Violin Memory, Inc., (NYSE:VMEM), a leader in persistent memory-based storage solutions, today announced that Dr. Cheemin Bo-Linn has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective December 20, 2013. Dr. Bo-Linn is the President of Peritus Partners, an international consulting group leading companies to the next level of growth and increasing valuation.

Howard A. Bain III, interim chief executive officer, said, "After conducting an extensive search, we're honored to welcome Dr. Bo-Linn to the Violin board. Cheemin is a seasoned leader with outstanding operating and governance experience as well as a deep understanding of the tech industry. Her contributions will help Violin continue to execute on its strategy during this transformative time in our industry and help guide the company's continued success."

As a twenty-five year tech veteran, Dr. Bo-Linn's roles have ranged from Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Revenue Officer at growth companies to IBM Vice President and Storage Systems executive. Her experience includes cloud computing, big data analytics, and social mobile convergence.

Dr. Bo-Linn additionally serves as an advisory board member for WITI (Women in Technology International) and has previously held board positions at various companies and associations including the Association of Corporate Growth (ACG Silicon Valley) and the American Electronics Association.

Dr. Bo-Linn is a graduate of the University of Houston Doctorate Program with expertise on "Computer-Based Management Information Systems and Organizational Change".

About Violin Memory

Violin Memory (NYSE: VMEM) enables businesses to access real-time information by delivering memory-based storage solutions that close the compute storage gap. Named by Gartner Inc. as the market share leader in flash-based storage systems, Violin Memory brings storage performance in-line with demanding, high-speed applications, servers and networks at disk economics. Violin Memory solutions are optimized from the ground up to leverage the inherent capabilities of flash memory, enabling performance of memory at compelling economics for business-critical applications, virtualized environments and big data in enterprise data centers. Founded in 2005, Violin Memory is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. For more information, visit www.vmem.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding Cheemin Bo-Linn's contributions to help Violin continue to execute on its strategy and to help guide Violin's continued success. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including: risks associated with a transition in executive and board leadership, Violin Memory's history of large purchases by a limited number of customers; its limited operating history, particularly as a new public company; its relationship with Toshiba as its sole supplier of flash-based memory; as well as general market, political, economic and business conditions. Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect Violin Memory's financial results are included under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," in the company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and is available on the Company's investor relations website at investor.violin-memory.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and Violin Memory does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

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