Crossroads Systems Named Finalist for Seven Info Security Products Guide Global 2008 Awards.

Winners to be Honored at Technosium 2008 in Silicon Valley

AUSTIN, Texas -- Crossroads Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CRDS.PK), a leading provider of data protection and Business Information Assurance (BIA) solutions, announced today that Info Security Products Guide, a published and printed guidebook in Silicon Valley and the world's leading publication on security-related products and technologies, has named Crossroads a finalist for seven of its 2008 Global Product Excellence and Outstanding Awards.

The Info Security Products Excellent and Outstanding Awards are appointed yearly to recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. These prestigious global awards recognize security and IT vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products and solutions that are helping set the bar higher for others in all areas of technologies. Crossroads Systems was voted a finalist for the following seven awards by more than 11,000 voters worldwide consisting of end-users, channel partners and readers of Info Security Products Guide:

2008 Outstanding Awards

* Overall Solutions Company: Crossroads Systems

* World's Best Storage Product: ReadVerify[TM] Appliance

2008 Global Product Excellence Awards

* Excellence in Security Solution for Finance: TapeSentry[TM]

* Excellence in Encryption Solution: TapeSentry

* Excellence in Access Solution: FileMigrator Agent[TM]

* Excellence in Policy Management Solution: DBProtector[TM]

* Excellence in Auditing Solution: DBProtector[TM]

Crossroads to Participate in Technosium 2008: Info Security Products Guide Global Awards Ceremony

With more than 45 categories, the Info Security Products Guide awards are the largest worldwide security honors from Silicon Valley. The 2008 Global Product Excellence and Outstanding Award winners will be announced and honored on January 30 at Technosium 2008 during the Info Security Products Guide Global Awards ceremony at the Santa Clara Convention Center located in the heart of Silicon Valley, California.

Crossroads - the Company And its Products - is a finalist for 7 Info Security Product Excellence and Outstanding awards

As vendors were not permitted to vote for their own products, being named finalist in seven categories strongly confirms Crossroads leadership as a premier provider of data protection and Business Information Assurance solutions. Crossroads has been recognized as a corporation as well as for its outstanding products:

* Crossroads Systems: With over 125,000 solutions already used by end-customers worldwide, Crossroads rapidly evolved from being the leading provider of Storage Area Network routing connectivity products to expand and offer three full suites of data protection and Business Information Assurance solutions: StrongBox for transparent and robust data security, SurePath for innovative and high-performance data resiliency and NearEdge for secured and guaranteed data access.

* ReadVerify Appliance (RVA): RVA is an out-of-band data protection appliance allowing organizations to proactively manage their tape media and libraries. RVA reduces the costs and high risks of backup failure.

* TapeSentry: TapeSentry provides the industry's best price performance tape encryption appliance leveraging Crossroads' network routing platform.

* FileMigrator Agent (FMA): FMA is software solution providing intelligent file management for policy-based migration to more cost-effective Network-Attached Storage (NAS) or back-end archive systems.

* DBProtector: DBProtector stops "authorized" misuse of critical information through policy-based intrusion detection, prevention and compliance auditing. DBProtector transparently tracks data in heterogeneous database environments and offers easy-to-use, powerful and highly-secured policy management capabilities.

To read more about the 2008 Global Product Excellence and Outstanding Awards, please visit: www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/winners/2008/.

"The Internet revolution probably played the greatest role in helping level business fields worldwide," said Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Info Security Products Guide. "Signs of the next generation of IT revolution are now visible and already making an impact worldwide on not just businesses this time but also on social networking and the way each one of us is carving our own identities using the power of an interconnected digital world. Companies such as Crossroads Systems are behind the products and technologies that are fuelling this next revolution. The time is right to play a prominent role and be recognized as a part of this new IT revolution."

"We are proud to be recognized as a key industry player by being named a finalist in seven categories by the Info Security Products Guide," said Rob Sims, President and CEO of Crossroads Systems. "Crossroads maintains a relentless drive to deliver customer-focused solutions. We believe this recognition is validation that our company and solutions are gaining noteworthy acceptance from existing and new customers."

About Info Security Products Guide Awards

Info Security Products Guide sponsors leading conferences and expos worldwide and plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow's technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com and stay secured.

About Crossroads Systems, Inc.

Headquartered 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 BIA 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([R]), HP([R]), Quantum([R]) and Sun([R]). Crossroads (CRDS.PK) is currently traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) and is a member of several key industry associations such as the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). For more information about Crossroads Systems, please visit www.crossroads.com or call 1-866-BUY-CRDS/1-866-289-2737.

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