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To: Pigboy who wrote (257)	12/30/1997 8:38:00 AM
From: Neil S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4808

ITEM: Vixel Debuts at Number 70 on Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 List; Vixel joins the ranks of fastest growing, most successful private and public high-tech firms in United States BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 1997--Vixel Corp., a leading developer and manufacturer of Fibre Channel storage interconnect solutions, debuted at number 70 on the 1997 Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 List, as published in The Red Herring, a technology magazine that focuses on companies that will lead innovation for the next decade. The rankings are based on the percentage of annual corporate revenue growth over the past five years, with data collected from a variety of public and private sources including the regional Technology Fast 50 listings of high-growth companies from around the country. This honor comes hot on the heels of Vixel securing the number two spot in the Washington Technology Fast 50 for 1997. "Vixel is on a fast, yet strategic, growth track based on being first to bring new technologies to market and partnering with industry leaders in the Fibre Channel storage interconnect marketplace," said Jeff Vogel, vice president sales and marketing for Vixel. "Our technology gives IT managers a new model of connectivity that takes place behind the server. We focused on creating a flexible and reliable system for data access, and this recognition highlights the successful delivery of that solution, as well as the commitment to excellence embraced by our customers and suppliers." Vixel is in good company, with industry leaders in infotech, biotech/medical, manufacturing/materials, telecom, instrumentation/electronics, and engineering/technical services represented on the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500 list. The companies represented range from promising startup firms to public companies that have been industry giants for years. Vixel credits both this recognition and its incredible growth over the past year to its energetic corporate culture and understanding of the end user's needs, as well as to the critical technology it's bringing to the marketplace. As network environments decentralize, IT managers find it increasingly difficult to manage and store the vast amounts of mission-critical data. Vixel has worked with other industry leaders to design a new, reliable and scaleable distributed storage architecture for the enterprise: the interconnect. This architecture uses Fibre Channel loop topologies, which allow for centrally managed storage on multiple devices up to 10 Km away from the network site, and at speeds 100 times faster than are now available. About Vixel Vixel Corp. is a leading developer of Fibre Channel storage interconnect solutions, including managed and unmanaged hubs and optical transceivers. Vixel and its products provide one stop shopping of flexible gigabit-per-second products that IT requires to build efficient and affordable storage interconnect solutions for data-intensive applications. Its products are designed for high-availability enterprise applications while maintaining reliable storage system data access and maximum uptime. Founded in 1991, Vixel markets storage interconnect solutions to mainstream computer, storage and peripheral manufacturers. Its solutions answer the data-intensive demands of server applications such as CAD/CAM, data warehousing, online banking, real-time medical analysis, and full motion video. Vixel is headquartered in Bothell, Wash., with sales offices in California, Colorado, Massachusetts and Texas. For more information, contact the company at: 11911 Northcreek Pkwy. So., Bothell, WA 98011. Phone: 425/806-4011. Fax: 425/806-4050. Email: marketing@seattle.vixel.com or visit our Web site at vixel.com . CONTACT: Vixel Corp. Parker LePla Mary Lindstrom Eric Nobis 425/806-4011 206/285-5280 mlindstrom@seattle.vixel.com nobis@parkerlepla.com