Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 10:16:06 -0500
From: Christian Wissmann 
Organization: Quadratec SA
Subject: PR - Quadratec supports Ecrix VXA-1 Tape Drives

QUADRATEC SOFTWARE NOW SUPPORTS ECRIX VXA-1 TAPE DRIVES

Reston, VA, and Boulder, CO  March 2, 2000  Continuing its commitment to
support Linux users, Quadratec Software today announced that its
award-winning backup and restore application, Time Navigator, has added
support for  VXA-1 tape drives from Ecrix Corporation.

"The Linux market has matured tremendously in the past few years and
Linux is now being used in many e-business environments and other
data-centric organizations." said Quadratec Chief Operations Officer
Christian Wissmann. "With this announcement, Linux users have equal
access to the automated, high-performance backup and restore
capabilities of Time Navigator and VXA tape drive technology that users
of other operating systems have enjoyed."

"We are pleased to see that Quadratec has announced support for our
VXA-1 tape drives", said Kelly Beavers, president of Ecrix.  "The
combination of Ecrix's and Quadratec's award winning products will offer
the open source community a highly reliable and affordable storage
solution."

With 66 GB capacity at 6MB/sec and  priced under $1,000, the VXA-1 tape
drive provides Linux users with high capacity and high throughput at a
low cost. Coupled with the scalable,  fully automated backup and
recovery capabilities of Time Navigator, end-users such as e-commerce
businesses,  Internet service providers, and other data-intensive
enterprises can now ensure that their data and business investments are
well protected.

For more information about Ecrix, please visit the company's web site at
http://www.ecrix.com or telephone 303.402.9262.

For more information about Quadratec, visit us at :
www.quadratec-software.com  or e-mail us at
info.us@quadratec-software.com