Datacenter Technologies and Atempo Sign Oem Agreement

Business Wire, Oct 13, 2004

LONDON -- Datacenter Technologies, Inc. (DCT), (Booth# 300), an innovator in managing fixed data and Atempo Inc, (Booth# 425) a leader in information lifecycle strategies for data protection, today announced that they have entered into a global OEM relationship to deliver PC client protection to Atempo's fast-growing customer base. Under this OEM agreement, Atempo will license modules from DCT's DC-Protect software to provide PC client protection as part of Atempo's rich product portfolio.

Atempo PC Protect is part of a series of new products that strengthen Atempo's position as a leader in information lifecycle management (ILM) strategies for data protection. Atempo PC Protect will provide unique content-based technology to enable simultaneous backup of large numbers of desktops and notebooks with minimal network bandwidth and back-end storage. The product will be available for Windows and Linux operating systems, providing a low bandwidth protection and long-term storage system for user data.

"With the announcement of Atempo PC Protect, Atempo continues to expand its product suite to deliver best of breed capabilities to the ILM/DLM market. Atempo evaluated a large number of client protection products that could complement Time Navigator, our award winning data protection software," said Francois Gauthier, Atempo's chief technology officer. "We concluded that DCT's DC Protect clearly is the best technology for desktop client backup. Furthermore, the application of content routing technology enables the software to scale to accommodate the large volume of data that customers will need to archive in the future."

Atempo will sell the new product offering through its network of resellers and to its existing customer base of leading fortune 1000 companies.

Peter Shambora, DCT's chief executive officer said, "We are pleased to announce this agreement with Atempo as part of our ongoing strategy to widen the market acceptance of our core technology."

The core technology licensed by DCT to Atempo is currently used by a major European telecommunication provider to archive and protect data generated by its 5.2 million customers.

Peter Shambora added, "Our innovations in content addressable storage technology enable users to backup thousands of PC's and servers with minimal network and secondary storage requirements. DCT's software is an integral component of the ILM process. We believe that content addressable storage technology, like DCT's, will become the industry standard."

About Atempo

Founded in 1992, Atempo enables practical, comprehensive and flexible information lifecycle management strategies with a suite of business continuity and compliance solutions based on Atempo's Time Navigator platform. With an established network of value-added resellers and strategic alliances, Atempo empowers 2000 companies and partners worldwide with the fastest backup and restore, disaster recovery, archiving, and regulatory compliance solutions in this time of unrelenting data growth. For more information please visit www.atempo.com or call (866) 417-0200.

About DCT

DataCenter Technologies (DCT) provides data management software that helps companies cost-effectively archive, migrate, and protect fixed data. DCT's solutions enable customers to classify data; simulate data management operations; and copy or move data between storage tiers - all based on automated policies. DCT software is designed to work in heterogeneous environments and allow customers and partners to choose their own server and storage hardware. Using DCT data management solutions, companies can increase efficiency and reduce their storage hardware and operational costs. The company has offices in Foster City, CA and Gent, Belgium. DCT is backed by Partech International; NIB Capital Private Equity; Big Bang Ventures; NeSBIC CTE Fund and TrustCapital Technology. For more information, visit www.datacentertechnologies.com.

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