Accellion Awarded ISO 9001:2000 Certification.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2001

Accellion, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent, globally distributed, storage and delivery solutions, announced today that the company has received ISO 9001:2000 certification from QMS Quality Management Systems, Inc. ISO 9001:2000 is the international standard for assessing quality systems to ensure process consistency and predictability. Accellion's certificate acknowledges the company as a leading provider of secure storage, distribution, delivery and management of applications, and files on the edges of the Internet.

Warren J. Kaplan, president and CEO for Accellion stated, "Obtaining ISO certification demonstrates the high value our company places on quality processes and procedures and allows us to demonstrate our commitment to these standards to our global customers. In the current market environment our customers want to know that their files, applications and data are safe and secure with us and that we have established quality processes to ensure business continuity for them."

Bruce Weber, president of QMS Quality Management Systems, Inc. added, "QMS awarded Accellion this ISO 9001:2000 certification to recognize the company's sound business model and the management's dedication to quality throughout the company. Since quality support is an important initiative to the company, I have confidence that Accellion will consistently meet customer needs and the regulatory requirements necessary for retaining this exemplary status."

ISO 9000 is the most widely recognized international benchmark for quality management system development. It integrates a company's commitment and implementation of its quality management policy. This close linkage of the affiliated QMS companies provides a broad scope of industrial and commercial experience and provides a fair, impartial and consistent interpretation of the ISO standards around the world. As an ISO-certified company, Accellion now offers its customers the reassurance of processes and policies that ensure the highest standards of quality.

About QMS Quality Management Systems, Inc.

QMS Quality Management Systems, Inc. is an international organization specializing in ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 Assessment and Certification. Since the founding of the original company in 1992, we have certified businesses in 45 countries on five continents. QMS certificates are visible around the world, issued through our principal affiliated offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.

About Accellion, Inc.

Accellion is a leading provider of intelligent, globally distributed, storage and delivery solutions for the Global 2000 to improve the performance of their applications, by securely controlling the storage, distribution, delivery and management of applications and files on the edges of the Internet. The Company's proprietary Smart Edge Operating System (SeOS) provides secure services for controlled file storage, access and management; application processing; and file distribution. Customer's files are managed and distributed through a worldwide EPoP network that brings applications closer to the end-user; increases reliability; and provides limitless scalability. With Accellion solutions, customers will see increased revenues, reduced costs, improved performance and accelerated time to market. For more information regarding Accellion and its service offering, please visit www.accellion.com.

Note to Editors: Accellion, Accellion Global Storage Express, Smart Edge Operating System, SeOS, and EPoP are proprietary marks of the Accellion Group of Companies. All other company names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.