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Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 17:35:01 -0400
From: Christian Wissmann 
Organization: Quadratec SA
Subject: PR - QUADRATEC SOFTWARE AND EXABYTE FORM LINUX STRATEGIC ALLIANCE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

QUADRATEC SOFTWARE AND EXABYTE FORM LINUX STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
Agreement Provides Linux Users With A Tested And Fully-Automated Backup
Solution

RESTON, Va., and BOULDER, Colo., May 5, 2000  Quadratec Software,
developer of the award-winning Time Navigator automated backup and
restore software application, and Exabyte Corporation (NASDAQ: EXBT)
today announced a strategic alliance to provide Linux users with
fully-certified, automated backup solutions for this growing market. The
alliance will conduct benchmark testing and joint promotions of
high-performance Exabyte Mammoth-2 tape drives and libraries with
Quadratec's Time Navigator software, the first backup and restore
software application to support complete automated data storage of Linux
servers and clients.
Exabyte's M2 tape libraries have the highest rack density of any
midrange tape library on the market. With out-of-band Ethernet
management and low power usage, M2 tape libraries are the products of
choice with ISP, ASPs and Co-location environments. All M2 tape
libraries combine M2's half-high form factor and performance-leading 12
MB/sec transfer rate with Exabyte's robust automation expertise to
ensure 24X7 reliability, unattended backup and scalable products to
customers. M2 products are "Linux Compatible for Backup" certified by
the Linux Tape Device Certification program and certified for
Quadratec's Time Navigator software.
"Many Linux users are reporting data growth rates of 20 percent per
month or more," said Ken Cruden, Exabyte's director of marketing.  "Add
M2's high performance to an Exabyte library and users get unsurpassed
capacity, scalability and reliability. Now, thanks to the Exabyte-Quadratec
relationship, restoring lost data is no longer an issue and Linux users
have a tested and affordable automation solution." 


"Linux users engaged in e-commerce or other data-intensive applications
have expressed the need for better automation to support their backup 
solution applications," said Christian Wissmann, Quadratec's Director,
Business Development. "By working together and combining Exabyte's
expertise in tape storage technology with the proven capabilities of
Time Navigator, we can provide Linux users with the single, tested
enterprise-wide solution they need to protect their data."

About Exabyte Corporation
Exabyte Corporation is a leading supplier of tape storage devices and
network storage solutions for the data intensive applications and
database server markets. Exabyte engineers, manufactures and markets the
Mammoth family of tape drives, premier storage media and libraries for
MammothTape, DLTtape and Ultrium tape technologies. Visit Exabyte on
the World Wide Web at www.exabyte.com or call 1-800-EXABYTE.

About Quadratec:
Quadratec, the European-based leader in data backup and restoration
software applications, has since 1992 designed, developed and marketed
the award-winning Time Navigator software suite. Time Navigator has been
endorsed by numerous major accounts in a variety of industries to secure
data in complex computing environments. Time Navigator is available on
most Unix systems, Linux, BSD, Windows NT and Windows 9x, and supports a
variety of automated backup devices from several vendors.
Headquartered in France, Quadratec's well-trained sales and support
teams operate through a direct presence in the UK, Germany, Italy and
Spain. Quadratec's operations recently commenced from its base in Reston
VA. Time Navigator solutions are delivered through an experienced
end-user sales force and a worldwide network of VARs, re-sellers and OEM
certified partners. For more information, visit us at :
www.quadratec-software.com  or e-mail us at
info.us@quadratec-software.com

CONTACTS
Philippe Boyon
Quadratec Software, Inc
+33 1 64 86 83 00
philippe.boyon@quadratec-software.com

Karen Cryderman
Exabyte Corporation
303-417-7268
karenc@exabyte.com