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May 24, 2006

Intel Compatibility for SoftRAID 3

Mendocino, CA.

SoftRAID LLC announced SoftRAID 3.5, their Intel-compatible version of SoftRAID 3 today. SoftRAID's superior volume management software now allows endusers to create and maintain RAID and non-RAID volumes on Intel Macs. Both PowerPC and Intel Macs will now recognize SoftRAID volumes created on either type of machine.

"Intel compatibility for SoftRAID 3 means we can take advantage of the exciting performance increases of the Intel platform," said Tim Standing, VP of Engineering. "Customers will soon see some innovative products from SoftRAID, LLC which maximize the potential of the new architecture."

Current SoftRAID owners will have no problem bringing their data on portable drives over to their new Intel Macs. SoftRAID volumes created with older versions of SoftRAID on PowerPCs can be moved to Intel machines without any conversions necessary. The only limitation users will experience, due to an Apple bug in the new OS X for Intel, is that SoftRAID volumes cannot be used as startup volumes on Intel Macs. Apple and SoftRAID are currently working together to rectify this situation.

SoftRAID 3.5 adds support for removable SATA drives, using PCI-Express and PC-Card interfaces. It also allows the creation of RAID volumes on USB flash drives.

The SoftRAID 3.5 release is a free electronic upgrade to all 3.x owners. The SoftRAID 3.5 electronic download is $129 and the retail CD is $149, both available from the SoftRAID website www.softraid.com and retail outlets worldwide.

For more information about SoftRAID 3, contact us at sales@softraid.com.

About SoftRAID, LLC.
SoftRAID, LLC is headquartered in Mendocino, California, and has dedicated itself to developing high quality applications for Mac OS.