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Tuesday: March 10, 2009

Editorial Summary:

• Promark Technology is a value added distributor (VAD) of data storage and electronic document imaging products and solutions that sells through a two-tier distribution channel of value added resellers (VARs) and system integrators
• Promark Technology will provide the complete lineup of StorTrends IP-SAN and NAS storage appliances from AMI, all of which come preinstalled with powerful StorTrends® iTX Data Storage Software

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) is proud to announce a new partnership agreement with Promark Technology, a leading nationwide Value Added Distributor (VAD) of hardware and software products for the data storage and electronic document imaging markets. Under this agreement, Promark Technology will provide the complete lineup of StorTrends® IP-SAN and NAS appliances from AMI, all of which come preinstalled with StorTrends® iTX Data Storage software.

StorTrends iTX provides dependable, affordable storage software for networked storage applications, featuring dual dialect capability for both IP-SAN (Storage Area Networks) and NAS (Network Attached Storage). The dual dialect capability of StorTrends iTX allows users to handle both block and file data and enables the use of popular applications like Microsoft® Exchange, Microsoft® SQL Server, Oracle® and more. StorTrends iTX comes preinstalled on all StorTrends storage appliances, and includes the ManageTrends™ storage management suite as one of its components.

StorTrends iTX software provides true enterprise-level features, at a pricing level that is within the reach of small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). Components such as Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), Continuous Data Protection (CDP), WAN-optimization Data Services (WDS) and both Synchronous and Asynchronous Data Replication make it a competitive offering that will allow Promark Technology to support VARs and resellers in a wide variety of vertical markets.

"This new partnership between AMI and Promark Technology presents a great opportunity for AMI to increase exposure for StorTrends iTX software and AMI’s family of StorTrends storage appliances. It also gives Promark Technology the benefit of adding a superlative product family to its line card," remarked S. Shankar, President and CEO of AMI. "AMI is very excited about this opportunity to work closely with Promark Technology and anticipates excellent results and future growth as a direct result of this collaboration."

According to Brad Westcott, Director of Channel Sales for AMI, "Promark Technology has established a long history of success as a distributor of complete data storage solutions, and a partnership with a company of this caliber is a key step in moving forward in the development of AMI’s channel business. Their experience and depth allows them to cover a wide range of storage opportunities, and we are confident that our StorTrends product line can meet and exceed the needs of their channel partners’ opportunities."

About Promark Technology:Headquartered in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, Promark Technology is one of the premier value added distributors (VAD) in the United States. Promark’s core technology focus is distributing data storage and electronic document imaging products and solutions through a two-tier distribution channel selling to value added resellers (VARs) and system integrators. For more information on Promark Technology products and services, please call 1-800-634-0255, or visit the website at www.promarktech.com.

About AMI: Founded in 1985 and known worldwide for AMIBIOS®, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software, and utilities to today's high-tech manufacturers. AMI’s innovative Aptio™ solution for UEFI, modular AMIBIOS8, high quality StorTrends® IP-SAN, NAS, and Storage Management software solutions, along with MegaRAC® remote server management, KVM over IP, IPMI 2.0 firmware and high-density motherboards continue to garner industry acclaim and awards around the world. In line with the diversity of its technology and product line, AMI is a member of a number of industry associations and standards groups, such as the Intel® Embedded and Communications Alliance, a community of communications and embedded developers and solution providers, and a sponsor member of the Server Systems Infrastructure Forum (SSI), a special interest group (SIG) dedicated to promoting industry standards for the design and management of blade servers. Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S., China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan to better serve its customers.

For more information on AMI, its products or services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visitwww.ami.com.

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