Crossroads Systems Announces Reseller Partnership With ITIS Services.

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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2000

ITIS Services Will Include the Complete Line Of Crossroads Fibre

Channel-SCSI Storage Routers as Part of Its

Storage Area Network (SAN) Solutions

Crossroads Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDS), the leading developer and manufacturer of Fibre Channel storage routers, today announced that it is partnering with ITIS Services LLC, a privately held multi-million dollar SAN consulting company.

Under this agreement, ITIS Services will offer the entire line of Crossroads storage routers as part of their SAN assessment, deployment, management and support services.

"ITIS Services has demonstrated its leadership ability in storage management and SAN deployment," said Bob LiVolsi, senior vice president of sales of Crossroads. "Our industry leading Fibre Channel storage routers combined with ITIS Services' unmatched experience and knowledge center is a winning combination."

Under this partnership agreement, ITIS Services will resell Crossroads' entire line of Fibre Channel-SCSI storage routers, including the recently released 4x50 series. This third generation of storage routers, which includes the 4150, 4250 and 4450 models, provides features such as support for Third Party Copy, FCP-2 (second generation Fibre Channel Protocol), FC_Tape and low voltage differential (LVD) SCSI connectivity.

Crossroads storage routers are a critical component for LAN-free backup and for connecting existing SCSI storage to any Fibre Channel SAN -- whether in a workgroup, departmental or enterprise level environment. By utilizing storage routers, the time to backup data is reduced by 80 percent over LAN-based methods, while reducing equipment and maintenance costs by centralizing data storage. Crossroads storage routers are intelligent and SAN-aware, making advanced data storage solutions like server-free backup possible.

"The addition of Crossroads storage routers works well with our trademarked ROIM (Return On Information Management) approach," said Brendan Reilly, president of ITIS Services. "ROIM allows ITIS consultants to work through partnerships with the world's leading manufacturers of hardware, software and networking devices to identify and deliver solutions that provide a higher return on information management, which Crossroads storage routers are known to provide."

About ITIS Services

ITIS Services LLC is a recognized leader in information management consulting and training services. Through a trademarked approach entitled ROIM (Return On Information Management), ITIS consultants work with clients in partnership with the world's leading manufacturers of hardware, software and networking devices to identify and deliver solutions that provide a Higher Return On Information Management. ITIS Services concentrates its areas of expertise to support information storage and system management and the implementation of storage area network (SAN) technologies. As a voting member of the SNIA, ITIS participates in establishing SAN standards. ITIS Services is a privately held company and has its headquarters in South Norwalk, Conn. For more information, visit the company Web site at http://www.ITISServices.com or call 203/838-9888

About Crossroads Systems Inc.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Crossroads Systems (Nasdaq:CRDS) is the leading provider of storage routers for Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs). Crossroads' storage routers enable key Intranet, Internet and e-commerce applications. By using storage routers and SANs, customers can more effectively and efficiently store, manage and ensure the integrity and availability of data in the Internet economy. Crossroads supplies its customers with the Crossroads Verified SAN (CV-SAN) solution guide to simplify SAN design and installation, accelerate SAN adoption, and verify interoperability of SAN solutions. The more than 3,000 verified configurations in CV-SAN are available on the Web using the Crossroads online configurator at www.crossroads.com.

Industry leading OEMs such as ADIC, ATL, Bull, Compaq, Dell, Exabyte, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Data Systems, McDATA, Fujitsu-Siemens and StorageTek as well as top resellers and distributors including Acal, Bell Microproducts, Cranel, nStor, Datalink, Pinacor Polaris Services and Vangard have partnered with Crossroads to provide these solutions to their customers. For more information on Crossroads Systems, its products or employment opportunities, please call 800/643-7148 or visit www.crossroads.com.