Crossroads Demonstrates StrongBox Monitor at the Federal Office Systems Expo, FOSE 2005.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Crossroads Unveils Its First Of Many Network Security Appliances Capturing Database Traffic To Ensure Compliance

Crossroads Systems(R) Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDS), a leading global provider of highly secure storage and data management solutions, today announced it will be demonstrating its new StrongBox Monitor appliance at the Federal Office Systems Expo (FOSE), April 5-7, 2005, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

During the demonstration at FOSE, StrongBox Monitor will capture and analyze database traffic with zero impact to the performance of database traffic and application behavior. As a network-based appliance, StrongBox Monitor features a comprehensive suite of intuitive, easily customizable reports about database utilization and performance.

"StrongBox Monitor can serve as a data management tool for administrators and developers seeking to understand, troubleshoot, monitor, and improve the performance of their application and database infrastructure," said David Boles, chief technology officer, Crossroads Systems. "Later this year, Crossroads also plans to expand its offerings with StrongBox Tracker, an advanced appliance that will address a broad range of data management requirements, including security, audit, and compliance."

As the first product offering in the StrongBox family, StrongBox Monitor generates reports on database access with detailed representations to include response time, query type, data volume, and table and column accesses. Analysis is presented in a variety of graphical and tabular formats that can be filtered by server, client, database, or user.

Providing advanced features, StrongBox Tracker will function seamlessly on the network as a "black box" repository with unique reporting capabilities for analysis of network audit trails, source discovery of security breaches, and determination of the extent of information losses. Acting as an autonomous and invisible agent to monitor adherence to security policies, StrongBox Tracker empowers C-level executives and IT with highly secure audit trails and reports that can be used to achieve full integrity and compliance across the organization.

"Enterprise systems today are exposed to substantial risk from data loss, theft or manipulation. Efforts to manage this risk are expensive and complicated, in part because these threats adapt quickly," said Neil Raden, principal analyst, Hired Brains Research. "Crossroads StrongBox family of products provides an unobtrusive, secure set of tools, independent of the database or application. These tools provide monitoring, alerting, auditing and analysis of network database traffic for security and compliance and, in the process, also leverage the architecture to address application and development performance."

For details about Crossroads' demonstration of StrongBox Monitor, visit Crossroads Systems at booth 2029 at FOSE 2005. For further information about Crossroads' current and planned StrongBox product offerings, please visit www.crossroads.com/strongbox.

Availability

StrongBox Monitor is provided through a subscription service and is available directly from Crossroads Systems.

About FOSE

FOSE is the most comprehensive technology event serving the government marketplace. FOSE provides exhibitors with access to government IT buyers, including for the U.S. government which is the largest buyer of information technology in the world. Over 500 exhibitors will showcase the latest solutions and technology along with project demonstrations being featured in the DoD, E-Town and Homeland Security pavilions. For more information about FOSE, visit www.fose.com.

About Crossroads Systems, Inc.

With headquarters in Austin, Texas, Crossroads Systems (Nasdaq:CRDS) is a leading global provider of highly secure storage and data management solutions. Crossroads' solutions serve the growing data storage and data management markets, and are designed to help companies store, manage and ensure the integrity and availability of their data. Crossroads' products are in solutions from companies such as EMC, HP and StorageTek, and are distributed through partners such as ACAL, Bell Micro, DLT Solutions, Info-X, and Promark. Crossroads is a voting member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) in both the United States and Europe. For more information about Crossroads Systems, please visit www.crossroads.com or call 800-643-7148.

Forward-Looking Statements 

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