Siafu Software Simplifies Server Management and Delivers Robust Disaster Recovery with iSCSI Boot Technology; Siafu Software's Swarm IP SAN Appliances Reduce the Cost and Complexity of Administering Microsoft Windows 2003 Servers

Business Wire, Sept 19, 2006

POWAY, Calif. & MISSISSAUGA, Ontario -- Siafu Software, a leader in delivering easy-to-install, easy-to-manage iSCSI solutions for affordable IP storage, and emBoot Inc., an industry pioneer in delivering network boot capabilities, today jointly announced that Siafu Software has integrated emBoot's winBoot/i software within its Swarm Series of iSCSI IP SAN appliances. By enabling the booting of Microsoft Windows 2003 servers (including Microsoft Windows 2003 R2) from cost efficient Siafu Swarm IP SAN Appliances, Siafu and emBoot are simplifying server management, reducing storage costs and helping organizations deploy more robust disaster recovery solutions.

"Customers are eager to reduce server management complexity and operating costs while strengthening their disaster recovery strategy," says John Matze, CEO, Siafu Software. "Together with emBoot, we are delivering a powerful, low cost solution that simplifies the management of Windows 2003 environments while providing the highly available environments required for today's business."

"The iSCSI protocol is rapidly growing in popularity among Windows customers because it leverages standard network interface cards and lower cost hardware," says George Kostiuk, CEO of emBoot Inc. "Like emBoot, Siafu Software is a visionary leader in iSCSI technology and we are pleased to be joining forces to help customers continue to realize the powerful benefits of iSCSI SAN solutions."

Leveraging Microsoft's recently released iSCSI software-enabled SAN boot architecture, the affordable Siafu Swarm allows the booting of any Windows Server 2003 and can quickly and easily create and manage boot images, including the rapid cloning of images using Microsoft's SYSPREP utility to speed server deployments.

Siafu Swarm IP SAN Appliances with iSCSI boot technology are available now. For more information, please visit www.siafusoftware.com.

About Siafu Swarm

Siafu Swarm(TM) IP SAN Appliances deliver the benefits of storage networking to small and mid-sized business that want the benefits of encryption, storage consolidation, centralized management, automatic backup, high availability and seamless integration with the Microsoft operating environment. The Siafu Swarm is an ideal alternative to today's costly and far more complex fibre channel alternatives.

About emBoot Inc.

emBoot delivers solutions that reduce the cost and complexity of administrating servers, desktops, POS terminals and embedded systems. As network boot pioneers, emBoot has applied its expertise by enabling boot from iSCSI SAN using the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator and standard Ethernet adapters; storage management is greatly simplified by relocating all storage resources from the client to the SAN. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, emBoot is privately held. For more information, visit www.emboot.com.

About Siafu Software

Founded in September 2005, Siafu Software's mission is to deliver easy-to-install, easy-to-manage iSCSI solutions for affordable IP storage. The company is located close to San Diego in Poway, California. The company's founder and President & CEO, John Matze, is one of the original architects of the IETF's iSCSI standard.

Swarm is a registered trademark of Siafu Software. winBoot/i is a registered trademark of emBoot Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.