CommVault Galaxy Certified for Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter, Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows 2000 Server

Business Wire, June 18, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

OCEANPORT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2001

Leading Data and Storage Management Solution Meets Stringent

Requirements - Delivers Scalable, Reliable Data Protection for

Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating Systems

CommVault Systems, a leading provider of data and storage management solutions, today announced that CommVault Galaxy(TM) is certified to protect data on the Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter, Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows 2000 Server, the company's robust server operating systems. CommVault Galaxy version 3.1, the enterprise-class data and storage management solution for heterogeneous environments, demonstrated it meets and exceeds Microsoft's highest testing standards. Built and certified on the Microsoft Windows platform, CommVault Galaxy software provides comprehensive data protection that enables Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, Advanced Server and Server customers to protect critical data and conduct stable business operations.

"Microsoft welcomes CommVault Systems to the elite group of certified solution partners for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, Advanced Server and Server," said Steve Olsson, Storage Program Manager at Microsoft Corp. "By obtaining the most stringent certification for Windows 2000 platforms, CommVault Galaxy delivers superior peace-of-mind and reliability to enterprise customers who are driving their critical business applications on Microsoft Windows 2000 operating systems."

As part of the requirement for receiving Windows 2000 Datacenter, Advanced Server and Server certification, CommVault Galaxy software demonstrated stress-tested stability after it was installed and run on a 32-processor system. To ensure a high level of service for customers, CommVault Technical Support was tested to verify the Company could provide round-the-clock support with the utmost quality and responsiveness. As part of the certification process, CommVault Galaxy software was installed and run on Microsoft Cluster Server and demonstrated that it could support failover to four cluster nodes.

"By completing these certifications, CommVault Systems strengthens its long-standing partnership with Microsoft and demonstrates its committed support for customers with Microsoft applications," said Bob Hammer, chairman and CEO, CommVault Systems. "By providing a robust, scalable data protection solution for enterprise-wide, mission-critical Windows 2000 environments, CommVault provides customers with another proven way to safeguard their most valuable corporate data."

CommVault Galaxy software meets high quality standards for data and storage management in the Windows 2000 environment. Built from the ground up and certified on the Windows platform, its centralized, easy-to-use, "all-in-one" solution makes it cost-effective to manage and protect enterprise-critical data. Unlike traditional products, the Galaxy solution's logical view of protected data ensures rapid, granular data access - recovery of files, business-critical applications and databases in SAN, NAS or LAN environments, down to a single mail message, database table space or file group.

CommVault Galaxy delivers the following key benefits to customers:

-- Simplifies the management of complex infrastructures

-- Helps increase ROI and lower total cost of ownership

-- A single browser interface makes the product easier to configure, deploy,
use, maintain and administer

-- Aligns IT goals with business goals through greater employee productivity
and access to vital application data

-- Provides advanced data management and faster access to business critical
data through tight integration with popular operating systems, directory
services, Oracle databases, and key Microsoft applications such as Exchange
Server and SQL Server

-- Improves time-to-market of business-critical applications. Speeds migration
to Windows 2000 operating systems and applications

-- Reduces risk by preparing organizations for disaster recovery via a sound
data protection strategy

About CommVault Systems

CommVault Systems, Inc. (R) is a worldwide leader in providing enterprise-wide storage management solutions for client/server environments. The company's singular focus is creating and implementing fast, reliable, and easy-to-use storage management solutions to meet customer's data management requirements. The company's software products seamlessly ensure the reliable, rapid restoration of files, business-critical applications, and today's most popular databases. Information on CommVault is available on the World Wide Web at www.commvault.com or by calling (732) 870-4000. CommVault's corporate headquarters is located in Oceanport, New Jersey in the United States.

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