Exhibit 99.1

		Contact:		Adriel Lares Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
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3PAR Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2008

Fremont, Calif. – January 31, 2008 – 3PAR Inc. (NYSE Arca: PAR), a leading global provider of utility storage, today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 which ended December 31, 2007. Revenue for the third fiscal quarter was $30.8 million, an increase of 51% compared to revenue of $20.4 million for the same period a year ago and an increase of 10% compared to $28.0 million in the prior quarter, which ended September 30, 2007.

For the third fiscal quarter, GAAP net loss was $1.9 million, or ($0.05) per share compared to GAAP net loss of $45,000, or ($0.00) per share for the same period in the prior year. Non-GAAP net loss, which excludes the impact of stock-based compensation expense, for the third fiscal quarter of 2008 was $664,000, or ($0.02) per share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $381,000, or $0.01 per share for the same period a year ago.

“We are delighted with 3PAR’s strong revenue growth and excellent performance,” said David Scott, Chief Executive Officer. “We are making significant progress in top tier accounts as we ride the adoption waves of virtualization and utility computing.”

Additional Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Information

3PAR reports operating loss, net loss, and earnings (loss) per share (EPS) on a GAAP and on a non-GAAP basis, which excludes the impact of stock-based compensation expense. The non-GAAP measures are described in greater detail below and are reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measures in the accompanying financial tables.

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP measures to GAAP operating income, net income, and EPS are included at the end of this release.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

3PAR will host a conference call for analysts and investors to discuss its fiscal third quarter results today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time). A live webcast of the conference call will also be accessible from the “Investors” section of the Company's website at www.3PAR.com. Following the webcast, an archived version will be available on the website for twelve months. To hear the replay, parties in the United States and Canada should call 888-286-8010 and enter passcode 34100634. International parties can access the replay at +1-617-801-6888 and enter passcode 34100634.

About 3PAR Inc.

3PAR is the leading global provider of utility storage, a category of highly virtualized tiered-storage arrays built for utility computing. 3PAR Utility Storage allows users to reliably serve more with less. Organizations creating virtualized IT infrastructures for workload consolidation and flexible resource allocation use 3PAR to reduce the costs of allocated storage capacity, storage administration and SAN infrastructure. Distinct advantages in simplicity, efficiency, and massive scalability make 3PAR Utility Storage well-suited for open systems storage consolidation, integrated data lifecycle management, and performance-intensive applications. For more information, visit the 3PAR Website at: www.3PAR.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements concerning 3PAR’s financial guidance for the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2008 and for the full 2008 fiscal year, including revenue, gross margin and total operating cost projections, and the anticipated demand for its storage solution. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, time frames or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, time frames or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current, preliminary expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the potential for slower than expected growth of the utility storage market or in customer adoption of the Company’s storage solutions, particularly in light of substantial uncertainty about macroeconomic trends in the United States and globally and their potential impact on information technology spending; the impact of competitive conditions, including the potential that competitors may offer substantial pricing discounts or pursue aggressive competitive tactics to attract and maintain customers and market share; the impact of

technological developments and competitive products and technologies; the Company’s reliance on third-parties to sell its storage solution; whether end users continue to adopt the Company’s storage solutions; pricing and availability of suppliers’ products, which could result in variability in the Company’s gross margins; general industry trends; and the Company’s capital and operating requirements to grow its business and changes in industry standards and interfaces. Any one or more of these factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements contained herein. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect 3PAR’s business and its financial results are detailed in its Form S-1 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2007, in connection with its initial public offering, and will be contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that will be filed with the SEC for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. 3PAR undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Additional information will also be set forth in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to disclosing financial measures prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables contain the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS). The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP operating income (loss), net income (loss) and EPS. 3PAR defines non-GAAP operating income (loss) and net income (loss) as operating loss and net loss plus stock-based compensation expenses. 3PAR defines non-GAAP EPS as non-GAAP net income (loss) divided by the weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding. 3PAR's management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the company's performance by excluding certain non-cash stock-based compensation expenses. Because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types that companies can use under FAS 123R, 3PAR's management believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures allows investors to compare these results with those of other companies, as well as providing management with an important tool for financial and operational decision making and for evaluating the company's operating results (excluding the impact of these non-cash charges) over different periods of time.

There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP operating income (loss), net income (loss) and EPS versus operating loss, net loss and EPS calculated in accordance with GAAP. First, these non-GAAP financial measures exclude some costs, namely, stock-based compensation expenses that are recurring. Stock-based expenses have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in 3PAR's business. Second, stock-based awards are an important part of 3PAR's employees' compensation and impact their performance. Third, the components of the costs that 3PAR excludes in its calculation of non-GAAP net income (loss) may differ from the components that its peer companies exclude when they report their results of operations. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures and evaluating these non-GAAP financial measures together with their most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. The accompanying tables have more details on these non-GAAP financial measures, including reconciliations between these financial measures and their most directly comparable GAAP equivalents.

A copy of this press release can be found on the “Investors” page of 3PAR’s website at www.3PAR.com.

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