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DataCore Professional Services Group Offers Consulting Strategies for ROI Storage Analysis and Methodologies

Initiative Helps Companies Identify Costs and Savings of Storage Investments

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Dec. 11, 2001) — DataCore Software, the leading provider of storage virtualization and networking software, has introduced a new service to help companies make smarter decisions about storage technology investments. The service, offered by DataCore's Professional Services group, thoroughly analyzes the costs, return on investment (ROI), total cost of ownership, and payback periods of current and proposed storage configurations to ensure that the chosen storage strategy meets the stringent budgetary demands that face IT organizations today and that the infrastructure can scale to meet the never-ending growth in data storage.

"Storage is the one area of IT that continues to grow, despite the sluggish economy. Companies are rightfully very concerned about seeing tangible ROI for any new investments they make and are putting the pressure on senior IT executives to back their budgetary decisions with hard facts," said Cindy Sauln, vice president customer programs and services at DataCore. "This service gives them the objective intelligence - and insight into the cost of their own operations - that they need to make cost-effective purchasing decisions."

The service, which builds on DataCore's innovative ROI/TCO Calculation tools, combines sophisticated operational and financial modeling, consulting and analysis to determine the tangible financial impact of various storage alternatives for a company's storage networking infrastructure. First, the assessment puts a cash value on costs related to a company's existing storage operations - including, hardware, amount of application disruption, staff productivity, and projections for future growth of stored data. Then, DataCore's Professional Services Group gives users an insight into how different storage networking technologies - including virtualization, direct-attached storage, shared storage and disaster recovery - can impact the bottom line. A series of summaries, graphs and charts provide an easy-to-digest view of the data.

This information is incredibly useful in helping companies make the best decisions for both their immediate and future storage needs and provides real financial data that helps justify additional investments while improving efficiency overall.

For example, one large media company who recently underwent the ROI analysis found that it is expanding its storage at a rate of 100 percent per year. Using DataCore's SANsymphony open storage management software to consolidate and better manage their underutilized storage, the company could see a 60 percent savings in capital equipment costs and 70 percent savings in administration costs over a three year period. As a result, the company could pay off their investment in less than twelve months through more efficient storage management and opportunity cost avoidance related to downtime.

Next Evolution of ROI Commitment
The ROI analysis service underscores DataCore's commitment to educating companies on the financial impact of their storage decisions. DataCore's award-winning SANsymphony open storage management software delivers rapid ROI by letting companies' make full use of underutilized storage assets by pooling storage resources and centralizing management. Administrators can then allocate, distribute and manage storage capacity with a simple drag-and-drop, with no disruption to applications. DataCore's Services organization provides world-class support for its customers and reseller partners with planning and implementation services, training tools - including Web-based sessions, instructional seminars and hands-on labs - and comprehensive, 24x7 access to online rapid-response tech support. The ROI analysis service is available now through DataCore's network of Professional Services experts worldwide; visit www.datacore.com for more information, or call DataCore at (877) 780-5111.

About DataCore Software
DataCore Software Corporation is the leader in storage virtualization and networking software. The company's award-winning SANsymphony storage control software dramatically improves ROI and storage utilization by converting 'islands' of disparate storage into networked storage pools, enabling the easy allocation of storage capacity. DataCore distributes its software products through the SANvantage Partner Program including its authorized and technical channel and major OEM partners worldwide. Founded in 1998 by some of the industry's most respected storage technologists, DataCore is privately-held with headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and other US offices located in CA and NC with international sales and service operations located in London, Paris, Munich, Tokyo, and Sydney. 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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