Connected Achieves NetApp -R- Certification; Connected TLM Solution Certified for use with Network Appliance -TM- Filers; Provides Increased Simplicity, Scalability and Performance.

Business/Technology Editors

NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2001

Connected(TM) Corporation, the leader in total lifecycle management solutions for enterprise PCs, today announced that the Connected TLM product suite has been certified with Network Appliance filers, which allows customers to access, store and secure vital data files on the Network Appliance hardware. Additionally, Connected TLM will become part of the Network Appliance Partner Solution Catalog, providing enterprise customers with leading edge PC lifecycle and data management services.

Analyst reports state that more than 60 percent of a company's data is stored on PCs. Connected TLM ensures that a company's data is always secure and accessible by providing PC lifecycle management features such as backup and recovery, migration, application self-healing and asset discovery. With Network Appliance filers, customers will also have the benefit of a highly scalable storage solution for the vital information assets stored on enterprise PCs. Network Appliance filers are a robust, field-proven and highly-available solution for consolidating data and simplifying data management. Network Appliance's storage expertise combined with Connected's award-winning PC lifecycle management services, empower customers with the highest level of storage management and data protection.

"Connected's proven online backup and recovery solutions coupled with the NetApp filers efficient ability to consolidate and manage stored data will benefit customers greatly," stated Paul Hansen, senior director of product marketing at Network Appliance. "Customers will now be able to deploy the most comprehensive and reliable solutions for protecting valuable data on PCs."

The Connected TLM solution has been certified for the Network Appliance filer, running Data ONTAP(TM) version 6.0. This will allow customers to begin deployment of network attached storage solutions, increasing the scalability and performance of the Connected TLM Data Center. Connected TLM provides a complete PC lifecycle management solution, which dramatically reduces the total cost of maintaining and supporting PCs. The combination of Connected TLM and the NetApp filers is ideal for enterprises of all sizes.

"Partnering with Network Appliance is a natural choice for us," said John Clancy, Connected's senior vice president of Sales and Marketing. "Network Appliance is a market leader and continues to prove its proficiency in providing superior managed data and storage products. Connected TLM, in conjunction with NetApp filers, provides robust PC lifecycle management and data protection for Global 2000 companies."

About Connected

Connected Corporation is the leader in providing total lifecycle management solutions, including backup and recovery, migration, application self-healing and asset discovery for desktop and mobile PCs. Connected's technology improves productivity by significantly reducing computer downtime and the costs and burdens associated with managing PCs and their stored information assets. More than 300 of the world's largest corporations, including BFGoodrich, Cisco Systems, Compaq, EMC, GAP and Hewlett Packard, use the award-winning Connected TLM software. Connected is based in Natick, Massachusetts. For more information visit www.connected.com or call 1-800-353-3078.

Connected and Connected TLM are trademarks of Connected Corporation. NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.