STEC Vice President of Marketing and Business Development to Present on Special Panel - 'Solid-State Drive Technology in Storage' - at the Pacific Crest Securities' Emerging Technology Summit


ADVISORY, Feb. 24, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Patrick (Pat) Wilkison, STEC, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:STEC) Vice President of
 Marketing and Business Development will participate in a special Solid-
 State Drive panel discussion. Others on the panel include two of the
 world's largest Enterprise-Storage original equipment manufacturers
 (OEM).

 Where:
 St. Regis Hotel - 125 Third Street - San Francisco, CA 94103

 When:
 Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. - Noon PT

 Contact:
 STEC, Inc.
 Mitch Gellman, Vice President of Investor Relations
 949.232.5080 cell
 ir@stec-inc.com

 About STEC
 
 STEC, Inc. is a leading global provider of Solid-State technologies
 and solutions tailored to meet the high-performance, high-reliability
 needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). With headquarters
 in Santa Ana, California and locations worldwide, STEC leverages
 almost two decades of Solid-State knowledge and experience to deliver
 the industry's most comprehensive line of Solid-State Drives to the
 storage industry.

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