TRICORD SYSTEMS LAUNCHES LUNAR FLARE APPLICATION APPLIANCE SERIES FOR
INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS

Certifies Linux-based Applications on Platform with Unique Clustering and
Storage Capabilities through new Application Partner Program

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - (November 8, 2001) - Tricord Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:
TRCD) -- developer of the revolutionary IlluminaTM clustering software and
Lunar FlareTM NAS appliance-- today announced a new application appliance
series for independent software developers and systems integrators.  The
Lunar Flare AA 1100 and AA 1200 support Linux-based applications,
consolidating them on an easy-to-manage, fault tolerant, scalable platform
with unique clustering and storage capabilities.

"The introduction of Tricord's new application appliance series signifies an
important opportunity for application developers and systems integrators to
offer their customers a solution that combines the application server and
the application storage," said Joan Wrabetz, President and CEO, Tricord
Systems.  "Our new Lunar Flare application appliance series greatly expands
the functionality of our patented technology, by supplementing our existing
NAS product line with a rich platform for software developers who understand
the benefits of using clustered appliances to host their content-hungry
applications."

Tricord's application appliance series combines a high-performance Linux
server with built-in clustered storage, making it an optimal appliance
solution for content-hungry applications.  Typically, hosting the
application on an Illumina-based cluster will eliminate the need for
separate application and storage appliances, and greatly reduce the
management costs for customers.  This approach simplifies deployment,
reduces up-front acquisition costs, and allows the independent software
vendor (ISV) or systems integrator to take advantage of Tricord's simple
management, fault tolerance and scalability.  In addition, applications can
take advantage of the linear scalability of Tricord's Lunar Flare clusters,
meaning that overall system throughput grows as the number of appliances in
the cluster increases.

"Using server appliances to host independent software applications opens up
new growth paths in the market," said Pushan Rinnen, Senior Analyst, Gartner
Dataquest. "By offering an open server appliance that incorporates storage
capabilities, vendors can provide a great advantage for application
developers and systems integrators, particularly in vertical markets that
generate lots of data."

Tricord's new application appliance series includes two models -- the Lunar
Flare AA 1100 and the Lunar Flare AA 1200.  Each Lunar Flare AA 1100
provides 135 GBs of raw capacity, for a total of 2 TBs of clustered capacity
with 16 appliances.  The Lunar Flare AA 1200 appliance offers 240 GBs raw
capacity, with a cluster of 16 appliances providing almost 4 TBs of raw
capacity.

Tricord's Application Partner Program
Tricord Systems' new Application Partner Program supports certification of
applications with Lunar Flare clusters.  An application can be certified
either as an integrated application running on the Lunar Flare Application
Appliance platform, or as a tethered application using Lunar Flare NAS as
back-end storage.

Specific benefits of participation in Tricord's Application Partner Program
include:

·	Development discounts on Lunar Flare appliances
·	An integration tool set with the Lunar Flare AA platform
·	Training and documentation
·	Dedicated application engineering support
·	Joint marketing activities

In addition, Tricord provides support for systems integrators that wish to
certify applications with the Lunar Flare AA series.  Ferrell Information
Systems, a systems integrator that provides IT solutions for the
construction industry, successfully combined Tricord's server appliance with
enterprise network infrastructure software from Tarantella Inc., (Nasdaq:
TTLA), to provide a complete solution for managed access of software
applications through a Web browser.    "Tricord's new application appliance
series solves several problems for end users," said Jerad Ferrell, Executive
VP, Ferrell Information Systems.  "By running enterprise software on
Tricord's clustered appliance, we've eliminated a server, and provided our
customers with a very easy-to-manage solution that offers exceptional
performance, scalability, and fault tolerance features."

For additional information on how to certify a software application, please
contact Tim Nelson at 720-548-4152, or email
application_integration@tricord.com.


About Tricord's Illumina Software
Tricord's IlluminaTM software includes a revolutionary distributed file
system and management technology that clusters multiple server appliances
into a single resource.  Because multiple appliances in a cluster are
managed as one entity, many of the tasks associated with managing and
growing storage systems are eliminated.  Illumina-enabled appliances are
literally plug-and-play, offering seamless growth and continuous access to
content with no downtime.  As the number of appliances grows, performance
and throughput scale along with capacity. This is achieved without expensive
system administration or downtime due to the ability of the appliances to
operate as a single unit.

About Tricord Systems
Tricord Systems, Inc. designs, develops and markets innovative server
appliances and software for content-hungry applications. The core of
Tricord's revolutionary new technology is its patented Illumina™ software
that aggregates multiple appliances into a cluster, managed as a single
resource. Radically easy to deploy, manage and grow, Tricord's products
allow users to add capacity to a cluster with minimal administration.
Appliances are literally plug-and-play, offering seamless growth and
continuous access to content with no downtime. The technology is ideally
suited for applications including general file serving, imaging, archiving,
and web serving. Tricord is based in Minneapolis, MN with offices in
Colorado, California and Georgia. For more information, visit
www.tricord.com.

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Media Contacts:
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Tracey Floming, Tricord
720-548-4137

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