Accordance Showcases Affordable Data Protection at Gartner IT ChannelVision Conference; Accordance ARAID Product Family Provides RAID Data Protection for All Computers

Business Wire, Feb 16, 2006

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Accordance Systems (www.accordancesystems.com) today announced that it will be exhibiting its easy-to-use, reliable and affordable ARAID storage solution at the Gartner's (NYSE:IT) IT ChannelVision event being held May 7-10, 2006 in Orlando, Florida. The company will demonstrate its ARAID internal and external storage controllers which mirror data on two drives so one copy is always protected in the event of a hard disk crash. Its ease-of-use, its low-cost and dependability makes RAID technology accessible for any IT department large or small.

"We look forward to participating and showcasing our low-cost ARAID storage products at IT ChannelVision," says Steve Johnson, president and CEO of Accordance Systems. "Accordance provides data protection technology that is affordable, practical and profitable for value added resellers, system integrators and OEMs."

"We are pleased to have Accordance Systems join us at the IT industry's premier channel event providing market opportunities to vendors, resellers and solution providers." said Eric Lesonsky, event director for IT ChannelVision. "We provide the most productive environment where the latest IT hardware and software solutions are traded."

In addition to exhibiting its ARAID data storage solutions, the company will be promoting its new reseller program to its IT partners. Accordance targets qualified Value Added Resellers, System Integrators and OEMS with product discounts, product training, sales tools and marketing assistance.

About Accordance

Accordance is dedicated to delivering cost effective RAID hardware and software solutions for network and standalone computer systems. Accordance's ARAID product family of IDE and SATA disk arrays enables companies to effectively store, backup, manage, secure and transfer computer data. Accordance Systems, Inc. is a privately held company founded in 1998 with operations in Des Moines, Iowa and Taipei, Taiwan. For more information, please call 1-515-223-4845 or visit www.accordancesystems.com.

About IT ChannelVision

IT ChannelVision is produced by Gartner Vision Events, the leader in ROI-driven business events for the global IT industry. IT ChannelVision is built on the foundation of three successful and established Gartner events: VARVision, an industry-leading event for the value-added channel for over a decade; System Builder Summit, the premier event for the white box market for the past seven years; and EnterpriseVision, the leading event for Solution Providers serving enterprise customers. With new technologies redefining the parameters of traditional IT markets and channels, the best of these three programs is now consolidated into a single integrated event, along with a focus on the rapidly emerging home integration market. IT ChannelVision is designed to build business partnerships and collaboration between technology Vendors and today's leading System Builders, VARs, Enterprise Solution Providers and Home Integrators. For more information, visit itchannelvision.com.