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Kingston Technology to Demo, Issue White Paper on SSD Benefits in SQL Server 2008 at Microsoft TechEd

Large-Scale Memory Demo, Guitar Hero® Champion at Kingston Booth

Fountain Valley, CA – May 11, 2009 – Kingston Technology Co. Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it will hold memory demonstrations as well as release a white paper on the benefits of solid-state drive (SSD) technology for servers during Microsoft Tech·Ed, May 11-15, 2009.

The demo will showcase performance in a system containing 24GB of DRAM and numerous Kingston® SSDNow E Series drives. The white paper will show results of a power usage and work load comparison between 45 SATA hard-disk drives and eight Kingston solid-state drives operating within a server environment. In addition, professional Guitar Hero video game champion Annie "Ecstasy" Leung will challenge all comers at the Kingston booth during expo hours. Leung is currently the highest-ranked female Guitar Hero player in the United States.

"Adequate system memory is an integral part of optimizing the performance of Microsoft software products while also reducing total cost of ownership within the IT infrastructure," said Liesl Schwoebel, branded memory product manager, Kingston. "We are committed to supporting Microsoft's customers with system-specific memory, higher-capacity modules and kits and other options such as our SSDNow E Series solid-state drives."

Kingston's broad range of Branded memory offerings assures solutions for all server environments, including the latest technology bump to DDR3. Memory support for the Intel® Nehalem-EP triple channel server platform includes kits of three with up to 24GB capacity (registered DIMMs) and 12GB (unbuffered DIMMs). Higher capacity modules and kits are also available for desktop and notebook PCs to maximize efficiency within a data center.

Kingston memory modules are backed by a lifetime warranty and free 24/7 technical support. Kingston server memory and the SSDNow E Series are covered by the exclusive KingstonCare program, an additional layer of customer service that provides on-site spares, service reimbursement, cross-ship RMAs and all the tools necessary to minimize server downtime. For more information visit the Kingston Web site at www.kingston.com.

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Malaysia, Taiwan, China and sales representatives in the United States, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, India, Taiwan, China, and Latin America. For more information, please call 800-337-8410 or visit www.kingston.com.

Editor's Note: For additional information, evaluation units or executive interviews, please contact David Leong, Kingston Technology Company, Inc. 17600 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA USA 92708, 714-438-1817 (Voice). Press images can be found in Kingston's press room at kingston.com/press/default.asp.

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