Cyclades AlterPath Console Server Named Network Computing Well-Connected Awards Finalist; AlterPath ACS16 Selected Based on Product Review in October 1, 2004 Issue

Business Wire, April 18, 2005

FREMONT, Calif. -- Cyclades Corporation, the leader in next-generation IT infrastructure management, today announced that its AlterPath(TM) ACS16 console server has been chosen as a Network Computing Well-Connected Award Finalist. All awards finalists must be selected by the technical editors from CMP Media LLC's Network Computing based on in-depth product reviews. As a result, the Well-Connected Awards recipients and finalists have earned a high level of prestige in the technology industry.

"For the 11th year in a row, Network Computing will be recognizing the most outstanding tech products and services in the networking and IT world in our Well-Connected award April 28 issue," says Mike Lee, editor of Network Computing magazine. "The awards are a snapshot in time, the best of what we evaluated over 12 months in our Real-World Labs(R). More than 134 finalists in more than 44 categories have been named. The winners will be announced in our April 28 issue."

Network Computing editor Curtiss Franklin, Jr. reviewed the AlterPath ACS16 console server in the magazine's October 1, 2004 issue. In the review, Franklin stated that the Cyclades AlterPath ACS16 was "an incredibly rich console server package" with "the greatest number of options for security and configuration of the devices we tested." The article is available online at: http://www.nwc.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=47900465&pgno=3.

The AlterPath ACS16 is a key component of the Cyclades AlterPath System, the most comprehensive solution available for building and operating an out-of-band infrastructure. The AlterPath System includes serial console servers, KVM switches, blade managers, service processor managers and the AlterPath Manager, which consolidates the out-of-band products into a comprehensive remote IT administration system. All Cyclades AlterPath products are based on the same core technology and are designed from inception to work with all IT platforms, operating systems and hardware.

"Cyclades customers have consistently praised the AlterPath ACS16 as a vital, reliable component that helps reduce IT operational costs and risks," said Daniel Dalarossa, Cyclades CEO. "The prestige inferred from being a Network Computing Well-Connected Finalist illustrates the value and performance our customers enjoy every day in their enterprises."

About the Out-of-Band Infrastructure (OOBI)

The Out-of-Band Infrastructure (OOBI) provides secure alternate paths into the production infrastructure so that disconnected assets can be reconnected and subsequently returned to normal operation. This infrastructure includes serial console servers, KVM analog and KVM over IP switches, intelligent power distribution units, service processor managers, and blade managers, all controlled by an OOBI manager like Cyclades AlterPath Manager.

About Cyclades

Cyclades, the leader in next-generation IT infrastructure management, offers a comprehensive system of products that reduce IT operational costs and risks, while increasing the productivity of IT assets and personnel. Cyclades AlterPath System provides secure alternate paths into the production IT infrastructure, enabling administrators to remotely access, diagnose and restore disconnected assets to normal operation. Designed to seamlessly integrate and deploy into the enterprise, Cyclades AlterPath solutions include console servers, KVM and KVM over IP switches, power control appliances, service processor managers, blade managers and a manager to control the entire out-of-band infrastructure. More than 8,000 organizations, including 85 percent of the FORTUNE 100, depend on Cyclades products. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Fremont, Calif., Cyclades is a global company with 16 offices worldwide. Additional information is available at www.cyclades.com or by calling (888) 292-5233.

About Network Computing

For IT, By IT, Network Computing (http://www.networkcomputing.com), published by CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, N.Y., is dedicated to providing critical analysis of technologies, vendors and products to 220,000 IT Managers and Staff who are accountable for strategic technology purchase decisions. In 2003, Network Computing won a total of four awards from the American Society of Business Publications Editors (ASBPE), including a national award in the Best Technical Article category.