Dot Hill Systems to Present at the Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference

LONGMONT, Colo., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dot Hill Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: HILL), a leading provider of unified virtual storage and SAN storage solutions, today announced that company executives will present at the Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at the University of Chicago's Gleacher Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dot Hill's presentation is scheduled to begin at 8:00 am CDT (9:00 am EDT) in Track 2 (Room 204). The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed at the conference website, www.midwestideas.com, or in the investor relations section of the company's website at www.dothill.com.

The IDEAS investor conferences are annual independent venues allowing quality public companies to tell their stories to professional investors with the express purpose of generating investor interest. The IDEAS Investor Conferences are held annually in Boston, Chicago and Dallas and are produced by Three Part Advisors, LLC with sponsorships from the regional investment communities in which they are held. Additional information about the events can be located at www.IDEASconferences.com

About Dot Hill

Offering enterprise-class security, availability and data protection, Dot Hill provides responsive and adaptive storage solutions to meet 24/7/365 business demands. With Dot Hill, businesses can proactively safeguard and manage business data, and leverage operational efficiencies to save time, effort and expense today, while meeting the evolving business needs of tomorrow, strategically and cost effectively. Headquartered in Longmont, Colo., Dot Hill has offices and/or representatives in China, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, and the United States.

For more information, visit us at www.dothill.com.

Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements include statements regarding Dot Hill's projected financial results for the third quarter of and full year of 2011 and thereafter, and Dot Hill's ability to achieve profitability. The risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include, among other things: the risk that actual financial results for the third quarter and full year of 2011 may be different from the financial guidance provided in this press release; the risks associated with macroeconomic factors that are outside of Dot Hill's control; the fact that no Dot Hill customer agreements provide for mandatory minimum purchase requirements; the risk that one or more of Dot Hill's OEM or other customers may cancel or reduce orders, not order as forecasted or terminate their agreements with Dot Hill; the risk that Dot Hill's new products may not prove to be popular; the risk that one or more of Dot Hill's suppliers or subcontractors may fail to perform or may terminate their agreements with Dot Hill; the risk that Dot Hill may have difficulties integrating the business acquired from Cloverleaf Communications, Inc.; the risk that sales through channel partners may not ramp as expected; unforeseen product quality, technological, intellectual property, personnel or engineering issues and any costs that may result from such issues; and the additional risks set forth in the Form 10-Q most recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Dot Hill. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Dot Hill undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

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Contact:
Hanif Jamal
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: 760-931-5500
email: [email protected]

Peter Seltzberg
Hayden IR
Tel: 646-415-8972
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE Dot Hill Systems Corp.