ADVISORY/StorageNetworks Executives to Present On Storage Services for the E-Economy.

Business/Technology Editors

ADVISORY...for Monday Jan. 8 - Thursday Jan. 25

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Executives from StorageNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: STOR), the leading Storage Services Provider (SSP), will be speaking at conferences throughout January 2001.

StorageNetworks executives are presenting at the following conferences and trade shows during the month of January 2001:

Who: Peter Bell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
What: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter: Internet, Software & Networking
Conference
When: Monday, January 8, 2001; 8:00 a.m. PST
Where: The Phoenician Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona

Who: John Clavin, Executive Vice President, Marketing
What: Needham & Company: Third Annual Growth Conference
When: Wednesday, January 10, 2001; 9:00 a.m. EST
Where: New York Palace Hotel, New York, NY

Who: Mark Kincaid, Vice President, Network Engineering
What: ACI's San Solutions: "SAN Utility: The Key Data Storage
Challenges"
When: Friday, January 19, 2001; 1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m. PST
Where: The Sheraton San Marcos Golf Resort, Phoenix, Arizona

Who: Peter Bell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
What: Merrill Lynch: Storage Technology Conference
When: Monday, January 29, 2001: 8:00 p.m. PST
Where: The Bacara Resort & Spa, Santa Barbara, CA

StorageNetworks is exhibiting at the following trade shows during the
month of January:

What: IIR's ASP Business Strategies Summit
When: January 24-25, 2001
Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel, New York, N.Y.

For a complete listing of tradeshows and events where StorageNetworks is participating, please visit the Virtual Media Kit and Investor Relations sections on the company's Web site at http://www.StorageNetworks.com.

About StorageNetworks, Inc.

StorageNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: STOR) is the world's leading provider of storage management services and an innovator that is making managed data storage services as accessible as phone or electric utility services. StorageNetworks enables enterprises with large and rapidly growing volumes of business critical information to store, protect and access it more easily, reliably and efficiently then ever before. StorageNetworks services let customers focus on building their business, not their data center, allowing them to achieve greater flexibility, quicker time to market, high levels of reliability and security, and lower operating costs. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, StorageNetworks operates in major metropolitan areas worldwide. For further information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.StorageNetworks.com, email [e-mail], or call 1-800-463-7105.

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