ArcMail Technology Signs Exclusive U.S. Distribution Agreement with Arbitech.

Arbitech selected as authorized distributor of ArcMail Defender email archiving and management appliances

SHREVEPORT, La. -- ArcMail Technology, a leading provider of email archiving and management technology, today announced that it has signed an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Arbitech, the nation's leading alternative distributor of technology hardware and software. The partnership allows ArcMail to focus on sales and product development by allocating distribution of its ArcMail Defender line exclusively to Arbitech, a proven distributor.

As a result of the agreement, ArcMail will have access to more than 1,800 resellers nationwide, while Arbitech broadens its product mix and gains access to ArcMail's growing customer base. Arbitech has established relationships with leading resellers, system integrators and distributors that benefit from Arbitech's competitive pricing, extensive product offering, and first-class customer service.

"Our partnership with Arbitech will truly give us the freedom to focus on developing new products and expanding Defender sales opportunities," said Dean Richardson, vice president of sales at ArcMail Technology. "Arbitech has proven that it is a viable, effective and value-added alternative to the legacy distributors on the market. As a result, our current customers will now have broader access to more top-tier product lines at competitive prices, while Arbitech's customers now have access to ArcMail Defender, which helps solve a number of significant communications and compliance issues. As we develop new products, Arbitech provides an established network of resellers and customers that will help us to quickly expand our reach and sales opportunities."

ArcMail Defender is a self-contained appliance that automatically captures all inbound, outbound and internal email. Once the emails are received, the appliance immediately indexes and archives all email headers, bodies and attachments so that they can be searched, viewed and retrieved via the Defender search engine. ArcMail Defender is available in multiple models with increasing levels of onsite storage ranging from 500 Gigabytes to 12 Terabytes. Defender also features a Web-based interface that allows end-users to access and manage their archived email from any Internet-ready computer.

"This partnership enables Arbitech to further enhance our authorized product lines with an innovative new solution, while strengthening our position in the channel and as the leading alternative distributor in the United States," said Jimmy Whalen, vice president of business development for Arbitech. "We are confident that ArcMail's email archiving and management technology will be well received by our network of customers who are always looking for cost-effective, easy-to-use solutions that solve real business challenges. Defender is a best-of-breed solution, and we look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship with ArcMail."

About Arbitech

Founded in August 2000 in Laguna Beach, California, Arbitech is the nation's leading alternative distributor of servers, storage, server options, software and networking equipment manufactured by companies including HP/Compaq, Cisco, IBM, Sun, Kingston, iStor, Nortel, Intel, QLogic, Emulex, Microsoft and 3Com. By offering a wide range of products at discounted pricing, Arbitech enables its reseller partners to win more business and earn additional profit margin. For more information, please visit www.arbitech.com or call 800-272-4832.

About ArcMail Technology

Founded in 2005, ArcMail Technology is a leading provider of simple, secure, and cost-effective email archiving and management solutions for companies of all sizes. The company's ArcMail Defender appliance is a self contained, turnkey email archiving unit that is easy to buy, easy to install, and easy to use. The ArcMail Defender helps ensure legal and regulatory compliance on email retention, improves the end-user experience, reduces the load on IT resources, and safely and securely retains the business information contained in email. ArcMail's scalable solutions are designed to meet the email archiving and management requirements of organizations both large and small. ArcMail has a global channel program to help deliver its products to organizations worldwide. ArcMail is headquartered in Shreveport, La., and has development groups in Washington and Arizona. For more information, visit www.arcmail.com.