New Adaptec MaxIQ(TM) Storage Controllers With SSD Caching Offer Data Centres Up to 8X Faster Performance and 70 Percent Savings

Expanded MaxIQ SSD Caching Product Line Offers Increased Performance, Broad SSD Support and New Management Tools for I/O Analytics

MILPITAS, California, May 12, 2010 - Adaptec, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADPT), the global leader in I/O innovation, today
announced the expansion of the Adaptec MaxIQ SSD Caching product portfolio
with three new MaxIQ Storage Controllers, a new MaxIQ 64GB Cache Performance
Kit, wider support for solid-state drives (SSDs) and enhanced management and
analytics tools. Adaptec's MaxIQ SSD Caching products can deliver up to eight
times the I/O performance(1) of hard disk drive-only arrays, and reduce
capital and operating expenses up to 70 percent by allowing IT managers to
build High-Performance Hybrid Arrays (HPHAs) - data storage arrays consisting
of both hard disk drives (HDDs) and SSDs.

"Our goal is to provide our customers with performance enhancing products
that provide more flexibility and create greater operational efficiencies.
Our enhanced Adaptec MaxIQ solutions meet all of these goals," said Jared
Peters, vice president of sales and marketing, Adaptec. "As SSDs continue to
prove their value in a wide range of enterprise, data centre and other
high-performance computing environments, the need for effective solutions
that allow IT managers to take advantage of SSD performance benefits at the
lowest possible cost is paramount."

The Adaptec MaxIQ Storage Controller family is built on Adaptec's
advanced data protection and high-performance architecture, and includes
Adaptec Intelligent Power Management (IPM) for energy-efficiency, as well as
support for all mainstream SSDs including drives from OCZ Technology and
STEC, delivering IT managers with increased flexibility when designing
storage systems.

"OCZ is constantly looking for new opportunities to provide our customers
with innovative ways to integrate SSD technology into enterprise class
storage solutions that meet the demanding performance and reliability
requirements of data centre and computing applications," said Alex Mei, CMO
of the OCZ Technology Group. "MaxIQ Caching Software together with OCZ SSDs
will increase I/O performance and lower the total cost of ownership while
reducing energy consumption, offering a considerable improvement in overall
value and performance."

    The Adaptec Q-Series Storage Controller Family includes:
    - Adaptec MaxIQ 2405Q (4 internal ports)
    - Adaptec MaxIQ 5805Q (8 internal ports)
    - Adaptec MaxIQ 5805ZQ (8 internal ports with Zero-Maintenance Cache
      Protection for battery-free data protection)

All MaxIQ Storage Controllers feature 1.2 GHz of processing power, 512MB
of DDR2 write cache, MaxIQ Hybrid SSD read caching with support for multiple
MLC and SLC SSD devices, and direct I/O connectivity for SATA/SAS SSDs, hard
drives, and tape devices. Using SAS expanders, these controllers support up
to 256 devices; they also support a broad range of operating systems and are
compatible with more than 300 third-party devices. These controllers are also
supported by Adaptec Storage Manager(TM) for centralised management of all
Adaptec RAID controllers on the network.

"Our customers depend on us to deliver server solutions that meet their
high-performance standards and bandwidth requirements", said David Rudnick,
president of PC Solutions & Integration. "The Adaptec MaxIQ SSD Caching
solution allows us to convert industry-standard servers into cost-effective,
high-performance, scale-out application storage appliances that help our
customers save money while attaining high levels of I/O performance."

As a complement to the new MaxIQ Storage Controllers and the existing
MaxIQ 32GB Cache Performance Kit, the new MaxIQ 64GB Cache Performance Kit
can be paired with any Adaptec Series 5Z, Series 5 or Series 2 Storage
Controller and includes a 64GB Intel X-25E Extreme Solid-State drive.

SSD caching end-user tools are also available to intelligently analyse
I/O data flows and predict performance. Plus I/O instrumentation allows for
easy configuration, monitoring and management, making it easy for data centre
and cloud computing customers to integrate HPHAs without disrupting existing
operations.

Pricing and Availability

The Adaptec MaxIQ 64GB SSD Cache Performance Kit featuring one 64GB
Intel(R) X25-E Extreme SATA SSD and MaxIQ SSD Caching Software is MSRP
US$1,795. The Adaptec RAID 2405Q, 5805Q, 5805ZQ list for MSRP US$645, $1,215
and $1,485, respectively. All products are currently available through
worldwide distributors and resellers.

About Adaptec

Adaptec is the global leader in I/O innovation. The Company provides
innovative data centre I/O solutions that protect, accelerate, optimise, and
condition data in today's most demanding data centre environments. Adaptec
products are used in IT environments ranging from on-demand cloud computing
to traditional enterprise data centres. Its products enable data centre
managers, channel partners and OEMs to deploy best-in-class storage solutions
to meet their customers' evolving IT requirements. Around the world, leading
corporations, government organisations, and medium and small businesses trust
Adaptec technology. More information is available at www.adaptec.com,
on its blog, storageadvisors.adaptec.com, and at adaptec.com/facebook and
twitter.com/Adaptec_Inc.

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(1) Performance achieved at 52K IOPS (input-output/second)

    Contact:
    Sara Lee
    Walt & Company for Adaptec
    +1-408-369-7200 x2980
    slee@walt.com

Sara Lee of Walt & Company, +1-408-369-7200, ext. 2980, slee at walt.com, for Adaptec