Hot-swappable SureVAULT™ systems feature IDE disk drives,
and USB 2.0 and FireWire 1394A connections

Garden Grove, CA – May 29, 2003 – Kano Technologies brought affordable, compact, plug-and-play RAID storage to the PC and Mac markets today when it introduced its SureVAULT™ desktop RAID storage systems. The SureVAULT RAID Desktop Mirrored Solution writes data simultaneously to two drives, creating and maintaining a constant mirror-image of all data. The SureVAULT RAID 5 Desktop Solution stripes data to three drives simultaneously. Both systems feature USB 2.0 or FireWire 1394A connections and the latest generation IDE hard disk drives. Both are portable, very easy to install, use hot-swappable drive bays, and provide RAID’s fast, secure and reliable performance.

“SureVAULT's IDE-based disk array is ideal for protecting important financial, video and imaging data at a desktop, workstation or network server,” said Robert Young, Kano’s director of national sales. “Its small size and plug-and-play capability make SureVault a fast, simple way to share protected data between desktops, networks and workgroups – or between the office, home and school.”

SureVAULT makes data recovery very easy. In case of drive failure, SureVAULT automatically switches operations to the remaining drive, and gives a visual and audible alert. Without shutting down the desktop, the user can slide in a replacement Kano SureDRIVE. Then, SureVAULT immediately and automatically rebuilds the data while the user continues to use the desktop.

All Kano products feature exclusive, custom-designed industrial enclosures that minimize vibrations and dust infiltration. Each chassis has high-volume, low-noise fan ventilation, specially engineered to maintain the optimum operating temperature for maximum drive life and dependability. All enclosures are CE-certified and UL-approved.

“We added this RAID product line because of the high level of interest from our optical storage channel partners. They wanted a low-cost, plug-and-play RAID solution that can be used for storage of video-development applications as well as for archiving,” added Young. “A FireWire 800 version of the SureVAULT will be released in 60 days to address our customers’ need for higher through-put RAID storage for their larger video editing and archiving projects.”

SureVAULT RAID systems are available in storage capacities that range from 80GB to 600GB. SureVAULT systems are 4.75-inches high; 9.5-inches wide; 12.75-inches deep and weigh 14.5 pounds. The MSRP starts at $795.00 for a SureVAULT RAID Desktop Mirrored Solution, and $1345.00 for a SureVAULT RAID 5 Desktop Solution. Both products are available now from Kano storage solution providers. A local provider may be contacted through a listing at www.kanotechnologies.com. Product data sheets are also available from the Web site.

ABOUT KANO TECHNOLOGIES

California-based Kano Technologies (www.kanotechnologies.com) is a leading DVD+RW/R storage-solution company and is backed by major investors with extensive storage experience. The company develops, sells, and supports leading-edge optical-storage applications and solutions that take full advantage of the performance, capacity and compatibility of the DVD+ format. Kano offers a broad line of CD and DVD duplicator and publishing systems including the Atlas CD-R and K2Extreme DVD+R publishers. Recently, Kano entered the desktop RAID market with its SureVAULT Desktop RAID storage solution for Macs and PCs. All Kano products are manufactured in an ISO 9001:2000 facility.

Kano Technologies Corporation
11522 Markon Dr., Garden Grove, CA 92841
714-379-5520
Fax: 714-379-4541
www.kanotechnologies.com

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Richard Young, Kano Technologies, ryoung@kanotechnologies.com, 714-379-5520
Kelly Schafer, Darryl Lloyd, Inc., kellyschafer@netscape.net, 760-434-4661

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