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Kingston To Provide Upgrade Memory for the SGI Origin 3000, Onyx 3000, Origin 300 Family, Onyx 300 Family, Onyx4 UltimateVision, Silicon Graphics Fuel and Tezro Systems
New Agreement Authorizes Kingston to Offer Up to 2GB Memory Capacities

Fountain Valley, CA - (March 08, 2004), Kingston® Technology Company, Inc., the worldwide independent leader in memory products, announced an agreement with Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI), a world leader in products, solutions, and services for high-performance computing, visualization, and storage. The new agreement between the two companies authorizes Kingston® to market upgrade memory for the SGI® Origin® 3000 and SGI® Origin® 300 family of servers, SGI® Onyx® 3000 and SGI® Onyx® 300 visualization systems, Silicon Graphics® Onyx4™ UltimateVision™ visualization systems, and Silicon Graphics Fuel® and Silicon Graphics® Tezro™ visual workstations. Memory for these systems contain SGI proprietary technology.

During the term of the agreement between the parties, Kingston's memory products are fully eligible for support services through SGI as Kingston's designated service provider. SGI customers of Origin 3000, Onyx 3000, Origin 300, Onyx 300, Onyx4 UltimateVision, Silicon Graphics Fuel and Tezro workstations may arrange for service by contacting the SGI worldwide service organization directly for support. Kingston and SGI have a long history of mutual agreements, including the previous SGI® Origin® 2000, SGI® Origin® 200, and the Silicon Graphics® Onyx2® licensing agreement.

"This agreement provides SGI customers with an alternative source of memory," said Mike Sager, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Kingston. "Kingston products provide a cost-saving advantage with a lifetime warranty and free technical support," added Sager.

"SGI selected Kingston as a leading quality manufacturer and marketer of memory in the high-end workstation and server market," stated Paul Kinyon, HPC Server Product Manager, SGI. "Based on our experience with Kingston in prior arrangements, they were a logical choice for this agreement."

Kingston Memory Products Supporting the SGI Origin and Onyx Family and Silicon Graphics Fuel and Tezro Systems
Kingston P/N SGI System Supported Capacity
KSG-ON3K/1G SGI Origin 3000, Onyx 3000 1GB
KSG-ON3K/2G SGI Origin 3000, Onyx 3000 2GB
KSG-ON300/512 SGI Origin 300 & 350, Onyx 300 & 350, Onyx4 UltimateVision 512MB
KSG-ON300/1G SGI Origin 300 & 350, Onyx 300 & 350, Onyx4 UltimateVision 1GB
KSG-ON300/2G SGI Origin 300 & 350, Onyx 300 & 350, Onyx4 UltimateVision 2GB
KSG-FUEL/512 Silicon Graphics Fuel, Tezro 512MB
KSG-FUEL/512 Silicon Graphics Fuel, Tezro 512MB
KSG-FUEL/1G Silicon Graphics Fuel, Tezro 1GB
KSG-FUEL/2G Silicon Graphics Fuel, Tezro 2GB

All of Kingston's memory modules are 100 percent tested and come with a lifetime warranty. For more information on Kingston's expansive line of memory products, please contact Kingston at (800) 337-8410 or by visiting Kingston's website at www.kingston.com.

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.

Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston operates manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Fountain Valley, Calif., including Payton Technology Corp., Kingston's back-end processing facility supporting memory packaging, test and logistics. With the advent of Payton, Kingston supports all memory processing functions from receipt of wafer to completed module. Kingston serves a network of distributors, OEMs, and retail customers in more than 3,000 locations worldwide. For more information on Kingston, call (800) 337-8410, or go to www.kingston.com.

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Editor's Note: For additional information, evaluation units or executive interviews, please contact Heather Skinner, Kingston Technology Company, Inc. 17600 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA USA 92708, (714) 438-1817 (Voice), (714) 438-2720 (Fax).

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Silicon Graphics, SGI, Origin, Onyx, Onyx2, Silicon Graphics Fuel and the SGI logo are registered trademarks, and Tezro, Onyx4 and UltimateVision are trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries worldwide.


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