OCZ Showcases Enterprise SSDs in Windows Server 2012 at Microsoft TechEd Conferences and Technology Center

SAN JOSE, CA — OCZ Innovation Group, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives for computing devices and systems, today announced that its SAS-based Talos 2 SSDs will be showcased while Microsoft's North American TechEd conferences. With this partnership, TechEd participants will get a firsthand look at the upcoming Windows Server 2012 and how it delivers the enterprise-class storage capabilities that IT departments require. OCZ Talos 2 drives will be highlighted in various Windows Server 2012 demonstrations showing their leading application performance and data access, high endurance and reliability, seamless integration of 2.5-inch form factors, and true dual-ported SAS capabilities.

TechEd event is Microsoft's premier research conference for IT professionals and developers, offering the most comprehensive technical education of Microsoft's current and future suite of products, solutions, and services, and utilizes hands-on learning, in-depth product exploration, and other opportunities that build relationships within the Microsoft community. TechEd begins June 11 in Orlando, Florida, and continues on to Europe in late June for IT professionals and developers to keep their fingers on the pulse of the latest Microsoft technologies and platforms. In conjunction with the TechEd events in North America and Europe, OCZ Talos 2 SSDs will be featured in a permanent demo display rack at the Microsoft Innovation Center in New York City.

Part of this leading research conference

"OCZ is very pleased to be a part of this leading research conference and to partner with Microsoft in the development of upcoming products, during helping to drive SSD compatibility, encouraging SSD adoption over hard drives, and bolstering additional relationships with the latest Microsoft solution providers," said Ryan Petersen, CEO for OCZ Research. "This collaboration with Microsoft extends the benefits of our SSD research to the Microsoft universe delivering superior application performance and data access for straightway-generation data centers."

"We're excited to see OCZ Innovation Group build on Windows Server 2012 capabilities and demonstrate Talos 2 SSDs, at the Microsoft Partner Pavilion at Microsoft TechEd in Orlando, FL this week," said Ian Carlson, director of Windows Server and Management product management at Microsoft.

About OCZ Innovation Group, Inc. Founded in 2002, San Jose, CA-based OCZ Innovation Group, Inc. is a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of high-performance solid-state storage solutions and premium computer elements. Offering the industry's widest range of solid-state drives, OCZ features SSDs in a variety of form factors and interfaces to address HDD replacement, SAN acceleration, server and storage virtualization, cloud computing, and virtual desktop infrastructure opportunities. Having developed firmware and controller platforms to virtualization and endurance extending technologies, the company delivers vertically integrated, customizable solutions enabling transformational approaches to how digital data is captured, stored, accessed, analyzed and leveraged across a wide range of client and enterprise applications. For more information, please visit: www.ocztechnology.com.