Anderson Selected by XIOTech to Manage Emergency Parts Response Program

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, February 7, 2000.... Anderson Cargo, Incorporated of Minneapolis, a local provider of complete shipping services, has been selected by XIOtech Corporation to manage its Emergency Parts Response Program. Anderson Cargo will house key data systems and components, making them available for Same Day shipping, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

"We live in a technology driven society and system parts are critical to uptime requirements. This is a business partnership that helps keep systems running on- time." said Anderson founder, Brian Anderson.

"System uptime is one of the most important features of a data storage system, such as the XIOtech MAGNITUDE," stated Scott Coulter, Director of Customer Service for XIOtech. "Our partnership with Anderson Cargo will ensure that XIOtech customers are always able to quickly obtain the necessary components to keep their data ready and available."



About Anderson Cargo

Anderson Cargo, Inc. is a Minnesota based, transportation company that provides a full range of freight and logistics services to clients nationally. By land, air and sea the Anderson Group coordinates the movement of goods from point of pick-up to the end user anywhere in the world.

For Additional Details Contact:
Brian Anderson
Tele: 651-556-3400
Anderson Cargo, Inc.
Web Site: www.andersoncargo.com



About XIOtech

XIOtech Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate Technologies, Incorporated, designs, manufactures and markets integrated Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions that are tailored to the unique information storage needs of business. The XIOtech MAGNITUDE SAN is based on XIOtech's exclusive Real-Time Data Intelligence (REDI) Storage Architecture, which is the first in the industry to implement storage virtualization. Storage virtualization removes complexity and interoperability issues, increases data availability and manageability, and allows the MAGNITUDE to scale to accommodate storage needs today and well into the future. The MAGNITUDE, along with a comprehensive suite of application specific storage software, the REDI Software Family, makes storing, managing, safeguarding, and retrieving data on heterogeneous computing platforms easy and cost effective. Founded in 1995, the company's customers include many industry leaders in the fields of Finance, Internet Service, Healthcare, Education, Government, and Imaging. For more information, visit XIOtech's website at www.xiotech.com, call (612)828-5980, or email info@xiotech.com.