Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 17:35:01 -0400 From: Christian WissmannOrganization: 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