Syquest Technology Names Garrett A. Garrettson to Board of Directors.

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1998--

Garrettson Brings Strong Storage Background and Successful Management History to SyQuest

SyQuest Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYQT), a world leader in removable cartridge hard drive technology, today announced the appointment of Garrett ("Garry") A. Garrettson, president and CEO of Spectrian Corporation (NASDAQ:SPCT), to its board of directors.

"Garry's years of experience in the data storage industry will complement our in-house expertise and be of great value to all of us at SyQuest Technology," said Chairman Ed Marinaro. "His extensive storage industry background was developed after years of working in various technical management positions at Hewlett-Packard, in the Imprimis Technology Business Unit of Control Data Systems and at Seagate."

Before joining Spectrian in 1996, Garrettson served as president and CEO of Censtor Corporation, a developer of magnetic recording technology for the disk drive industry. Prior to that, he served in various management positions in the Imprimis Technology Business Unit of Control Data Systems and as a vice president at Seagate. From 1973 to 1986, Garrettson served in a variety of technical management positions, including Laboratory Director at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories.

Garrettson, 54, currently serves as a director of Benton Oil and Gas Company and Redlake Imaging. He earned a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Science degree in Engineering Physics, and a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.

About Spectrian Corporation

Spectrian Corporation is the leading independent supplier of ultra linear, high power RF power amplifiers to wireless communications infrastructure manufacturers and service providers worldwide. As an ISO 9001 quality system-certified company, Spectrian designs and manufactures power amplifiers for use in microcell and macrocell base stations for cellular, PCS and wireless local loop networks. Spectrian is located at 350 West Java Drive, Sunnyvale, Calif., 94089. Additional information can be found at http://www.spectrian.com.

About SyQuest Technology

Based in Fremont, Calif., SyQuest Technology, Inc. is the leader in removable cartridge hard drive storage technology. The company offers the best performing, most affordable, and easy to use, high capacity removable hard drives and cartridges in the marketplace. SyQuest award winning products are ideal storage solutions for SOHO/professionals, families, students, Internet users and more. SyQuest (SYQT) is publicly traded on NASDAQ's National Market System. The company's web site is http://www.syquest.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including competition in the marketplace for the company's products, and other risks detailed from time to time in the SEC reports filed by SyQuest including its most recent reports on Forms 8K, 10K and 10Q.

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