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Global Agreement Expands Availability of Exabyte Tape Backup Products to Worldwide Apple User Market

Posted on: Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 15:00 CST

New Sales and Distribution Agreement Establishes Exabyte as a Preferred Provider of Tape Backup Products for Apple Xserve and Other Apple Computing Systems

Exabyte Corporation (OTCBB: EXBT), a leading innovator in tape backup, restore and archival systems, announced today that it has signed a new global sales and distribution agreement with Apple Computer that expands the availability of Exabyte tape backup storage across Apple's global sales and channel network. Through this agreement, Apple's international sales and distribution network will market Exabyte's products worldwide as the recommended brand of tape storage solutions for Apple customers, particularly its popular Xserve platform.

"Exabyte has a long-standing commitment to serving the data-intensive storage needs of Apple users by offering powerful, plug-and-play tape storage solutions that feature FireWire and Fibre Channel connectivity," said Tom Ward, president and CEO of Exabyte. "That commitment has been the driving force behind our ongoing collaboration with Apple and the Xserve community to design storage products with the specifications and software compatibility that meet their needs and deliver the outstanding quality that the market has come to expect from Apple and Exabyte."

Exabyte's tape storage solutions for Apple users include cost-effective standalone tape drives featuring FireWire -- an ideal fit for professionals who use their Mac desktop or laptop for data-intensive applications, such as image and video processing -- as well as tape libraries with native Fibre Channel connectivity -- a powerful solution for corporate Apple environments, particularly those looking for a tape storage solution to complement the Apple Xserve.

"We have enjoyed a long and productive relationship with Apple Computer. This global sales and distribution agreement with Apple is a natural next step and further validates Exabyte's commitment to the Apple market," added Ward. "This agreement not only affirms that Exabyte tape storage products are the first choice for Apple users, but it also broadens the availability of Exabyte products throughout Apple's global network. This is particularly exciting because of its international reach in emerging markets in India and Asia where the Apple community is growing rapidly."

Exabyte offers a full suite of tape storage products for Apple users, including its award-winning VXA Packet drives and autoloaders and its world-renowned LTO(TM) (Ultrium(TM)) automation products built with ExaBotics(TM). Following are highlights of the tape storage products that Exabyte offers Apple users:

-- VXA-2 Packet Drive with FireWire - The VXA-2 Packet Drive with FireWire offers 80GB capacity (up to 160GB compressed), providing exceptional capacity, ease of use, and remarkable affordability. No matter the application -- desktop publishing, audio production, database management, video production or general hard drive backup protection -- the VXA-2 FireWire is the ideal solution for professional as well as home use. The VXA-2 Packet Drive ships with everything needed to get up and running quickly, including recording and cleaning tapes and cables.

-- VXA-2 PacketLoader 1x10 1U FireWire - The VXA-2 PacketLoader 1x10 1U autoloader with FireWire combines the most affordable, compact automated data storage solution with the flexibility and convenience of a hot-swappable FireWire 800/ IEEE 1394B connectivity. With one VXA-2 drive and up to 10 VXA tapes, the 1x10 PacketLoader offers an industry-leading 1.6TB of storage, Dantz Retrospect Workgroup/Single Server software, FireWire cable, 4-post rack mount hardware, barcode labels and a cleaning tape.

-- The 110L LTO(TM) Ultrium(TM) Autoloader - The 110L LTO Ultrium Autoloader brings world-class automation to users who have chosen the LTO drive technology and need the benefits of entry-level midrange automation. With one Ultrium(TM) LTO-1 or LTO-2 tape drive and 10 cartridge slots, the 110L offers up to 4 TB of capacity and data transfer speeds of up to 252 GB/hr, making it a compact automation solution that eliminating the need to manually load tapes, increasing data reliability and reducing the investment required for the backup/ restore process. The 110L comes packaged with BRU(TM) for Mac OS X backup software from TOLIS Group.

-- The 221L LTO(TM) Ultrium(TM) Tape Library with FC - The 221L LTO Ultrium Tape Library is the only tape library in its class that offers a native Fibre Channel interface to the tape drives and the robotics, eliminating the need for an internal bridge or router. As a result, performance bottlenecks are eliminated and a costly point of failure is avoided. The result is a faster, more reliable backup and restore operation. In a compact 5u design, the 221L offers 21 cartridge slots and room to expand to two Ultrium(TM) tape drives, providing up to 8.4 TB of capacity and with data transfer speeds up to 504 GB/hr.

-- The Magnum 8x143 LTO(TM) Ultrium(TM) Tape Library with FC - Exabyte's award-winning Magnum 8x143 Library offers enterprise-class capability at midrange affordability. With the industry's best combination of capacity, manageability and density, Magnum 8x143 can hold 8 field-replaceable LTO Ultrium(TM) tape drives and up to 143 cartridges, providing up to 57TB of capacity and data transfer speed of up to 864GB/hr. The Magnum 8x143 features the speed, capacity and engineering elegance of a native Fibre Channel interface, backed by Exabyte's heritage of innovation and engineering excellence.

For more information about Exabyte's tape storage solutions for Mac users, please visit www.exabyte.com.

About Exabyte Corporation

Exabyte Corporation (OTCBB: EXBT), now entering its 20th year, is a recognized pioneer and leading innovator in tape storage. Its heritage comprises an impressive list of industry "firsts," including the first manufacturer of tape drives to break the 1, 2, and 5 GB capacity barriers, the first to introduce 8mm tape drives and libraries, the first to offer native Fibre Channel drives and libraries, the first to offer FireWire tape drives and libraries and the first and only manufacturer to offer VXA Packet Technology, which enables its VXA Packet drives, autoloaders and tapes to read and write data in packets like the Internet, allowing far superior restore integrity, exceptional transfer speeds and scalable tape capacities. With award-winning VXA Packet Technology, patented ExaBotics(TM) and its innovative engineering approach, Exabyte delivers new VXA(TM) and LTO(TM) (Ultrium(TM)) products that consistently raise the bar for industry standards in engineering, quality and data reliability. The company's product suite is ideally suited for SMB and departmental servers, workstations, LANs, and SANs, providing dramatically higher capacity, speed and reliability at competitive prices. Exabyte has a worldwide network of OEMs, distributors and resellers that share the company's commitment to innovation and customer service, including IBM, HP, Fujitsu Siemens, Apple, Imation, Bull, Toshiba, Logitec, Kontron, Tech Data, Ingram Micro, CDW and Arrow Electronics. For additional information, call 1-800-EXABYTE or visit www.exabyte.com. For investor relations inquiries, contact Kelly Beavers at investor@exabyte.com.

Data capacities and transfer rates assume a compression ratio of two-to-one. Actual compression will vary depending on the nature of the data and the drive and media quality.

Exabyte, VXA and VXA-2 are registered trademarks, and M2, MammothTape, PacketLoader and ExaBotics are trademarks of Exabyte Corp. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Source: Business Wire

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