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SCINET To Offer Exabyte VXA-1 Tape Drives To Customers

SCINET, a division of Medical Manager Corp, provides back-office technology support, as well as patient data and billing systems, to Doctor's offices, Multi-Specialty Provider Groups and Clinics.

"Our customers rely on the systems we implement to manage patient records and billing, so it's critical to their customers and their business to have a reliable and affordable data backup system," said David Lavoie, Partner Relationship Manager at SCINET. "With VXA's multiple connectivity and capacity options, as well as its low price, plug-and-play capability and compatibility, it's really the perfect solution for reliable, affordable backup."

Providing high reliability and capacity at one of the lowest costs per gigabyte in the industry, VXA tape drive technology offers significant advantages over current DDS technology in the DDS (DAT) replacement market. The DDS replacement market was created when DDS technology manufacturers announced they would not develop the next-generation DDS product, leaving millions of cost-conscious DDS users in need of a new tape storage product alternative like VXA.

VXA-1 tapes drives are available with either SCSI or IDE connectivity, as well as "hot pluggable" FireWire. Exabyte offers three compatible cartridges for the VXA-1, with uncompressed capacities of 12GB, 20GB, and 33 GB. With these options, customers can use tapes matching their storage requirements, allowing for effective management of their costs of ownership. All VXA-1 drives are compatible with UNIX, Windows, Linux, MacOS and other popular operating systems, making installation simple and fast.

"We're pleased to see the medical technology community recognizing the value VXA technology brings to the unique data storage needs of this industry," stated Exabyte's President and CEO, Tom Ward. "We believe VXA is the best alternative to DDS in the market and is a perfect solutions for the small medical office community."

About SCINET

SCINET has provided products and services to ambulatory healthcare providers and organizations since 1986. Founded in Scottsdale, Arizona, the privately held company expanded throughout the United States with growth from both sales and acquisitions to become one of the premiere vendors and service providers to the medical industry. SCINET maintains a well-qualified staff of professional trainers, technicians, engineers, and support analysts. SCINET was acquired in 2000 by Medical Manager Corp, a leading provider of physician practice management systems.

About Exabyte Corporation

Since 1987, when it introduced the world's first 8mm tape drive for data storage, Exabyte Corporation has been recognized as a leading innovator in tape storage and automation. Exabyte tape solutions offer value, performance and reliability for midrange servers, workstations and computer networks. Exabyte products include Mammoth-2 - M2, the first 8mm native Fibre Channel tape drive; VXA - 1, the first packet format tape drive; and the 110L autoloader, one of the first tape automation units for LTO (Ultrium). Exabyte markets VXA, 8mm and MammothTape drives and automation for MammothTape, VXA, and LTO (Ultrium). Exabyte's worldwide network of distributors, resellers and OEMs includes IBM, Compaq, Fujitsu, Fujitsu- Siemens, Toshiba, Apple Computer, Bull, Tech Data, Ingram Micro, Data Storage Media and Arrow Electronics.

For additional information, call 1-800-exabyte or visit www.exabyte.com.