BiTMICRO Networks, a pioneer in intelligent flash solid-state drive solutions, has joined the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Solid State Storage Initiative (SSSI), a new group established in cooperation with more than 20 other computer storage developers and vendors.

The SSSI's main objective is to promote the widespread adoption of solid-state storage in commercial and consumer storage environments. The group will lead the way in evaluating and furthering the development of standards specific to solid-state storage technology and promote the advantages of solid-state storage through continuing education for vendors and various user communities all over the world.

"The emergence of the solid state storage technology has the attention of many IT industry segments including for commercial applications. The SNIA SSSI hopes to establish industry standards and advance market adoption by partnering with industry leaders including solid state storage pioneers such as BiTMICRO Networks," says Vincent Franceschini, Chair of the SNIA.

"With years of Solid State Disk experience tucked under our belt, BiTMICRO Networks can contribute significantly to the SSSI's effort to further develop and contribute to solid state storage standards. We are looking forward to collaborating with other industry players to hammer out a long-term program for promoting and facilitating market acceptance of solid-state based storage," says Rey Bruce, CEO of BiTMICRO Networks Inc.

About the SNIA

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit global organization, made up of some 400 member companies and 7,000 individuals spanning virtually the entire storage industry. SNIA’s mission is to lead the storage industry worldwide in developing and promoting standards, technologies, and educational services to empower organizations in the management of information. To this end, the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education, and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For additional information, visit the SNIA Web site at www.snia.org.

About BiTMICRO Networks

BiTMICRO® Networks (http://www.bitmicro.com) is the leading provider of high performance non-volatile solid state drive and semiconductor solutions. The Company’s flagship product, the E-Disk® Altima™ solid state drive, is offered with SATA, SCSI Narrow and Wide, IDE/ATA, SAS and Fibre Channel interfaces in 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive form factors.

E-Disk®, BiTMICRO®, Altima™, EDSA™ and LUNETA™ are registered trademarks and trademarks of BiTMICRO Networks, Inc. High-resolution photo images of BiTMICRO's product line are available at http://www.bitmicro.com/press_multimedia.php.

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