ADIC appoints director of product management to lead marketing efforts for Scalar Series.

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1995--ADIC today announced the appointment of Jonathan Otis to the position of director of product management, with special responsibility for ADIC's new Scalar Series DLT library for data center applications.

Otis has over 15 years experience in the computer industry in roles that include end-user applications, systems planning, and sales and marketing. He has served in the capacity of MIS director for a major food service provider, and in management, sales and marketing positions for Annmarc Inc. and Micro Computer Co.

Most recently, Otis served as director of marketing for Integrated Mass Storage Systems (IMSS). IMSS is one of the leading integrators to specialize in providing comprehensive storage solutions for backup, archiving and HSM. At IMSS, Otis helped the company establish its position as a leading supplier of storage products for a wide range of organizations, including large government and commercial users with enterprise-scale systems that mix PC LAN networks and centralized data center operations.

"We are pleased to have Jonathan join our team. He brings extensive marketing and channel experience in the storage industry which will be invaluable to ADIC as we introduce the Scalar Series to a wider market," said Britts.

"Although ADIC will continue its leadership as a desktop storage provider for NetWare applications, Otis's broad expertise will be instrumental in establishing ADIC's new, larger capacity products as a preferred solution for systems using UNIX or Windows NT operating systems in both distributed and centralized architectures."

Commented Otis on his new appointment: "The market for ADIC automated tape libraries is growing rapidly as data continues to grow and users recognize the superior reliability of automating their storage operations. The ADIC Scalar Series will play an important role in the mid-range storage market. Top priorities on my agenda are to continue to strengthen our relationships with software developers and to establish ADIC in the UNIX and NT marketplace."

Introduced this spring, ADIC's Scalar Series is a family of scalable automated tape libraries offering from two to eight DLT tape drives and up to 1.9TB of storage capacity.

ADIC has been providing storage solutions since its founding in 1983. It is the leading drive-independent supplier of automated tape storage libraries for client-server networks with over 10,000 units in the field. ADIC products are available with 4mm (DAT), 8mm, and DLT drive technology, and are supported by every leading supplier of backup and HSM software products and all leading operating systems.

ADIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Interpoint Corp. (NASDAQ:INTP) with headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

CONTACT: Stephen Whitner, Director of Marketing,

206/881-8004, ext 435

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Kari Matheny, Public Relations, 206/881-8004, ext 432