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IBM Ships Overland's Neo Family for Use With eServer xSeries

Overland Storage Inc, a leading provider of storage solutions, has announced that IBM has begun shipments of Overland's Neo Series tape automation for use with IBM's eServer xSeries brand storage product offerings.

"IBM's selection of the industry-leading, award-winning Neo Series underscores our product's viability and strength and builds on our already strong 15-year partnership," said Robert Scroop, vice president and general manager of Overland's storage resource business unit. "Working with IBM to deliver our mid-range tape storage solutions broadens both Overland's industry reach and our customer portfolio."

IBM eServer xSeries selected the Overland Neo 2000 Series for its Super DLT and LTO Ultrium storage solutions. Overland's Neo Series provides unprecedented levels of availability through non-stop operation, investment protection through SmartScale Architecture, and flexible connectivity to DAS or SAN environments through Virtual Interface Architecture.

About 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 its award-winning automated storage 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. For more information, visit Overland's Web site at www.overlandstorage.com.