Strategic Technologies Joins Network Appliance(TM) VIP Reseller Program

Market Wire, January, 2005

Strategic Technologies (STI) today announced that it has joined the Network Appliance (NetApp) VIP reseller program. By participating in the program, STI will be able to provide customers complete solutions from NetApp for data management for online, nearline, and distributed data requirements. STI is committed to bringing business value to the enterprise by partnering with industry leaders and offering innovative technologies for customers. NetApp® storage solutions will allow STI customers to simplify, share, and scale their critical storage networking infrastructure with ease while dramatically reducing IT management costs.

Partnering with NetApp also allows STI to leverage the existing relationship between NetApp and VERITAS to provide strategic, cost-effective, and synergistic solutions to the storage challenges that affect its customers. This partnership combines industry-leading software and storage systems to create tightly integrated solutions for STI customers. STI will be able to address customer needs centered around data protection, regulatory compliance, high availability, as well as backup and recovery.

"The VIP reseller program and initiatives are an important component of the Network Appliance strategy to attract and retain the industry's top storage-focused resellers," said Leonard Iventosch, vice president, Americas Channel Sales, Network Appliance. "Offering the right tools and capabilities will help Strategic Technologies provide integrated storage and content delivery management solutions for any enterprise."

Mike Shook, CEO and president of Strategic Technologies, said, "Our partnership with NetApp rounds out our offerings related to enterprise storage and allows Strategic Technologies to create new target markets and application areas in order to maintain a best-in-class storage practice."

The VIP reseller program offers qualified Network Appliance partners and resellers the opportunity to generate business and increase profits through enhanced technical support, marketing, and selling programs. By offering the latest storage solutions from Network Appliance, partners help their customers achieve a competitive advantage, improved profitability, and faster time-to-market by exploiting untapped value within their IT infrastructures.

About Strategic Technologies

Strategic Technologies (www.stratech.com) is a leading advisor and integrator of business and technology with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina and offices throughout the eastern United States. The Company serves its clients' business-critical needs by providing the strategy, architecture, development, integration, deployment, and operational support of complex technology solutions that transform visions to value. By leveraging its industry knowledge and technology expertise, Strategic Technologies integrates processes, technology, information, and people in ways that speed up and improve business, reduce costs, maintain regulatory compliance, and leverage information throughout the enterprise.

About Network Appliance

Network Appliance is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has delivered technology, product, and partner firsts that continue to drive "The evolution of storage(TM)." Information about Network Appliance solutions and services is available at www.netapp.com.

NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance and The evolution of storage are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries.

Contact: Britt Miglietta 860.815.0113 britt.miglietta@stratech.com