ExaGrid Systems Expands Availability of Disk-Based Backup to Federal Agencies

Business Wire, Feb 21, 2007

Announces Availability on the Air Force Network-Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) Government-Wide Acquisition Vehicle

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. -- ExaGrid Systems, Inc., (www.exagrid.com) the leader in cost-effective and scalable disk-based backup solutions, today announced that the ExaGrid System is now a featured Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) via the Air Force sponsored NETCENTS contract through one of its prime vendors, Multimax, Inc. This latest move extends the visibility and availability of ExaGrid solutions within the federal market and comes on the heels of ExaGrid's addition to the NASA SEWP III contract and the GSA Schedule (See prior announcement here: http://www.exagrid.com/news/pr_121906.htm).

The ExaGrid System is a turnkey, plug-and-play disk-based backup solution that sits behind existing backup applications and enables faster and more reliable backups and restores. Customers report that backup windows are reduced by 30 to 80 percent. ExaGrid's unique byte-level delta data reduction and last backup compression, coupled with high quality SATA storage, is on average 25 to 30 percent the price of standard disk backup without data reduction. This unique approach reduces the amount of disk space needed by at least 20 to 1.

Providing the latest in Information Technology products and services, the NETCENTS contract is a multiple award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle that offers a vast selection of advanced networking and software technology products and services to all military services and other DoD and federal agencies.

Information on pricing and ordering the ExaGrid disk-based backup system for government agencies and their approved contractors is available on the Air Force NETCENTS Web site (https://ossg.gunter.af.mil/aq/NetCents/homepage.aspx) or via ExaGrid's prime vendor partner Multimax, Inc., at www.mulitmax.com.

About NETCENTS

The purpose of the Air Force Network-Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) contract is to provide Air Force, Department of Defense and other federal agencies with a primary source of networking equipment/product supply and a means of system engineering, installation, integration, operations, and maintenance for a family of DoD adopted commercially standardized networking solutions that are interoperable with Air Force, joint, and DoD standardized networking technical architectures.

About Multimax, Inc.

Multimax is the premier resource for enterprise IT and communications services and solutions supporting the Department of Defense, federal civilian agencies, and state and local government entities. In contrast to many technology contractors, Multimax offers clear value over the full technology lifecycle, with proven expertise and execution meeting the highest professional standards. Multimax enables U.S. government and other public-sector organizations to fulfill their critical missions through innovative, high-performance, cost-effective enterprise IT and communications services and solutions. For more information go to www.mulitmax.com.

About ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Located in Westborough, Massachusetts, ExaGrid is the leader in cost-effective and scalable disk-based backup solutions. A scalable system that works with existing backup applications, ExaGrid is ideal for mid-market and small enterprise companies looking to quickly eliminate the hassles of tape backup while reducing their existing backup windows. ExaGrid's innovative approach minimizes the amount of data to be stored by providing standard data compression for the most recent backups along with byte-level delta data reduction technology for all previous backups. Customers can deploy ExaGrid at a primary site and at a second site to supplement or eliminate offsite tapes with a live data repository or for disaster recovery. For more information, contact ExaGrid at 800-868-6985 or visit www.exagrid.com.