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FalconStor's VirtualTape Library Software Solution Qualifies with Leading Backup and Recovery Software Solutions

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    MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2005--

Third-Party Software Qualifications Ensure Interoperability and Compatibility for Seamless Backup Operations
    FalconStor Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:FALC), a leading developer of network storage software solutions, today announced that the company's award-winning VirtualTape Library (VTL) solution has successfully completed interoperability testing with backup and restore software offered by leading industry providers. As a result, FalconStor's VTL solution has qualified with major backup software providers, including BakBone Software (NetVault(TM)), CommVault (Galaxy(TM)), Computer Associates (BrightStor(R) ARCserve(TM) Backup), EMC Corporation (EMC Legato(R) NetWorker(TM)), HP (HP OpenView(TM) Storage Data Protector), and VERITAS Software (Backup Exec(TM)).
    "FalconStor is establishing a leadership position in virtual tape, and has now passed qualification testing with many of the major software providers," said Mike Karp, senior analyst with Enterprise Management Associates. "The FalconStor VTL solution takes advantage of all of virtual tape's efficiencies to deliver faster data recoveries while seamlessly integrating into existing IT environments. Easy installation plus minimal impact on existing backup infrastructure and procedures means that the FalconStor VTL provides customers with rapid time-to-value and quicker payback on their investment."
    Backup software solutions provide high levels of data storage availability, scalability, interoperability and performance, with simplified storage management to offer businesses a cost-effective method for protecting growing amounts of electronic data. FalconStor VTL software allows customers to use disks to consolidate the management of backup resources while enhancing the reliability of backup operations and accelerating the speed of recovery. The multiple qualifications of interoperability obtained by FalconStor validate the compatibility between a customer's existing backup software and the virtual tape drive/library provisioned by FalconStor's VTL solution, enabling the customer to create a physical backup tape at anytime for archival and recovery purposes.
    "FalconStor's VTL software solution meets the growing need of small and medium-sized organizations seeking reliable and accelerated data backup and restore. Software compatibility is essential in today's storage IT environments, since customers demand easy-to-use backup solutions for their existing storage investments," said Bernie Wu, vice president of business development for FalconStor Software.
    To read the complete release, including the Safe Harbor agreement, visit www.falconstor.com/2005VTLqualifications.asp.

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