Connected announces two key executive appointments.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 1996--Connected Corporation, a leading provider of online backup and data management (Virtual MIS) services, today announced the appointments of Matthew Westover as vice president of sales and William Marohn as chief financial officer (CFO).

The fulfillment of these positions demonstrates Connected's rapid expansion and accelerating demand for Connected's DataSafe, the industry's fastest online backup and disaster recovery service.

Westover is a seasoned sales executive with more than 10 years experience in selling data storage solutions and networking products. Most recently, Westover was Vice President of Sales for Andataco, Corp., a manufacturer of network storage solutions where he successfully grew the company from $8 million to over $100 million in sales. He is experienced in the demands required for startup and high-growth organizations and in identifying emerging markets and technologies. Westover holds a B.A. in marketing from the University of Notre Dame.

Marohn brings more than 20 years experience as CFO for high technology companies ranging in size from 50 to 1,200 employees and $5 million to $150 million in annual revenues. Previous to Connected Corp., Marohn was with AXON Networks, Inc. as CFO where he was involved in the sale of the company to 3Com Corporation. He has also served as CFO of Bachman Information Systems, a CASE software firm, and Vice President, Finance for Atex, Inc., a developer of computer-based printing and publishing systems. Marohn holds a B.A. degree in English and business administration from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Dartmouth College.

"The need for business and consumer PC users to backup their critical data coupled with the explosive interest in Internet and online services presents tremendous opportunities for Connected," said David Cane, Connected's chief executive officer. "Bringing Matt and Bill on board solidifies our management team and enables us to further capitalize on the market opportunities at hand."

"DataSafe, Connected's first service offering, is an automated, time-saving, more reliable, convenient and secure alternative to traditional backup methods such as tape or floppy disks. A monthly subscription-based service, DataSafe provides daily automated backup via the Internet or Connected's secure, private dial-up network. Unlike traditional tape backup software and all other online backup services, which must backup entire files during each session, DataSafe backs up only the pieces of each file that have changed since the last backup, significantly reducing overall transmission time and costs. With DataSafe, each and every version of every file that the user creates is saved according to time and date, for easy retrieval.

DataSafe also provides significant benefits to the business traveler. While on the road, DataSafe allows users to instantly access information stored on their desktop PC by simply dialing into Connected's server and downloading it onto the laptop. Colleagues working in separate locations can use Connected's servers as their own network to access each others' files. In addition, mobile users need not worry about losing their irreplaceable data in the event their notebook computer crashes or is stolen.

Connected Corporation is an emerging leader in designing, developing and operating automated, online backup and data management (Virtual MIS) services for business and consumer PC users. Venture-backed by Hambrecht & Quist, Applied Technology, Inc., SOFTBANK Holdings Inc. and Solstice Capital, Connected is a privately-held company founded in October of 1995. The company is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts and can be reached toll free at 1-800-353-3078.

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