Tandberg Data and Tech Data offer up to $100 instant rebate on PantherMini 4600 minicartridge tape backup systems; special reseller pricing effective through July 31, 1996

Business Wire, May 28, 1996

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 1996--Tandberg Data Inc. Tuesday announced that it is offering up to $100 instant rebate on the PantherMini 4600 for Novell Single Server minicartridge tape backup systems sold through Tech Data of Clearwater, Fla.

Effective June 1, 1996, through July 31, 1996, resellers can purchase unlimited quantities of the PantherMini 4.6GB minicartridge drive systems at discounted prices of $499 for internal configurations and $629 for external configurations.

These promotional prices offered during the 60-day period through Tech Data includes up to $100 instant rebate taken off the top of standard reseller pricing. For more information on the PantherMini 4600 Instant Rebate promotion, please contact Tech Data directly at 800/237-8931 or Tandberg Data at 800/826-3237.

Designed for PC workstations and entry-level server networks, the PantherMini 4600 tape backup system includes a 3.5-inch Plug-and-Play SCSI-2 tape drive, Sony QIC-Wide data cartridge, Arcada Backup for NetWare Single Server Edition software with data compression, cables, installation manual and a three-year end-user warranty.

Tandberg Data Inc.

Tandberg Data is a pioneer in streaming tape technology and is the leading worldwide supplier of high speed, high-capacity QIC tape drives and related products for computer backup, archival storage and software distribution.

Major OEM customers include IBM, Sun Microsystems, Digital Equipment Corp., Hewlett-Packard-Colorado Memory Systems, Data General, Siemens-Nixdorf, Northern Telecom, Acer, Silicon Graphics, Unisys, NEC, Motorola and AT&T.

Tandberg Data's products are also sold through distributors, including Tech Data, Gates/Arrow, Western Microtechnology, Ameriquest, Marshall Industries, Bell Microproducts, Merisel and Consan. Tandberg Data is a subsidiary of Tandberg Data A/S of Oslo, Norway.

CONTACT: Fisher Business Communications Inc.

Theresa Vu/William L. Prichard, 714/556-1313

or

Tandberg Data Inc., Simi Valley

Richard Severa, 805/579-1000