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Mike Hogan To Head GlassHouse Tech Midwest Regional Office

GlassHouse Technologies Inc, a leading provider of independent storage services, has announced the opening of a Midwest regional office in Minneapolis, MN. Mike Hogan, former General Manager of Imation's Storage Professional Services group, has been named General Manager of the new office. Hogan reports to Michael Tobin, Glasshouse Technologies senior vice president of Operations.

"We are very pleased to add Mike Hogan and the team of storage experts he's assembled to our organization," said Mark Shirman, CEO and president of GlassHouse. "We've opened this office to provide a local presence to better serve clients who see the advantages of working with independent, unbiased storage experts. Because GlassHouse does not sell hardware or software, our clients trust that they will get straight-talking, vendor-neutral guidance to help them formulate and implement storage strategies that support their business objectives."

The Minneapolis, MN office offers a full range of storage services and consulting to regional clients, and also will serve as headquarters for GlassHouse's recently-announced Storage Interoperability Lab Service practice.

"Mike Hogan and our Midwest team complement our strength in storage services and consulting," said Michael Tobin. "With this announcement, GlassHouse Technologies gains a strong Midwest capability with which to serve our growing roster of clients."

"Clients are asking for unbiased guidance and a way to prove concepts as they make storage decisions," said Mike Hogan. "Bringing together the technical expertise and resources of Imation's Storage Networking Lab with GlassHouse's strategy, design, implementation and training experts, we're delivering a phenomenal, independent one-two punch for CIOs and their IT departments."

In addition to Hogan and other team members, Bill Peldzus has joined GlassHouse's Midwest office. Peldzus, a 20-year veteran of the storage industry, is a frequent speaker at industry events, and has published extensively in magazines including InformationWeek, eWeek, InfoStor, Washington Technology, Storage, and Network World.

In a separate announcement November 26, GlassHouse Technologies announced an agreement with Imation under which GlassHouse gains access to Imation's Storage Networking Lab facilities, enabling GlassHouse clients to use the lab to perform proof-of-concept and validation testing of storage technologies. Among the first clients to take advantage of GlassHouse's Storage Interoperability Lab Service are Fujitsu Softek, a leading provider of storage management software, and Storability Software, a leading provider of enterprise storage management solutions.

"To maintain our lead in ease-of-use, performance and interoperability across the broadest array of storage hardware devices for our SoftekT SANView discovery engine software for storage area networks (SANs), Softek is utilizing the GlassHouse Interoperability Lab Service to more quickly meet our new product development target dates and get products to market faster," said Mike Wallulis, director of product development at Softek. "In our first engagement, we are rigorously testing Softek SANView across an array of EMC Celerra, Symmetrix and CLARiiON network storage platforms to ensure interoperability and performance goals are achieved for our growing list of data center customers at large and medium-sized enterprise environments."

"The Glass House Lab Service allows us to augment our own testing capabilities, by performing compatibility testing of our Global Storage Manager software quickly and cost-effectively in a heterogeneous, networked environment, using storage systems from a variety of vendors," said Tim Leisman, president and CEO of Storability Software. "Because GlassHouse and Storability Software both have an independent and vendor-neutral approach to our storage solutions, our customers have a high level of trust in the test results."

GlassHouse Technologies was founded in August 2001 by a veteran team of IT, storage and consulting experts. The company provides a full range of services including storage strategy, assessment, design, implementation, education and solution maintenance.

About GlassHouse Technologies Inc

GlassHouse Technologies Inc provides services that help organizations solve the business problems of enterprise storage. From strategy through deployment and support, GlassHouse partners with clients to transform storage into a strategic advantage. More information about GlassHouse is available through the company's Web site, www.glasshousetech.com, or by calling 508-879-5729.

About Storability Software

Storability Software is a leading provider of enterprise storage management solutions that simplify and centralize the management of complex, multi-site, multi-vendor storage infrastructures. Storability's Global Storage Manager software enables customers to comprehend, control, and capitalize on their storage investment as never before. Customers benefit from increased asset utilization, improved management efficiency, enhanced quality of service, and higher availability. For more information, please visit www.storability.com/, email info@storability.com, or call 508-229-1700.

About Softek

Softek delivers the first powerful alternative to traditional storage management. The company offers a complete suite of storage management software, which operates across multiple storage vendors and platforms allowing customers to realize best-in-class ROI from their storage assets. Softek offers storage management solutions in storage resource management, storage provisioning, SAN management, data migration, replication, backup, disaster recovery/business continuance and quality of service monitoring. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Softek is backed by the financial strength of Fujitsu Limited. For more information, visit www.softek.fujitsu.com.

Contact: Ann Dalrymple, Marketing Communications Manager, Glasshouse Technologies, 508-879-5729, adalrymple@glasshousetech.com.

Earl Sullivan Appointed president Of Data Storage Corp

Charles M. Piluso, CEO, announced the appointment of Earl R. Sullivan as president of Data Storage Corporation, a high-level industry-specific service bureau providing off-site data storage, back up, recovery and disaster prevention services.

According to Mr. Piluso, "Earl Sullivan's proven leadership in business development, account management, and strategic product sales along with his expertise in building extraordinary customer satisfaction programs in technology-based businesses provides Data Storage Corporation with the strong leadership we need to meet our company's goals."

In August, 2002, Data Storage Corporation launched Wall Street Data Vault, the company's first 'Boutique Data Service,' responding to the critical requirements of the financial industry for off-site data storage, file recovery and disaster prevention. Mr. Sullivan will lead Data Storage Corporation's effort to further expand Wall Street Data Vault and launch three new 'boutique' service areas: Law Data Vault, Insurance Data Vault, and M Data Vault -- specializing in the health care industry.

When asked about his initial goals, Mr. Sullivan responded, "My first goal is to launch three new 'Boutique' environments for Data Storage Corporation and further establish our company as the choice 'data storage and recovery service bureau' for multiple industries. I'm pleased to have this opportunity."

Data Storage Corporation's 'Boutique' Data Vaults allow users to schedule an automatic backup of data or to back up data on demand. The data is encrypted and compressed before being sent over a secure internet or dedicated connection. The service is excellent for firms that have centralized IT departments with remote locations, or executives that travel often and need assurance that their data is backed up and secure. With Data Storage Corporation's e-mail notification system, executives and IT managers are notified of the status of their backup. Most tape storage systems are not encrypted, therefore anyone with access to the tapes has access to the entire file system of the firm. The Data Vaults eliminate security issues via encryption and provides for off-site data storage for file restoration.

About Earl R. Sullivan

Earl R. Sullivan was executive vice president of North American Telecom responsible for all aspects of engineering and sales. Prior to joining the company, he worked for Bell Atlantic/ NYNEX for more than twenty-five years where he held various sales and systems management positions. His last assignment prior to leaving NYNEX was as Managing Director with responsibility for AT&T, NYNEX's largest customer with annual revenue of $1.5 billion. In this capacity, Mr. Sullivan was responsible for business development, account management, strategic product sales, customer satisfaction and the overall relationship between NYNEX and AT&T. Mr. Sullivan received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the State University of New York and is a graduate of the Alpha IV Information Technology program. He is married with three children and lives in Westchester County, New York.

About Data Storage Corporation

Data Storage Corporation is a high-level industry-specific service bureau specializing in off-site data storage, backup and restoration services as its only business.

Contact: Gail Grossman of George Gerard Associates, 516-484-9666, ggapowr@aol.com.