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FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., ( A p r i l 29, 2002) — DataCore Software, the leading provider of storage virtualization and networking software, today announced that Proactive Technologies, Inc. has installed SANsymphony software with a major printing company and has also joined DataCore's fast-growing reseller network as a SANvantage preferred partner. With flexible, scalable and performance-driven storage area network (SAN) solutions 'Powered by DataCore,' Proactive has proven its ability to meet the intensive server and storage needs of its customers.

Proactive has already won national awards, one from Intel and Computer Reseller News' Best In Show partner award, for its implementation of SANsymphony at the world's largest commercial print service corporation, eliminating storage-related downtime and enabling multi-million dollar press equipment to stay productive around the clock. The same customer also saw a three-to-four-fold improvement in performance.

With this partnership, Proactive gains the support of DataCore's SANvantage storage solutions program, including tools, training and incentives to roll out storage area networking solutions that meet the needs of its customers: simplified administration, improved capacity utilization and increased performance and uptime. Proactive can tap DataCore's vendor-neutral assessment tools that demonstrate the cost benefits created by installing a SAN in a specific environment.

"DataCore's SANsymphony has allowed us to deliver award-winning SANs to our customers - who are clamoring for relief from time-consuming and costly storage-related downtime," said Pat Taylor, president of Carrollton, Texas-based Proactive. "With proven industry results, SANsymphony has essentially re-written the definition of SAN with the advanced features and functionality delivered with virtualized storage."

Proactive has shown that SANsymphony offers its digital prepress, printing and publishing customers valuable advanced SAN functionality, including drag-and-drop virtual capacity allocation, caching to speed performance and Network Managed Volumes for greater capacity utilization. With SANsymphony's vendor-independent storage virtualization platform, Proactive's storage solutions provide a fault-tolerant architecture that enable customers to increase revenue by keeping operations running 24x7. By combining mixed storage into a virtual pool from which capacity can be made available anywhere in the SAN, SANsymphony delivers immediate ROI by fully utilizing available storage, freeing staff from time-consuming reconfigurations, eliminating downtime for network administrators and allowing them to get the most out of hardware resources.

"DataCore is committed to supporting the channel to deliver an open storage networking platform built on the foundation of its mature virtualization technology," said Ken Horner, vice president of marketing at DataCore. "With SANsymphony in their arsenal, our SANvantage reseller partners, like Proactive, have proven their ability to win major accounts and help customers get more out of their existing investments and incorporate flexibility for future growth. It's a win-win scenario."

As a SANvantage partner, Proactive receives the benefits of DataCore's extensive support for its channel partners. The SANvantage Authorized Partner Program provides tangible business-building programs including training classes, state-of-the-art product strategy summits, dedicated account representatives, financial services, tech support, Web extranet and e-commerce programs.

About DataCore Software Corporation
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 http://www.datacore.com.

About Proactive Technologies, Inc.
Since 1997, Proactive Technologies delivers fail-safe servers and storage technology to their customers in the printing and publishing industries. Proactive solutions are designed to provide a standards-based digital infrastructure that supports the high-speed transfer of large image data objects over gigabit networks and SANs (storage area networks). Proactive Technologies manufactures servers and storage systems, as authorized Intel Premier Providers, to meet the unique requirements of the imaging industry. Proactive takes responsibility for its integrated solutions and provides customers with 24x7 telephone support for the life of the product. For more information, call (972) 416-6298 or visit http://www.proactivetechnologies.com.

DataCore, the DataCore Logo and SANsymphony are trademarks and SANcentral is a registered trademark of DataCore Software Corporation. 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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Corporate Contacts:
DataCore Software Corporation
(954) 377-6000
pr@datacore.com

Proactive Technologies
Pat Taylor
(972) 416-6298
ptaylor@proactivetechnologies.com

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