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To: Paul Lee who wrote (18410)	5/12/1999 9:30:00 AM
From: DavidG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25814

What happened to Toshiba's super duper processing chip??? This is in addition or in replacement? DavidG

To: Paul Lee who wrote (18410)	5/12/1999 11:11:00 AM
From: Moonray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25814

Bell Microproducts Selects MetaStor RAID Storage Products to Complete Mass Storage Offering Partnership Allows Leading Distributor to Expand its Mass Storage Offering SAN JOSE, Calif./WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1999-- Bell Microproducts Inc. (NASDAQ:BELM), North America's leading distributor of mass storage products, and MetaStor(R) Storage Solutions, a division of LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc., have entered into an agreement to distribute MetaStor RAID storage systems. Mutually beneficial to both companies, today's agreement provides key growth opportunities in the form of new reseller partners for MetaStor Storage Solutions and an expanded mass storage offering for Bell Microproducts. Today's focus on information-rich environments such as the Internet, Intranet, and data warehousing has brought unprecedented growth in storage requirements. Storage now ranks as one of the fastest growing markets for the indirect channels. To serve the needs of its customers as they manage these growing data resources, Bell Microproducts will market the complete scalable MetaStor line including all S-Class RAID storage systems, SYMplicity(TM) Storage Manager software and the network-attached storage (NAS) solutions. Together these products provide high availability, fast performance, and scalable capacity up to multi-terabytes of storage. The MetaStor line is a natural extension of the current Bell Microproducts position as a leading storage solutions provider. Bell Microproducts will now offer complete solutions for both storage area networking (SAN) and NAS applications. "Companies are realizing that data is one of their most important assets," said Phil Roussey, SR VP of Computer products marketing for Bell Microproducts. "SAN solutions and NAS devices have emerged as state-of-the-art methods of safeguarding and managing these assets. The MetaStor family will enable Bell Microproducts to offer the highest quality products available in the industry as customers employ storage solutions to store and protect their data," said Roussey. MetaStor Storage Solutions Expands its Reseller Base "Bell Microproducts is a leader in storage solutions and a pioneer in Fibre Channel connectivity," said Bill Reed, managing director of LSI Logic's MetaStor division. "Our distribution agreement will help MetaStor Storage Solutions develop new reseller partners for the product line," Reed added. Bell Microproducts' value-added resellers and system integrators can now offer all the pieces necessary for implementing SAN and NAS solutions, available for immediate delivery. Custom configurations as required are also available from the Bell Microproducts value-added center. About MetaStor Products The MetaStor(R) product family is a brand of LSI Logic Systems, Inc., a leading provider of scalable, high-performance storage systems for the enterprise. LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc., is a subsidiary of LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE:LSI), the System on a Chip Company(R), a leading supplier of custom high-performance semiconductors. MetaStor products are offered to end users through a worldwide network of value-added resellers and system integrators. The MetaStor product family includes a complete line of SCSI, Fibre Channel, and network-attache storage products for the open systems market. It also includes software that simplifies and centralizes the management of storage resources to minimize the administrative costs associated with data storage. For further MetaStor products information please call 888/METASTOR or visit www.metastor.com. The e-mail address for product information is info@metastor.com About Bell Microproducts, Inc. Bell Microproducts, Inc. is a distributor of high-technology products serving the industrial and commercial markets. The company markets and distributes the products of more than 100 manufacturers of semiconductors, disk drives, tape drives, optical drives, computers, enhancement products and peripherals primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators nationwide. The company adds value to it's products through a broad range of services, including testing, kitting, mass storage subsystem assembly and the integration of complete computer systems. More information is available in the company's SEC filings or by contacting the company directly. Bell Microproducts' news and product/service information are available on the Web at www.bellmicro.com. Note to Editors: The LSI Logic design, The System on a Chip Company(R), MetaStor(R), and SYMplicity(TM) are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Logic Corp. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Bell Microproducts Inc. Philip M. Roussey, 408/451-1622 or LSI Logic Storage Systems Joanna Tschiffely, 970/206-5882 joanna.tschiffely@lsil.com or Brodeur Porter Novelli Karem Planas, 602/954-0044 kplanas@brodeur.com o~~~ O

To: Paul Lee who wrote (18410)	5/12/1999 11:57:00 AM
From: Moonray	Respond to of 25814

Superior Court rules with school over LSI San Jose Mercury News - Published Tuesday, May 11, 1999 LSI Logic Corp. lost another round in court Monday in its bid to remove a neighboring school from an industrial zone in Santa Clara where the company uses toxic chemicals to produce semiconductors. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Leslie Nichols ruled the city was on firm ground in issuing a conditional use permit to the Granada Islamic School on Scott Boulevard, across from LSI's research and development facility. The judge also upheld an environmental report, which concluded that children would not be exposed to undue risks by going to school near LSI's facility. ''Everything that could be argued has been argued from Day One,'' Nichols said of the conflict, which stretches back to 1993, when the city council approved the school on a 4-3 vote. Lawsuits followed almost immediately, first over whether an environmental study should be done and now over whether the environmental study was done properly. Attorneys for the city and the Muslim Community Association, which operates the school and a nearby mosque, said the semiconductor industry has an exemplary safety record and that children and the elderly are vulnerable to toxic emissions nearly anywhere in Santa Clara, which is filled with high-tech industry. The school has spent $1 million to enable the building to be sealed off in case of a toxic emission, and officials say all the children can get inside within a minute. But LSI's attorney says the precautions are not as effective as the school has made them out to be. And placing 400 schoolchildren next to a place that uses toxic chemicals is inviting disaster, the company said. LSI does not object to the mosque. ''We think it's morally wrong to place small schoolchildren in the middle of an industrial zone where toxic, corrosive and flammable chemicals are used and transported on a daily basis,'' LSI spokesman Kevin Brett said. LSI's position has been supported by the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group and the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce. o~~~ O