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StorageNetworks LAUNCHES STANDALONE BACKUP SOFTWARE MODULE

StorageNetworks Inc, a leading provider of storage management software and services, has announced STORos StorageManager for Backup software.

"StorageNetworks' backup module provides customers with unparalleled visibility into and control of their backup environment," stated Mike Karp, Enterprise Management Associates. "Prior to the launch of this software module, companies were spending a significant amount of time to manually determine if their backups were successful and if their data was recoverable. Now they have one tool that minimizes the time spent managing this critical part of the IT infrastructure -- backup and recoverability."

STORos StorageManager for Backup provides enterprise customers with a unified view of their backup environment across backup servers, multi-vendor software packages and locations. Customers now have the information they need to assure critical data is protected and recoverable. The backup module delivers comprehensive reporting and active management aggregating information across software from leading vendors such as Veritas, Legato, IBM, and Computer Associates. It tracks critical metrics like backup success rates and failures, as well as backups completed out of window. In addition, STORos StorageManager for Backup includes chargeback and billing capabilities, enabling IT to manage backups like a business.

"One, if not the top priority of IT executives is to ensure that the lifeblood of their business -- their mission critical data -- is backed up and recoverable," stated Peter Bell, StorageNetworks' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The STORos backup module enables IT to take informed action in their backup environment to minimize risk and increase the return on their backup investment. We believe that STORos StorageManager for Backup will be an essential component of successful backup and recovery strategies for many large IT organizations."

About StorageNetworks

StorageNetworks Inc is a leading provider of storage management software and services that help companies manage storage like a business -- with improved control, service and bottom line results. StorageNetworks offers companies the expertise and solutions to build an Enterprise Storage Utility, a model the company pioneered and proved during its years of experience providing storage services to the Fortune 1000. StorageNetworks is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.StorageNetworks.com, or call 800-463-7105.

Contact: Erica Smith, Director, Investor and Public Relations, 781-622-6373, erica.smith@StorageNetworks.com.