Siafu Software Launches; Starts Shipping Swarm(TM) iSCSI Storage Appliances; Full Function iSCSI Storage Optimized for Businesses Using Microsoft(R) Windows(R)

BUSINESS WIRE
June 21, 2006

Storage World Conference Spring 2006

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- After ten months in stealth mode, Siafu Software today announced at the Storage World Conference, the first customer shipments of the company's flagship iSCSI storage appliances -- called "Siafu Swarms." Swarms are now immediately available through Siafu's network of Value Added Resellers (VARs), ushering in a new generation of iSCSI storage appliances that finally deliver on the technology's promise.

The first family of storage appliances built to take maximum advantage of Microsoft's industry-leading software iSCSI initiator that is included without extra charge in Windows operating systems, Siafu Swarms provide affordable storage and high-end storage services to Microsoft, Linux, Solaris and NetWare servers.

Siafu Software is the latest venture by the company's founder and CEO, John Matze, a well known and highly respected member of the iSCSI community. Says John Matze: "Siafu's sophisticated but easily managed iSCSI storage finally delivers what mid-sized businesses have been waiting for: IP storage with high-end features delivered at IP prices."

Siafu is proving that world-class data protection doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. Using standard Microsoft Multipath I/O to manage fault-resistant paths to data, Siafu Software's IP storage appliances can be installed using in-place Ethernet LAN components and RAID 61(TM), a new level of protection for data that can reside in the server room or at the disaster recovery site.

Matze said Siafu is working to deliver a vision for the future of IP SAN. "The verdict is in. iSCSI product shipments are skyrocketing. Mid-sized businesses are finally able to take advantage of enterprise features -- like active/active failover, self-administering backup and effortless capacity expansion -- at the IP product price levels to which they have grown accustomed."

Matze concludes that: "Siafu is delivering products that protect business data in ways that prepare our customers to meet not only today's data protection challenges but tomorrow's. Siafu's protection suite will also include our soon-to-be-released media encryption product family."

Says Arun Taneja, founder and President of the Taneja Group, a Hopkinton, MA based analyst services, I.T. end user research and consulting services company: "Businesses are attracted to both the premise and promise of IP SAN. Siafu has made it a mission to provide iSCSI solutions that delivers on both."

"Siafu Swarms are easy for IT customers to buy, implement and use," says Howie Evans, Vice President, Dallas Digital Services, Colleyville, Texas, a Siafu VAR. "We've been searching for an IP-based storage product that delivers the features our customers are clamoring for while fitting into their budgets. With Siafu Swarms, we've found it."

Siafu Founder a Well-Known iSCSI Visionary
Siafu's founder and CEO, John Matze is a well known and highly respected member of the iSCSI community. Matze has over 20 years of experience in the storage industry and is one of the original architects of the IETF standard for the iSCSI protocol. Prior to founding Siafu, Matze was VP and CTO at Overland Storage in San Diego, CA where he created the REO(TM) SERIES of VTL appliances, the most popular iSCSI D2D2T appliances in the industry. Matze was CEO and co-founder of Okapi Software, an early leader in the iSCSI storage industry. He has also held executive positions with VERITAS Software where he designed and developed new technologies and products based on SCSI over IP.

(Note: Further details on Siafu Software, the Siafu Swarm and the Siafu Active Protection Layer family of IP storage appliances are available on the company's website at www.Siafusoftware.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 the original architects of the IETF's iSCSI standard.

Note to Editors: Siafu's Swarm IP storage appliances are available for testing and evaluation. For more information, contact Dan Kalagher, media liaison, at dk@siafusoftware.com, telephone 978-433-7887.

Contacts
Siafu Software
Dan Kalagher, 978-433-7887
dk@siafusoftware.com