FILED BY ADVANCED DIGITAL
INFORMATION CORPORATION
PURSUANT TO RULE 425 UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SUBJECT COMPANY:
ADVANCED DIGITAL
INFORMATION CORPORATION
COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-21103
Set forth below is a PowerPoint presentation utilized by Advanced Digital Information Corporation.

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Data Wave
— Global Communications
— Digitization of Information

(1) Represents disk storage capacity sold annually as estimated by International Data Corporation.

Customer Vision
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- Greater volume of data...
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- becoming higher value information...
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- requiring multiple technologies...
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- supplied by many competitors...
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- over wider areas...
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- with evolving standards.

Fundamental Shift in IT Spending

Source: IDC

Storage Network Components


ADIC Storage Solutions


Why Pathlight?


Intelligent Storage


ADIC Intelligent Storage


ADIC Channel Sales

1000's of Sales Professionals • 1000's of Systems Engineers

ADIC Results
COMBINED ANNUAL REVENUES


Summary
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- Exceptional market
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- Broad Product Technology
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- Leveraged Multi-Channel Focus
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- Demonstrated Performance
INTELLIGENT STORAGE.

On January 31, 2001, ADIC filed a Current Report on Form 8-K and ADIC will file a Registration Statement on Form S-4, including a Prospectus, with the SEC relating to the merger. We urge you to read the 8-K and, when available, the Prospectus because they will contain important information. The Prospectus will be sent to stockholders of Pathlight Technology, Inc. in connection with the solicitation of their approval of the merger. You may obtain a free copy of the 8-K and the Registration Statement on Form S-4 at the SEC's web site atwww.sec.gov,once it is filed with the SEC. These documents may also be obtained free of charge by request to ADIC, PO Box 97057, Redmond, WA 98073-9757, Attention: Investor Relations.

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