MPAK Announces Strategic Channel Agreement with Z Microsystems to Deliver Rugged Data Storage Solutions

San Diego, February 1, 2005—MPAK Technologies Inc., a storage-centric solutions provider dedicated to delivering customized data storage solutions to its customers, announced today a strategic channel agreement with Z Microsystems, Inc. This partnership will provide MPAK's customers with the industry's most scalable, high-performance, rugged data storage solutions for environmentally-challenged and military applications. "MPAK has an emphasis on selling to the Federal Government and Department of Defense which makes Z Microsystems an excellent partner. MPAK's government contracting vehicles and customer base provide Z
Microsystems additional exposure in its key market," said Rob Gillespie, Director of Government Sales.

Z Microsystems is the leading designer and manufacturer of "field-ready" computing solutions for the military and DoD. Z Microsystems delivers entire deployable workstation suites that
consist of flat-panel displays, storage systems, CPU's, servers, power management systems and traveling desks that enhance and optimize user work performance. Designed for deployed conditions, Z Microsystems' field-ready computing products demonstrate remarkable long-term reliability in real-world field conditions, ably withstanding the rigors of arctic extremes to desert battle zones.

The partnership with Z Microsystems helps MPAK provide the government with uniquely customized solutions to the technology problems they face in today's unforgiving battlefields. MPAK's field ready solutions are not only more rugged and flexible than previous
technology; they are also more easily upgradeable and reconfigurable. "Partners such as Z Microsystems are critical to help MPAK deliver its application specific architecture (ASA) solutions to customers. MPAK is committed to provide solutions to the specific technology
challenges facing business and government today," said Jeff Tomlinson, MPAK's Chief Storage Architect. MPAK is a company dedicated to solving problems for companies and organizations that rely on technology to be successful. Its emphasis on pre-sales engineering and consulting to determine the right fit for customers has led to products developed for specific vertical markets, its ASA line of data storage solutions.

About MPAK Technologies, Inc.

MPAK Technologies is a storage-centric solutions provider dedicated to delivering customized data storage solutions to its customers. MPAK's line of products include Disk (Momentum SATA RAID), Tape Backup, NAS, and Computing platforms.

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