Marathon Technologies Partnership with DaVinciTek Expands Market Reach; Marathon FTvirtual Server Software Enables Simple, Affordable Continuous Uptime for Windows Environment

Business Wire, Feb 7, 2005

BOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Marathon Technologies Corporation, the only developer and supplier of fault and disaster-tolerant solutions for industry standard Microsoft(R) Windows(R) environments, announced today that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with DaVinciTek(SM), Inc., a leading integrator and provider of IT solutions. Through this agreement, DaVinciTek will sell Marathon FTvirtual Server(TM) software product line to meet its customers' needs for simple, affordable, continuously available Windows servers.

"DaVinciTek delivers market proven, leading-edge technology solutions to organizations that have zero tolerance for downtime or data loss," said Anthony T. Curlo, President and CEO, DaVinciTek. "Our partnership with Marathon allows us to offer to our customers--in industries such as financial services, pharmaceutical, interactive media, and more--a cost-effective, easy-to-administer, advanced disaster tolerance solution for the Windows environment."

"We are pleased to be partnering with DaVinciTek," said George C. Tranos, President and CEO of Marathon Technologies. "Our relationship with DaVinciTek allows us to make Marathon FTvirtual Server software available to not only the Tri-state area, but expands our reach to a larger national audience--creating new market opportunities for Marathon Technologies."

About Marathon Technologies

Marathon Technologies Corporation (www.marathontechnologies.com) is the leading provider of software that delivers simple, cost-effective, continuous uptime for Intel based servers. Marathon FTvirtual Server software product line unites two unmodified industry-standard servers into a Windows business continuity (99.999 % available) solution that appears to applications, networks, OS, and system administrators as a single fault tolerant server. Marathon software keeps applications running nonstop through failures and disasters with no failover or interruption in service with no loss of application data, no need for transaction rollback, and no loss of performance. Marathon is a privately held, venture-backed corporation based in Boxborough, Massachusetts, USA, with offices worldwide. For more information, call 1-978-266-9999 or 1-888-682-1142.

About DaVinciTek

DaVinci Technology Corporation (www.davincitek.com) is a leading provider of world-class IT infrastructure services and solutions to Global 2000 and emerging corporations. DaVinciTek is dedicated to delivering innovative, comprehensive, market-proven solutions that: exceed our customers' requirements and expectations, create tangible enterprise value, provide true business advantage, and increase market share and profitability. We offer a single point of contact for managing the costs, risks, and performance of the information technology infrastructure and its complete lifecycle, including assessment, architecture, installation, and operations. DaVinciTek is a privately held corporation with headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. For more information, contact DaVinciTek at (877) 4IT-Solutions or (973) 993-4860.

Marathon and Marathon FTvirtual Server are trademarks or registered trademarks of Marathon Technologies Corporation. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. (C)2005 Marathon Technologies Corporation.