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CommVault Systems AND PolyServe JOIN FORCES

CommVault Systems, an industry-leading provider of enterprise data and storage management software, and PolyServe, a provider of data center system software, have announced a worldwide cooperative agreement to co-market CommVault Galaxy high-performance, enterprise data protection software and PolyServe Matrix Server, the first highly available, linearly scalable symmetric cluster file system for Intel platforms. PolyServe Matrix Server software binds Intel-based servers into a highly flexible centrally managed server farm. By promoting CommVault Galaxy as the premier data protection solution for PolyServe Matrix Server enterprises, the companies deliver flexible, first-class data availability and advanced storage management features to protect customers' infrastructure investments.

Under the terms of the agreement, CommVault and PolyServe will jointly promote and position CommVault's Galaxy as a leading data protection solution for PolyServe's customer base, and PolyServe Matrix Server as a leading integrated flexible server farm solution for CommVault's customers. This adds further testament to the growing reputation of both companies as leading enterprise-wide solution providers for centralized sever and storage management solutions that keep applications and data highly available.

"The emergence of new cost-effective, scalable computing platforms is one of the more exciting trends in enterprise IT," said Bob Hammer, CommVault CEO and Chairman. "With new breakthroughs in blade server technology, open operating systems, advanced application platforms such as Oracle 9i, and storage area networking (SANs), these new platforms, combined with the cluster-wide data sharing, high availability, and server farm management capabilities available from PolyServe, provide a highly available and flexible enterprise computing infrastructure at greatly reduced operating costs. And, this is an environment that is perfectly suited to CommVault Galaxy's combination of distributed architecture with centralized management."

"By combining the CommVault Galaxy enterprise data protection solutions with our Matrix Server solution for highly available and centrally managed Intel-based server farms, CommVault and PolyServe are delivering the mission critical platform components customers need to deploy Intel in the commercial data center," said Mike Stankey, PolyServe CEO. "CommVault is a natural solutions and marketing partner, and by working together we each broaden our market reach, and provide joint customers with the solutions and support they need to realize the benefits of Intel-based server farms in the enterprise data center."

About CommVault Systems

CommVault Systems provides unified enterprise data management solutions to ensure high performance data protection, universal availability and simplified management of complex storage networks. The company's singular focus is creating and implementing fast, reliable and easy-to-use solutions to meet customers' data management requirements. The company's software products seamlessly ensure the reliable, rapid restoration of files, business-critical applications and today's most popular databases. Information on CommVault is available on the World Wide Web at www.commvault.com/ or by calling 732-870-4000. CommVault's corporate headquarters is located in Oceanport, New Jersey in the United States.

About PolyServe Inc

Based in San Francisco, Calif., with a development center in Beaverton, Oregon, PolyServe provides system software that enables customers to create flexible server farms for mission critical applications using standard Intel-based servers attached to networked storage. PolyServe has attracted approximately $43 million in investment led by Greylock, New Enterprise Associates and The Roda Group. To learn more about PolyServe visit our Website at www.polyserve.com.

Contact: Chris Van Wagoner of CommVault Systems Inc, 732-870-4043, or cvanwagoner@commvault.com.