StoredIQ Joins Google Enterprise Professional Program; Combining Google Search Appliance Expertise With StoredIQ Classification and Management Solution Delivers More Value to Google Enterprise Customers

Business Wire, Sept 26, 2005

AUSTIN, Texas -- StoredIQ, Inc., the leading software provider for the automated classification and management of enterprise information, today joined the Google Enterprise Professional Program, which extends the power of Google search and helps customers get more value out of their Google enterprise search deployments. Google's mission of organizing information to make it accessible and useful, coupled with StoredIQ's mission of making business information actionable, enables organizations to quickly find and easily manage the growing sea of internal information. The Google Enterprise Professional program includes enterprise software companies like StoredIQ that provide value-added services for Google enterprise products.

"Applications like Compliance, Security, E-Discovery and Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) can be simultaneously supported while Governance, Risk and Compliance policies are continuously enforced," said Bob Fernander, StoredIQ's chief executive officer. "The Google Search Appliance, combined with industry leading classification and policy enforcement, will redefine how enterprises use and manage their business information."

The Google Search Appliance will be deployed in parallel with StoredIQ's Information and Classification Management Platform to provide Google enterprise customers ad-hoc search capabilities and automated policy-based actions. By extracting concepts, facts, keywords and alphanumeric patterns, StoredIQ is uniquely able to classify, protect and manage information based upon content. Google provides industry leading search capabilities with a powerful and globally familiar user interface. This combination gives customers a best in class solution for "Enterprise Search" and "Information Classification and Management."

"Google is excited to have StoredIQ as a partner in the Google Enterprise Professional program. We're looking forward to bringing the power of Google search to information classification and management," said Kevin Smith, program manager for Google Enterprise Professional. Information on the Google Enterprise Professional program can be found at www.google.com/enterprise/gep.> About StoredIQ

StoredIQ is a leading software provider of enterprise information classification and management solutions. These solutions automate the discovery, classification, protection, and storage of business information enabling business and government organizations to substantially reduce risk while lowering storage and administrative costs. StoredIQ brings content-aware intelligence and action-based policies to the information lifecycle management (ILM) process so organizations can effectively understand and manage their internal information based on value and risk. The company was founded in 2001, is privately held and is located in Austin, Texas. www.StoredIQ.com