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CARLSBAD, CA -- Dot Hill Systems Corp. (NYSE: HIL), a leading supplier of carrier-class data storage and storage area network (SAN) solutions, announces the selection of SANnet(TM) by the National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, the Netherlands. NLR is an independent non-profit research institute that carries out contract research for national and international customers in the aerospace industry. According to industry analyst firm, IDC, Western Europe is the second largest region worldwide for disk storage systems, which is estimated to reach $10.8 billion in 2001. "We selected Dot Hill's SANnet because of its price, scalability and performance," said Dr. G.J. Dekker, Head of Operational Services. "Our projects at NLR produce and require a huge amount of information and we expect to double capacity every year. SANnet's scalability will allow us to expand our storage incrementally as needed with virtually zero downtime. We are using our SANnet storage solution with both the IRIX and Windows operating systems. This flexibility and interoperability has been very effective for us." "Dot Hill is very pleased to have been selected by the prestigious National Aerospace Laboratory NLR. We were up against several other storage vendors and were able to demonstrate to NLR that SANnet's scalability and performance are superior," said Hans Wagener, sales manager for Dot Hill's Netherlands-based European headquarters. "In addition, the ease with which NLR is able to use our SANnet with multiple operating systems was a key factor in their selection of Dot Hill." For additional information visit www.dothill.com