Crossroads Systems Expands Market Leadership Through New SAN Connectivity Solutions; Crossroads Releases 4GB Fibre Channel (FC) Storage Router and Introduces Full Line of Storage Bridges.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Crossroads Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CRDS), a leading provider of Business Information Assurance (BIA) solutions for guaranteed access, resiliency and security of enterprise information, today announced its new NearEdge(TM) family of high-performance, flexible and cost-effective storage connectivity solutions.

Expanding on its storage routing heritage as the premier connectivity solutions provider, Crossroads introduces the 4GB FC NearEdge 7120-b Bridge and the 4GB FC NearEdge 7120 Router. Crossroads' NearEdge FC storage bridges and routers are uniquely designed to provide seamless, enterprise-class and highly-reliable connectivity solutions. Crossroads' NearEdge FC storage bridges and routers also offer high-performance protocol conversion from the Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) to tape and disk storage interfaces.

With Crossroads' new NearEdge 4GB storage bridge and router, SCSI devices can connect to the emerging 4GB Fibre Channel storage area networks. These solutions provide organizations with a seamless method of migrating their direct attached storage into the SAN. Corporations and governments can then maximize their IT investments in existing storage while still gaining additional benefits such as consolidation and resource sharing.

Entry-Level Bridging Solutions at Lowest Industry Price

Crossroads is also introducing entry-level bridging solutions across its entire NearEdge line. The NearEdge Fibre Channel storage bridges 6000-b, 6240-b and 7120-b are designed for customers interested in using Crossroads' well-known inter-operability, high-quality and unbreakable networking solutions for basic protocol conversion at the lowest industry price.

Best-Of-Breed Storage Routing Roadmaps

Crossroads offers a complete line of storage routing solutions that expands upon protocol bridging products. The NearEdge 6000, 6240 and 7120 storage routers offer complete "network-ready" services delivering performance, security and manageability for storage devices. These services can provide significant improvement in backup performance and greatly reduce costs as well as data losses incurred by backup environment errors.

Additionally, Crossroads' unique access controls technology delivers a powerful resource sharing feature that controls access to storage targets from multiple hosts to the Logical Unit (LUN) level, ensuring that storage resources are securely allocated. Through dynamic mapping, users can configure, secure and manage up to eight custom device maps without rebooting the router. As Crossroads' access controls are embedded into the NearEdge Routers, this feature delivers unmatched, enhanced security for the enterprise.

Crossroads' plug and play NearEdge FC Storage Routers save time, resources and management headaches through the Crossroads Visual Manager (CVM). CVM is a Web-based management tool that provides intuitive graphical representation that quickly configures, controls, and manages all storage router elements.

By deploying NearEdge FC Storage Routers, enterprises benefit from enhanced performance, usability, scalability, security at reduced costs.

"Crossroads continues to expand its market leadership and deploy new solutions to meet specific customer requirements. Recognizing that corporations have different storage networking needs, we are introducing a line of bridging products to complement our industry-leading routing solutions," said Greg Reny, executive vice-president of sales at Crossroads. "This complete line of storage routing solutions gives our customers the option of an entry-level, cost-effective product while also providing solutions that deliver best-in-class performance, accessibility and security. Crossroads remains the #1 provider of data accessibility solutions and is committed to providing superior, complementary storage technology that addresses organizations' ever-changing and ever-growing needs."

For detailed information on the NearEdge(TM) family of products, visit: http://www.crossroads.com/Products/NearEdge.asp

About Crossroads Systems, Inc.

With headquarters in Austin, Texas, Crossroads Systems is a leading provider of Business Information Assurance (BIA) solutions. Solutions from Crossroads serve the growing needs of data storage, business continuity, disaster recovery, information protection, risk management and business information assurance markets. Crossroads' offerings are designed to help companies store, manage and ensure the security, resiliency and access to their critical enterprise information. Crossroads' products are embedded in solutions from companies such as EMC, HP, Quantum and SUN. Crossroads (CRDS.PK) is currently traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) and is a member of several key industry associations like the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). For more information about Crossroads Systems, please visit www.crossroads.com or call 866-BUY-CRDS / 866-643-7148.

Forward-Looking Statements 

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(C) 2006 Crossroads Systems, Inc. Crossroads and Crossroads Systems are registered trademarks of Crossroads Systems, Inc. NearEdge is a registered trademarks of Crossroads Systems, Inc. All specifications are subject to change without notice.