CommVault Galaxy Certified in New Compaq StorageWorks Value Partner Program.

Business/Technology Editors

OCEANPORT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2001

CommVault Galaxy Delivers Pre-tested Business-Critical Data

Management and Protection to Compaq Enterprise and Business Class

Customers

CommVault Systems, Inc(R), a leading provider of enterprise data and storage management solutions, has been chosen as a member of the Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) StorageWorks Value Partner Program. The Compaq program enables qualifying vendor partners to self-certify backup software for direct, networked and advanced Storage Area Network (SAN) environments.

CommVault Galaxy software and Compaq's Enterprise Backup Solution together provide pre-tested data management and protection solutions that enable enterprise and business class customers to manage and protect business-critical data in Windows and UNIX environments.

CommVault Galaxy software with Compaq EBS forms a winning combination by offering customers an easy to use, global data protection solution that scales to handle multiple terabytes of capacity. The resulting efficiency dramatically reduces storage administration cost, enhances access to application data and improves backup and recovery flexibility.

"Compaq worked closely with CommVault to deliver advanced, complementary solutions that provide enterprise-class reliability and performance to our customers," said Rusty Smith, director of Compaq's Enterprise Nearline Storage Division. "The application-specific nature of Galaxy allows Compaq and CommVault to focus on delivering solutions that have an immediate impact on customer needs."

Larry Cormier, CommVault's vice president of marketing and business development, added: "CommVault is extremely pleased to work with Compaq to effectively address customers' demand for software and hardware solutions that maximize their data and storage management infrastructures."

CommVault Galaxy is optimized for Microsoft environments, with full scaleability to meet enterprise and heterogeneous platform requirements. Since Compaq is a key provider in Microsoft environments, customers can now protect Microsoft application-specific data residing on Compaq servers throughout their enterprise.

CommVault Galaxy data and storage management software delivers the following key financial, operational and business benefits to customers:

-- Simplifies the management of complex LAN, SAN and NAS infrastructures.

-- Helps increase ROI and lower total cost of ownership.

-- A single browser interface makes the product easier to configure, deploy,
use, maintain and administer.

-- Aligns IT goals with business goals through greater employee productivity
and access to vital application data.

-- Provides advanced data management and faster access to business critical
data through tight integration with popular operating systems, key Microsoft
applications such as Exchange and SQL Server directory services, Lotus Notes,
and Oracle databases.

-- Improves time-to-market of business-critical applications. Speeds migration
to Windows 2000 operating systems and applications.

-- Reduces risk by preparing organizations for disaster recovery via a sound
data protection strategy.

About CommVault Systems

CommVault Systems is a worldwide leader in enterprise-wide storage management solutions for client/server environments. The company's singular focus is creating and implementing fast, reliable, and easy-to-use storage management solutions to meet customer's data management requirements. The company's software products seamlessly ensure the reliable, rapid restoration of files, business-critical applications, and today's most popular databases. Information on CommVault is available on the World Wide Web at www.commvault.com or by calling [phone]. CommVault's corporate headquarters is located in Oceanport, New Jersey in the United States.

CommVault, CommVault Systems, CommVault Galaxy, CommServe StorageManager, MediaAgent, iDataAgent, CommCell and the CommVault logo are trademarks and may be registered trademarks in some jurisdictions of CommVault Systems, Inc.