EXHIBIT 99.1

For immediate release

Company Contact:
Loretta Shows
DISC, Inc.
408.935.7526
lshows@disc-storage.com
www.DISC-storage.com

                  RILAND NAMED PRESIDENT AND CEO OF DISC, INC.

        MILPITAS, CALIF., (MARCH 11, 2002) - DISC Inc. (NASDAQ: DCSR), a
manufacturer of automated solutions for enterprise storage, announced today the
appointment of Robert W. Riland, III to the position of President and CEO of
DISC, Inc. He succeeds J. Richard Ellis, who will continue as Chairman of the
Board of Directors. Riland, who has been with DISC, Inc. for two years, was Vice
President of Sales and Marketing.

        "Over the last two years, Bob has been instrumental in our efforts to
put the company on the right track," stated J. Richard Ellis, Chairman of DISC,
Inc. "He has spearheaded the refinement of our product strategy and roadmap,"
continued Ellis. "With a solid knowledge of our industry and an understanding of
the challenges that we face, Bob is the right person to lead DISC into the
future. I look forward to working with him in his new capacity."

        Mr. Ellis will continue to focus on strategic and international issues
and will work closely with Riland through his position as Chairman of the Board.

ABOUT DISC:

Established in 1986, DISC, a worldwide manufacturer of automated library
solutions, provides companies with storage devices that add capacity to networks
for a fraction of the total cost of RAID. DISC's storage solutions range in
capacity from 40 GB to 9.5 TB. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, DISC can
be found on the World Wide Web at www.disc-storage.com. Sales and development
offices are located in Northern California, Minneapolis, Dallas, Tampa, Phoenix,
New York, Washington D.C., Bingen, Germany and London. In addition to these
offices, the company also has authorized resellers, distributors and service
partners for sales of NearLine storage solutions and local customer support in
40 countries. In North America, DISC can be reached by calling (800) 944-3472 or
(408) 934-7000, and in Europe; DISC can be reached by calling 49 (0)
6721.964.430. DISC can also be reached by e-mail at sales@disc-storage.com.

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SAFE HARBOR

This release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are made based on our current beliefs and expectations.
Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risk and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted.
Risk factors that could affect our future include business conditions, economic
conditions and growth in the data storage market, market acceptance of our
products, our ability to keep pace with technological innovation and competitive
developments, our ability to respond to changes in the data storage market, our
ability to raise further capital which we anticipate will be required to finance
our operations, the loss of key personnel, our history of losses, the loss of
customers or distributors and increased competition and pricing pressure. For
more information about factors that could potentially affect our financial
results, please refer to our fillings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, copies of which may be accessed through the SEC's web site at
http://www.sec.gov/. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement
that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of DISC.