Archivas Founder and CTO Andres Rodriguez to Speak at 1St Annual ILM Summit West.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Will Join Panel to Discuss Advancements in Technology, Such As Archive Object Management, That Simplify and Reduce the Cost of Complying With Digital Record Management Obligations

Archivas(TM), Inc., the world's leading provider of Archive Object Management (AOM) solutions, today announced that its founder and chief technology officer Andres Rodriguez will be participating in a panel discussion on regulatory and compliance issues at the first annual ILM Summit West, which takes place February 8 - 9, 2005 at the Atrium Hotel, Irvine, California. The panel discussion, moderated by Mark Ferelli, editor in chief of Computer Technology Review, will occur on February 9, from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

"I am honored to have been invited to join this panel discussion on such a timely and critical industry issue," said Rodriguez. "It is indeed vital that chief compliance officers and IT executives understand how advancements in technology, such as archive object management, can aid their firms in simplifying processes and reducing the costs associated with meeting compliance laws and regulations, as well as internal corporate digital record management obligations."

"Information lifecycle management provides an ideal umbrella under which a company can align its IT infrastructure with its business needs. Through ILM, a company can realize the greatest value from its information, at the very lowest TCO, at every point in its lifecycle. Moreover, ILM strategy combined with the latest advancements in technology provides companies with the ability to meet their regulatory and compliance issues better than ever before," said Dr. Lance A. Leventhal, program chairperson of ILM Summit West 2005. "We are delighted to have Andres join the discussion on regulatory and compliance issues. His experience as both a developer of advanced technology, as well as an IT executive that actually had to deal with these challenges first-hand, on a day-to-day basis, will provide invaluable insight to the discussion."

Before founding Archivas, Rodriguez served as the chief technology officer at the New York Times where he was responsible for the organization's entire technical strategy, including its digital content preservation effort intended to bring over 100 years of the paper's history online.

ILM Summit West 2005 will focus on regulatory and compliance issues, storage systems, storage management software, document management systems, file systems, records management systems, archiving software and services, security systems and content management systems. In addition to Archivas, ILM experts from EMC, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Network Appliance, StorageTek, Symantec, VERITAS, and Oracle will address key topics such as regulatory compliance, consolidation and content management. For additional information, please visit the event Web site at: http://www.ilmsummit.com.

About Archivas

Based in Waltham, MA, Archivas, Inc. software lets customers store, protect and manage fixed-content data in the most cost-effective and operationally efficient online environment available on the market today. The Archivas Cluster (ArC(TM)) simultaneously addresses the need for immediate access to archive data while lowering the total cost of ownership. For additional information, please visit the company website at www.archivas.com, email [e-mail] or telephone [phone].

Archivas and ArC are trademarks of Archivas, Inc. All other brand and product names in this announcement may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.