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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended January 3, 2004

OR

For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

Commission file number 0-23418

MTI TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

14661 Franklin Avenue
Tustin, California 92780
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (714) 481-7800

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [  ]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES [  ] NO [X]

     The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock, $.001 par value, as of January 3, 2004 was 33,838,961.

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MTI TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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1.		Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
		Company
		MTI Technology Corporation (“MTI” or the “Company”) is a systems integrator focusing on providing end-to-end business solutions in the storage marketplace. During fiscal year 2003, the Company was a provider of enterprise storage solutions focusing on the mid-range market. The Company refocused its strategy from being a developer of MTI-branded RAID controller technology to being a storage solutions provider for the mid-range enterprise market. The Company partnered with independent storage technology companies to develop, integrate and maintain high-performance, high-availability storage solutions for the mid-range and Global 2000 companies worldwide. The Company also serviced select third party hardware and software, and its Professional Services organization provided planning, consulting and implementation support for storage products from other leading vendors. The Company believes that there is as much value in creating, integrating, implementing and providing umbrella services around these various technologies as there is in developing the raw technology. On March 31, 2003, the Company entered into a reseller agreement with EMC, a world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, and has become a reseller and service provider of EMC Automated Networked Storage™ systems and software. Although the Company will be focusing primarily on EMC products, it will continue to support and service current customers’ MTI-branded RAID controller technology and its partnered independent storage technology.
		Overview
		The interim condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, have been omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations; nevertheless, the management of the Company believes that the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended April 5, 2003. In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the condensed consolidated financial position of the Company as of January 3, 2004, the results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended January 3, 2004 and January 4, 2003, and cash flows for the nine month periods ended January 3, 2004 and January 4, 2003. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year.
		References to amounts are in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise specified. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the fiscal 2004 presentation.
		Revenue recognition.
		The Company records product sales after the inventory has cleared customs, if necessary, and upon pick-up by a common carrier for Free On Board (“FOB”) origin shipments. For FOB destination shipments, sales are recorded upon delivery to the customer. Sales are recorded net of an allowance for estimated returns, as long as no significant post-delivery obligations exist and collection of the resulting receivable is probable and the sales price is fixed or determinable. Generally, product sales are not contingent upon customer testing, approval and/or acceptance. However, if sales require customer acceptance or include post-delivery obligations, revenue is recognized upon customer acceptance or fulfillment of any post delivery obligations. The Company records revenue from equipment maintenance contracts as deferred revenue when billed and recognizes the revenue as earned over the period in which the services are provided, primarily straight-line over the term of the contract.

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		The Company considers sales contracts that include a combination of systems, software or services to be multiple deliverable arrangements. Revenue recognition with multiple deliverables whereby software is incidental to the overall product solution is governed by EITF 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.” An item is considered a separate element if it involves a separate earnings process. If an arrangement includes undelivered elements that are not essential to the functionality of the delivered elements, the Company employs the residual method, whereby it defers the fair value of the undelivered elements with the residual revenue allocated to the delivered elements. Discounts are allocated only to the delivered elements. Fair value is determined by examining renewed service contracts and based upon the price charged when the element is sold separately or prices provided by vendors if sufficient standalone sales information is not available. Undelivered elements typically include installation, training, warranty, maintenance and professional services.
		For sales transactions that include software products which are more than incidental to the overall product solution, the Company applies Statement of Position (“SOP”) 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition” as amended by SOP 98-9, “Modification of SOP 97-2 with Respect to Certain Transactions,” whereby the residual method is employed. Revenue is recognized from software licenses, provided the software has been delivered to the customer, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price charged to the customer is fixed or determinable and there are no significant obligations on its part related to the sale and the resulting receivable is deemed collectible, net of an allowance for returns and cancellations. The Company recognizes revenue from maintenance agreements ratably over the term of the related agreement. Maintenance contracts are recorded as deferred revenue on the balance sheet. Revenue from consulting and other software-related services is recognized as the services are rendered.
		The Company may allow customers that purchase new equipment to trade-in used equipment to reduce the purchase price under the sales contract. These trade-in credits are considered discounts and are allocated to the delivered elements governed by EITF 00-21. Thus, product revenue from trade-in transactions is recognized net of trade-in value.
		The Company considers sales transactions that are initiated by EMC Corporation (“EMC”) and jointly negotiated and closed by EMC and MTI’s sales-force as Partner Assisted Transactions (“PATs”). The Company recognizes revenue from PATs on a gross basis because it bears the risk of returns and collectability of the full accounts receivable. Product revenue of the delivered items is recorded at residual value upon pick-up by a common carrier for Free On Board (“FOB”) origin shipments. For FOB destination shipments, product revenue is recorded upon delivery to the customer. If the Company subcontracts the undelivered items such as maintenance and professional services to EMC, it records the costs of those items as deferred costs and amortizes the costs using the straight-line method over the life of the contract. The Company defers the revenue for the undelivered items at fair value based upon contracted prices with EMC according to EITF 00-21. At times, MTI’s customers prefer to enter into service agreements directly with EMC. In this instance, the Company assigns the obligation to perform services to EMC and, therefore, it does not record revenue nor defer any costs related to the services. Finally, upon assignment of maintenance and professional services to EMC, EMC may elect to subcontract the professional services to MTI. In this case, the Company defers the revenue for the professional services at fair value according to EITF 00-21.

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		Accounting for stock-based compensation
		The Company accounts for its stock-based awards to employees in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25) and related interpretations, rather than the alternative fair value accounting allowed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. (Statement) 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation.” APB 25 provides that compensation expense relative to the Company’s employee stock options is measured based on the intrinsic value of stock options granted and the Company recognizes compensation expense in its statement of operations using the straight-line method over the vesting period for fixed awards. Under Statement 123, the fair value of stock options at the date of grant is recognized in earnings over the vesting period of the options. In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure.” Statement 148 amends Statement 123 to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, Statement 148 amends the disclosure requirements of Statement 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method on reported results. The Company adopted the disclosure provisions of Statement 148 as of April 5, 2003, and continues to follow APB 25 for stock-based employee compensation.
		The following table shows pro forma net income (loss) as if the fair value method of Statement 123 had been used to account for stock-based compensation expense (unaudited):