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SIX STORAGE LEADERS DEPLOY HIGHLY SECURE, SELF-MANAGING SAN

Six leading storage and storage networking companies recently announced the deployment of a highly secure, self-managing Storage Area Network (SAN) that maximizes application and data availability while automating virtually all aspects of storage management. ATTO Technology, Computer Associates, IBM, NeoScale Systems, Overland Storage and StoreAge Networking Technologies have combined their respective technologies to deliver The Highly Secure, Self-Managing SAN, which automates day-to-day management tasks to a degree not previously seen while providing exceptional levels of data protection and business continuity capabilities. This solution will be featured in the Interoperability Lab during the Storage Networking World conference in Orlando, Florida.

The Highly Secure, Self-Managing SAN solution uses technologies generally available from each vendor, and all or part of the solution may be immediately deployed in new or existing production SAN environments. At the core of the solution is a rules-based policy engine that continuously monitors and applies user-defined policies for managing and protecting storage resources. By automating many complex management tasks faced by SAN storage administrators on a daily basis, The Highly Secure, Self-Managing SAN delivers significant business benefits.

To learn of these benefits firsthand, storage professionals are invited to receive a free white paper and see the technology in action in the Data Protection theme area 300 of the Interoperability Lab at the Storage Networking World conference, which takes place in Orlando, Florida from October 27-30.

The Highly Secure, Self-Managing SAN presents a complete storage solution that incorporates best-in-class technology from the project participants. Participants and their associated products include:

• ATTO Technology: Diamond Series RAID Storage Array
• Computer Associates: BrightStor Storage Resource Manager, BrightStor Portal, BrightStor Enterprise Backup
• IBM: Enterprise Storage Server
• NeoScale Systems: CryptoStor FC Storage Security Appliance
• Overland Storage: Neo 2000 Tape Library
• StoreAge Networking Technologies: SVM (Storage Virtualization Manager), multiView, multiCopy, multiMirror

About The Highly Secure, Self-Managing SAN Participants:

ATTO Technology

ATTO Technology Inc, is a global leader in Fibre Channel and SCSI storageinfrastructure solutions for Content Creation and Enterprise environments. Since its founding in 1988, ATTO has been designing, manufacturing and marketing award-winning solutions specifically for data-intensive applications. ATTO distributes its products worldwide through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), distributors, VARs and system integrators. For more information visit www.attotech.com.

Computer Associates

Computer Associates International Inc delivers The Software That Manages eBusiness. CA's world-class solutions address all aspects of eBusiness management through industry-leading brands: Unicenter for infrastructure management, eTrust for security management, BrightStor for storage management, CleverPath for portal and business intelligence, AllFusion for application life cycle management, Advantage for data management and application development, and Jasmine for object-oriented database technology. Founded in 1976, CA serves organizations in more than 100 countries, including 99 percent of the Fortune 500 companies. For more information visit www.ca.com.

IBM

IBM is a leader in storage systems, software, services and technology. IBM's open storage solutions are designed for the rigors of e-business collaboration utilizing next generation concepts for open storage by integrating modular technologies including disk, tape and optical storage media, powerful processors, and rich software. For more information visit www.ibm.com/totalstorage.

NeoScale Systems

Founded in June 2000, NeoScale Systems is a leading provider of enterprise storage security solutions, which provide robust, cost-effective data protection for networked storage. NeoScale CryptoStor is a wire-speed, policy-based storage security appliance that delivers network storage and media privacy. NeoScale is backed by Bay Partners and LightSpeed Venture Partners, two top tier venture capital firms specializing in network infrastructure. NeoScale is located at 1500 McCandless Drive, Milpitas, California, 95035. The company can be reached by telephone at 408-586-1300, by email at info@neoscale.com or on the Web at www.neoscale.com.

Overland Storage

Overland Storage Inc is a leading global supplier of innovative hardware and software storage solutions for mid-range computer networks. The Company's reputation for delivering high availability products, including the award-winning NEO Series of tape libraries and the industry's first family of fully open storage management software solutions, sets the standard for intelligent, automated and scalable storage. Overland sells its products worldwide through leading OEMs, commercial distributors, storage integrators and value-added resellers. On June 28, 2002, the company changed its name from Overland Data Inc. For more information, visit Overland's Web site at www.overlandstorage.com.

StoreAge Networking Technologies

StoreAge Networking Technologies is a privately held company founded in 1999 as a spin-off from IIS Intelligent Information Systems and since then obtained over $28 million of equity investment from major strategic as well as leading financial groups. The Company has offices in Irvine, CA and Nesher, Israel, as well as strategic partners in several European and Far East countries. StoreAge develops and provides innovative storage management software with a focus on Storage Area Network (SAN) architecture. StoreAge is a technology leader in storage virtualization using an Asymmetric design implemented through a SAN appliance approach. The Company seeks to increase and expand its cooperation with major OEM partners, storage systems integrators and storage service providers to deliver advanced storage solutions to the enterprise market. StoreAge is a member of both the US and the European chapters of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) and of SNIA's IP Storage Forum. For more information visit www.store-age.com.

Contact: StoreAge Networking Technologies Inc, Russ Ritchie, 949-754-0640x104, rritchie@store-age.com.