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DataCore Expands Worldwide Reach into Japan

Mr. Hiromi Kanasaki Selected as Director of Japan's Operations

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (May 16, 2001) -- DataCore™ Software, the leading provider of storage virtualization and networking software, today announced the formal launch of its Japanese office and SAN customer center in Tokyo to support the growing needs of companies for cost-effective, easy-to-use Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions in the region. The new facility serves as the sales and marketing and technical support center for Japan as well as the Asian Pacific center for SAN user training. It is conveniently located in the center of Tokyo near the Imperial Palace, government offices and other international companies.

"Japanese businesses are suffering from the high costs of managing massive and growing amounts of data storage. These businesses are just beginning to understand the critical role of storage networks and virtualization technologies to significantly improve the return on investment and productivity of storage assets, to reduce the cost of management, and to provide needed flexibility and scalability to deal with growth," said Hiromi Kanasaki, director of Japan operations with DataCore. "This market is poised for rapid expansion and thus a perfect time for DataCore to enter the Japanese market."

The initial objective of the Japan SAN center is to build and develop DataCore authorized channel and OEM partnerships. DataCore partners undergo intensive SAN training and are selected on the basis of their overall storage expertise and qualifications to provide cost-effective SAN solutions to end-users. Business users will benefit by getting 'Powered by DataCore' solutions delivered by trusted high-quality partners. DataCore SANsymphony training has already been conducted with the first group of representatives from the leading storage solutions providers in Japan.

"Hiromi's goal is to make DataCore a prominent player in Japan gaining a top share of the storage management market," said George Teixeira, president and CEO of DataCore Software. "We selected Hiromi to lead DataCore's Japanese development because of his Storage Area Network expertise and enthusiasm."

Mr. Hiromi Kanasaki is the top evangelist in Japan for Storage Area Networks (SAN). During his career, Mr. Kanasaki served on the Board of Directors for the Japan Data Storage Forum where he lectured, wrote articles and chaired the Data Storage World Conference. With Nissho Electronics, he directed the business development efforts in the United States for the company's storage related business. Previously, he directed the sales and marketing of ASCII's enterprise software products through its merger with Informix.

The office is located at Kioicho Kelton Building., 5th floor, 4-5 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku 102-0094, Tokyo, Japan. The office can be reached at 81-3-3511-1711 (phone) 81-3-3511-1712 (fax) or via the web at http://www.datacore.com/japan. DataCore has a round-the-clock worldwide support organization and a dedicated team of 10 committed to developing DataCore's presence in Japan and Asia/Pacific. The Tokyo office staff consists of industry veterans from both Japanese corporations as well as foreign-owned companies. Overall, DataCore has nine offices in North America, Europe and Asia and employs just under 200 people worldwide.

About DataCore Software
DataCore™ Software Corporation is the leader in storage virtualization and networking software. The Company's SANsymphony™ storage infrastructure software converts `islands' of disparate storage into networked storage pools, enabling the easy allocation of storage capacity on an as-needed basis, using a simple 'drag-and-drop' interface. Now administrators can move these 'virtual' volumes among different servers -- regardless of the underlying operating system. DataCore distributes its software products through channel and OEM partners worldwide. Founded in 1998 by some of the industry's most respected storage technologists, DataCore is headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., with subsidiaries and branch offices worldwide. For more information, call (877) 780-5111 or visit www.datacore.com.

DataCore, the DataCore Logo, and SANsymphony are trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation. Other DataCore product or service names or logos referenced herein are trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation.

All other products, services and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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