NEW FIRMWARE RELEASE
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 Products involved:  AXIS StorPoint CD+ IDE
                     AXIS StorPoint CD+ SCSI
                     AXIS StorPoint CD+ Basic SCSI
                     AXIS StorPoint CD+ Dual SCSI
                     AXIS StorPoint CD+ Basic Dual SCSI

 Release date:       July 8, 2002

 Release type:       Production Release

 Firmware version:   6.01

 User documentation: Instant Up & Running 2.0
                     Axis Network Product CD 1.0
                     Axis StorPoint CD+ User's Manual 1.1

 File name:          cdplus_601.bin
 File size:          2,809,076 bytes

 Last preceding
 release:            6.00


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 New features in version 6.01:
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6.01:1  Devices: Support for a number of new devices has been added
        For an up-to-date list of devices tested with the StorPoint
        CD+, please see www.axis.com/techsup/cdsrv/storpoint_cdp/.

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 Corrected problems in version 6.01:
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6.01:2  Stability: Improved stability when network load is very high
        If the network load was constantly very high, the StorPoint
        could eventually restart spontaneously.

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 New features in version 6.00:
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6.00:1  Performance: Enhanced overall performance
        Running on the latest generation of the Axis ETRAX chip
        family, the ETRAX 100LX, and with PC100 SDRAM memory, this
        firmware achieves a significant increase in performance
        compared to previous versions.

6.00:2  Memory Expansion: SDRAM module support
        Expanding the memory of the StorPoint CD+ is easily achieved
        by installing a standard 168 pin SDRAM PC100 or PC133 module.
        Please visit
        http://www.axis.com/techsup/cdsrv/storpoint_cdp/memory.htm
        for an up-to-date list of tested SDRAM modules.

6.00:3  CIFS/SMB: Support for Windows 2000 native domains
        When installed in a Windows 2000 domain, the StorPoint CD+
        automatically joins Active Directory. Both native and mixed
        mode domains are supported.

6.00:4  NetWare: StorPoint CD+ supports NetWare 6

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 Best regards,

 Axis Communications AB