Crossroads Systems to Announce New Data Protection Technologies, New Customers, New Strategic Partnerships and New Executive at Storage Networking.

Crossroads Representatives Will Offer Live Product Demonstrations and Offer Free Data Protection Reports at Booth G7; Crossroads Will Also Host By-Invitation Only Wine Tasting with Live Testimonial from San Diego Supercomputer Center - One of the World's Largest Repositories of Irreplaceable Data

AUSTIN, Texas -- Crossroads Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CRDS), a leading provider of Business Information Assurance (BIA) solutions, has announced exhibition as a gold sponsor at the Storage Networking World (SNW) Conference to be held from October 15 to 18, 2007 at the Gaylord Texan Hotel in Grapevine, Texas. Crossroads will unveil a series of key technology, strategic and corporate announcements with live testimonials from partners, leading industry analysts and customers.

Visit Crossroads' at booth G7 to obtain the latest and most comprehensive data protection report from lead storage industry analyst David Hill of Mesabi Group and view hands-on demonstrations of Crossroads' latest solutions and enhancements:

* ShareLoader, a fully-integrated, iSCSI-based data protection appliance, allowing all systems in a Microsoft environment--including remote offices/branches, servers, desktops and laptops--the benefits of cost effective and scalable networked storage using a single, shared asset.

* ReadVerify Appliance, an out-of-band data protection appliance allowing organizations to proactively manage their tape media and libraries thereby reducing the costs and high risk of backup failure.

* TapeSentry, a low latency, high performance router-based tape encryption appliance providing high-performance through front-side compression, compliance capabilities through strong encryption, and enhanced security through robust key management.

* Virtual TapeServer with SecureVTS, a software encryption suite for the Virtual TapeServer, addresses regulatory requirements by providing complete protection of data residing on both virtual and/or physical tape media.

Crossroads' solutions are all designed to seamlessly integrate into existing IT infrastructures and address the data leakage delta not covered by current point products. Both, the appliances and the demonstrations will be available on the exposition floor at booth G7: Tuesday October 16 from Noon to 2:00PM and 5:40PM to 8:40PM and Wednesday, October 17 from 12:30PM to 2:00PM.

Live testimonial from San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) - San Diego Supercomputer Center hosts and manages one of the world's largest storage area networks. With petabytes of irreplaceable scientific data stored yearly, SDSC needed a solution that would prevent against the potential loss of data stored on tapes while improving resources utilization. To discuss and learn about practical data protection and cost-effective storage management practices from Bryan Banister, Storage Systems Manager at SDSC, come and join us at our by-invitation-only complimentary wine tasting event at a local vineyard. For registration, qualification and transportation, please contact Deane Lethco at [e-mail] or 512.695.5032.

To schedule one-on-one meetings with established and new members of Crossroads' executive management team contact Anyck Turgeon at [e-mail] or 650.454.6252 or Leslie Harvey at [e-mail] or 512.928.7005.

More information on SNW Spring 2007 can be found at www.snwusa.com.

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.

About San Diego Supercomputer Center

For more than two decades, SDSC has enabled breakthrough data-driven and computational science and engineering discoveries through the innovation and provision of information infrastructure, technologies and interdisciplinary expertise. A key resource to academia and industry, SDSC is an international leader in data cyber-infrastructure and computational science, and serves as a national data repository to nearly 100 public and private data collections. SDSC is an Organized Research Unit and integral part of the University of California, San Diego and one of the founding sites of NSF's TeraGrid. For more information, visit www.sdsc.edu.

Forward-Looking Statements

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