Double-Take® Software Selected as Finalist for Storage World Awards and Windows IT Pro Annual Readers' Choice Award; Recognized as a Leader in Data Protection, Backup and Disaster Recovery Categories

Business Wire, April 27, 2006

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Double-Take(R) Software has been selected as a finalist in both the Most Valuable Product Awards and the Storage Industry ACE Awards, hosted by Storage World Conference. The leader in accessible and affordable data protection for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) has also been named a finalist in the Windows IT Pro annual Readers' Choice awards.

Double-Take Software's flagship product, Double-Take, has been chosen as a finalist in the Data Protection Software category for the Most Valuable Product Award. These awards recognize the "best of the best" of storage networking products in the industry, as determined by storage end-users. The MVP Awards are sponsored by InfoStor magazine and the Association of Storage Network Professionals (ASNP). The nominees were reviewed by a board of storage industry experts including representatives from InfoStor magazine and the ASNP. Voting will continue until May 5, 2006. For more information about this award and to vote, please visit the Storage World MVP Award Web site.

Double-Take Software has also been chosen as a finalist for the Storage Industry ACE Awards, sponsored by Data Storage Connection. Finalists were chosen based on excellence in all three of the following criteria: Appeal, Content and Education. Voting will end May 12, 2006, with winners being announced at the Storage World Conference in June. For more information about this award and to vote, please visit the Storage World ACE Award Web site.

The Windows IT Pro Annual Readers' Choice awards reward companies that provide excellent products and services. Windows IT Pro magazine is the leading independent, impartial source of practical, technical information to help more than 1.5 million IT professionals better understand and manage the Windows and SQL Server enterprise. Voting will end on May 1, 2006 and winners will be announced in the September issue. For more information on this award and to vote, please visit the Windows IT Pro Web site.

"These formal product recognitions are a true testament to the research and development that have gone into Double-Take," said Dan Jones, vice president, Sales and Marketing, Double-Take Software. "We have made significant product advancements to support customers' disaster recovery and virtualization strategies and these awards demonstrate our continued commitment and leadership in providing high-availability and centralized back-up solutions."

About Double-Take(R) Software

NSI Software, Inc. (NSI(R)) doing business as Double-Take(R) Software provides the world's most relied upon solution for accessible and affordable data protection for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) applications. The Double-Take product is the standard in data replication, enabling customers to protect business-critical data that resides throughout their enterprise. With its partner programs and professional services, Double-Take delivers unparalleled data protection, centralized back-up, high availability, and recoverability. It's the solution of choice for thousands of customers, from SMEs to the Fortune 500 in the banking, finance, legal services, retail, manufacturing, government, education and healthcare markets. Double-Take is an integral part of their disaster recovery, business continuity and overall storage strategies. Double-Take Software is privately held and headquartered in Southborough, MA. For more information, please visit www.doubletake.com.

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