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ECRIX AND KNOX SOFTWARE ANNOUNCE TURNKEY SERVER AND
STORAGE SOLUTIONS FOR INTERNET PROVIDERS

Out-of-Box Server Appliance and Backup Solutions Meet Wide Range of Market 
Needs

Boulder, CO  March 12, 2001  Tape storage innovators, Ecrix Corp. and Knox 
Software, unveiled a reseller program under which the companies, in 
collaboration with the Sun Cobalt™ server appliance business unit of Sun 
Microsystems, Inc. (“Sun”), provide complete turnkey storage backup 
solutions in concert with Sun Cobalt’s RaQ™ 4i and Qube™ 3 server appliance 
sales. With these solutions, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) can offer 
increased data security, adding value to their product offerings.

The reseller program offers an incentive through the use of manufacturer 
rebates; making the total solution cost less than if the various components 
are purchased separately. The rebates are available to resellers for 
products purchased through distribution or direct from the manufacturers. 
Sun is offering the corresponding promotion to Sun Cobalt reseller partners 
through their web site (www.cobalt.com). As a result, resellers get turnkey 
hardware and software solutions whose interoperability is directly 
supported by the manufacturers. These solutions make the deployment of 
applications, layered services and data backup over the Web quick, easy and 
profitable. More importantly, a web browser-based user interface simplifies 
administration and enables out-ofbox installations in 30 minutes or less.

  “We’ve targeted the bundles at Solution Providers who are buying Sun thin 
servers and need between 30 gigabytes and a terabyte of storage security,” 
states Kelly Beavers, president of Ecrix Corporation. “These bundles fill 
the need for complete, systematically tested server and storage solutions 
at the lowest price point for this market.”

This program is part of a push by Ecrix and Knox to increase their 
solutions provider business. Ecrix expects this market to explode due to 
the phenomenal growth worldwide in Internet Service Provider business. Late 
last year, NEC Research reported that the 2.7 billion Web pages were 
growing at a rate of five million pages per day and domain names, according 
to Network Solutions, by 368,000 names per week.

The following bundles are currently ready for client support in Windows 
95/98/2000 and NT, Linux, BSDI (3.0, 4.0) and FreeBSD environments:

·       The first bundled solution, featuring the Arkeia Backup & Recovery 
Software with the Sun Cobalt RaQ 4i server appliance and VXA RakPak (66/132 
GB), offers significant space benefits for rack-mounted web hosting and 
email server applications by occupying only 2U of rack space.

·       An enterprise bundle is targeted at larger ISPs and corporate users 
and takes advantage of the Sun Cobalt RaQ 4i server appliance, the VXA 
AutoPak library (445/990 GB) and the Arkeia software for libraries.

·       The desktop bundle, featuring the Sun Cobalt Qube 3 server 
appliance and an external VXA-1 tape drive (33/66 GB), functions 
exceptionally well in applications such as a back office server in retail 
operations where it provides centralized storage and backup for all 
point-of-purchase operations.

“The speed and reliability far exceeded our expectations. Our engineering 
team selected the Ecrix VXA RakPak and Knox Arkeia software combination as 
the exclusive tape backup and restoration solution for our rackunit.com 
customers,” states Dell Wolfensparger, the vice-president of marketing and 
business development for Dynamic Concepts, a Calif.-based ISP. Dynamic 
Concepts uses the Sun Cobalt server appliance to provide its customers with 
affordable co-location or dedicated server-hosting plans under the brand 
name, rackunit.com.

  “Knox, Ecrix and Sun Cobalt server appliances have been affiliated 
independently as long as their products have been available because the 
products naturally compliment each other,” adds Randy Thorburn, vice 
president of sales for Knox Software. “This well-matched bundle is a great 
value for anyone needing an out-of-the-box multiple server appliance 
configuration.”

Availability

All desktop, rack-mount and enterprise bundles are immediately available 
through selected resellers and over the web through Ecrix (www.VXA.com). 
The Sun servers are available through resellers and over the web through 
Sun’s server appliance business unit (www.cobalt.com).

About Ecrix Corporation
Founded in 1996, privately held Ecrix Corp. is headquartered in Boulder, 
Colorado. A tape storage innovator, the company’s VXA tape products deliver 
market-leading value and enterprise-quality reliability. Ecrix markets its 
products worldwide through OEM, VAR and e-tailer channels and direct over 
the company’s website. For more information about the company and its 
products, visit www.ecrix.com or telephone 1-800-VXA-TAPE (1-800-892-8273) 
or (303) 402-9262.

About Knox Software
Noted for its early and comprehensive support for the Linux open source 
operating system, Knox Software is a leading provider of enterprise network 
backup solutions. Founded in 1996, the company’s mission is to provide 
fast, reliable, easy-to-use and affordable network backup solutions for 
heterogeneous networks. Its flagship product, Arkeia, is used by thousands 
of ISPs, small companies and large organizations worldwide to protect their 
data, the most critical organizational asset. Knox Software is privately 
held and has offices in Carlsbad, California and Paris, France. For further 
information about Knox Software, please
visit Knox’s web site at http://www.arkeia.com.

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