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INTRANSA SIGNS DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT IN JAPAN

Intransa, the global provider of intelligent information storage, delivery and management over IP, announced that the company has entered into a distribution agreement with Macnica Networks Corp, a provider of information technology in Japan. With this relationship, Macnica Networks Corp will serve as a strategic distributor for Intransa's products throughout Japan, as the country is on the cusp of rapid growth in the IP SAN market for mid-sized businesses and enterprises.

Intransa leads the IP SAN market by delivering the industry's most comprehensive suite of IP SAN solutions to meet the needs of small, mid-tier and enterprise-class customers alike. The Intransa IP storage offering is based on the company's IP SAN IntraStor architecture, a three tired architecture that allows for independent capacity and performance scaling, and the StorControl management software. The Intransa StorControl system software provides a complete suite of enterprise-class storage management and data protection features that allow IT administrators to seamlessly grow and manage their storage environment based on business requirements. Administrators can easily add an additional storage controller or disk enclosure without impacting performance or system availability.

The IP SAN offers IT administrators a practical and economical alternative to expensive Fibre Channel components due to its ability to leverage existing network infrastructures in the enterprise or data center. The Intransa IP SAN also provides users with excellent data management capabilities and strong reliability.

"Macnica Networks is excited about getting into this distribution relationship with Intransa on providing a truly scalable IP SAN storage solution to our customers," said Kiyoshi Nakashima, president of Macnica Networks Corp. "Based on years of expertise working with various enterprise customers on their storage needs, we believe that this is what they have been looking for in terms of having enterprise class features at the best price."

"We at Intransa are proud of our association with Macnica Networks Corp., and we believe this is only the first step towards a lot of mutual success for both our companies," said Avi Katz, CEO and president of Intransa. "In times such as these, where the IT budgets have been shrinking and the demands of the user community increasing, it has become very important for us to provide a storage solution that increases the ROI while decreasing the TCO at the same time, and the solution for achieving that goal is through our native IP SAN offering."

About Intransa

Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Intransa is an innovator of enterprise-class, intelligent IP storage solutions that radically reduce the complexity of deploying scalable network storage. Based on advanced technology that leverages the cost and performance advantage of Ethernet and the ubiquity of IP networks, Intransa's products are enabling a new generation of information storage, delivery and management over IP networks. Founded in September 2000, Intransa has secured $74 million in funding from Advanced Technology Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Sofinnova Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, US Venture Partners and a major pension fund. For more information, visit www.intransa.com.