Crossroads Names William R. Mansfield to Board of Directors.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Crossroads Systems(R) Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDS), a leading global provider for storage networking solutions, today announced the appointment of William R. Mansfield to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Mansfield was a former senior vice president and chief financial officer of Amdahl Corporation, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Ltd. Mansfield previously served in a number of other management and executive roles including the senior financial executive positions at Storage Technology Corporation (NYSE:STK), SpectraLink (Nasdaq:SLNK), OneComm Corporation and PrairieTek Corporation. Mansfield has also served as a member of the board for McDATA Corporation and Monterey Telecommunications Technology Corporation. Mr. Mansfield holds a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and a master's degree from Boston College.

"Bill's extensive business experience combined with his leadership and broad industry perspective are a welcome asset to Crossroads," said Rob Sims, president and chief executive officer, Crossroads Systems. "Bill will be a great addition to our team as Crossroads' Board of Directors and management work together to position the Company for continued success and growth in the future."

In addition to adding Mansfield to the board, Paul S. Zito will be leaving the board effective June 30, 2004. "We all want to thank Paul for his four years on the Crossroads board and the significant contributions he provided, including his outstanding leadership of our audit committee," stated David Riegel, lead director for Crossroads Systems.

About Crossroads Systems, Inc.

With headquarters in Austin, Texas, Crossroads Systems (Nasdaq:CRDS) is a leading global provider of data routing solutions for Storage Area Networks (SANs). Crossroads' solutions serve the growing storage connectivity and data storage 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 Bell Micro, DLT Solutions, Info-X, Promark, and TidalWire. Crossroads is a voting member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). For more information about Crossroads Systems, please visit www.crossroads.com or call 800-643-7148.

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