CommVault Systems Enters Cooperation Agreement With HP Microsoft Technology Services.

Business/Technology Editors

OCEANPORT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2001

CommVault Galaxy to be resold as Data Protection and Restore

Solution for Exchange and SharePoint Portal Servers 

CommVault Systems, Inc.(R), an industry-leading provider of data and storage management software, announced today that it has initiated a cooperation agreement with Hewlett-Packard's Microsoft Technology Services consulting organization in Europe. As part of the agreement, the CommVault Galaxy(TM) solution will be offered to protect business-critical data in Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint Portal environments by HP Consulting's Microsoft Technology Services. This relationship addresses collaborative issues for enterprise and service providers of Internet B2B, B2C and B2E solutions, enabling customers to unleash the power of Microsoft and complementary technologies.

CommVault Galaxy software's anytime, anywhere data access feature and fine granularity add data protection, archival and critical restore functions to deployments of Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint Portal projects.

"With this relationship, CommVault and HP Consulting's Microsoft Technology Services plan to provide industry-leading data and storage management," said Dave West, vice president, business development, CommVault Systems. "Our Microsoft-focused strategy will help HP deliver data protection as an integral part of the robust, end-to-end Microsoft technology solutions customers expect."

"HP Microsoft Technology Services is pleased to enter this agreement with CommVault", said Elwyn Hopkin, Hewlett-Packard Consulting, Microsoft Technology Services manager. "By offering CommVault Galaxy software as a data protection solution for Exchange and SharePoint Portal, we can deliver a powerful data and storage management solution optimized for Microsoft environments with scalability to meet enterprise needs."

CommVault Galaxy software is the first fully integrated enterprise data and storage management solution designed specifically to manage distributed, heterogeneous computing environments. Unlike traditional backup products, CommVault Galaxy software has a unique interface and architecture that enables administrators to view data logically, rather than physically, delivering a clear advancement over other data management products. By focusing on the type of data being protected, rather than where the data is stored, the CommVault Galaxy solution supports any storage model, including storage area networks (SANs), network attached storage (NAS) and existing LAN-based infrastructures.

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

-- Simplifies the management of complex 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, directory
services, Oracle databases, and key Microsoft applications such as Exchange and
SQL Server

-- Improves time-to-market of business-critical applications. Speeds migration
to Windows 2000 operating systems and applications. For instance, Exchange 5.5
data can be backed up from NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 servers and recalled later
for use in Exchange 2000

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

About CommVault Systems

CommVault Systems, Inc. (R) is a worldwide leader in providing 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.