SiliconSystems Names Phil Gioia Vice President of Operations

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., June 10, 2008 — SiliconSystems, Inc., a world leader in advanced storage technology, today announced that Phil Gioia has joined the company as vice president of operations. Gioia brings to SiliconSystems more than twenty-five years of technology industry experience in manufacturing operations, supply chain management and outsource management. Gioia will lead the expansion of SiliconSystems operations to support the companys continued rapid global growth.

“Phil is a great addition to our executive team as we continue to expand our operations worldwide," said Michael Hajeck, CEO at SiliconSystems. "Phils storage industry expertise, demonstrated leadership skills and track record of success will ensure the company continues to exceed the level of excellence our customers have grown to expect from SiliconSystems."

Prior to joining SiliconSystems, Gioia was vice president of supply chain management at QLogic Corporation in charge of outsourced manufacturing operations, master planning and materials requirement planning. Previously, Gioia was a senior vice president of operations for Tadpole-RDI Computer Corporation, vice president of manufacturing and procurement for Pinnacle Micro and Director of Manufacturing for Toshiba America. Gioia achieved the rank of captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Behavioral Sciences from California State University, Dominquez Hills and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of La Verne, School of Business. He also studied business management at the UCLA Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.

About SiliconSystems

SiliconSystems is a world leader in advanced storage technology engineered exclusively for the high performance, high reliability, multi-year product lifecycle requirements of the Enterprise System OEM market. The companys patented SiliconDrive and SiliconDrive II technologies exceed the rigorous demands of applications in the netcom, embedded, industrial, military and medical markets. SiliconSystems is based in Aliso Viejo, California. Additional company and product information is available on the companys website at www.siliconsystems.com.