Cygnet Storage Solutions and TenXpert Technologies Announce TenXpert Server Support for Cygnet's id 100 Deskside CD Jukebox.

AUSTIN, Texas and MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1999--

TenXpert Technologies, Inc. and Cygnet Storage Solutions Inc., today announced the immediate availability of TenXpert Network Server support for Cygnet's id 100 Deskside CD jukebox.

The TenXpert is a dedicated, standalone, multi-user, CD-ROM network server with a large hard disk cache that offers users of Cygnet's popular id 100 instant, direct network connection and significantly enhances jukebox performance. All existing TenXpert users may immediately download the id 100-capable server software from the TenXpert website, http://www.tenxpert.com, at no charge.

"The TenXpert makes Cygnet's flexible and scalable id 100 a `plug and play,' network jukebox solution," said Wayne Augsburger, vice-president of sales and marketing at Cygnet. "Customers no longer have to be concerned with mounting a large CD-ROM jukebox on their file server. They can access Cygnet's id 100 best-of-breed features by simply plugging the jukebox into their network."

"The TenXpert with features like Multiple CD-ROM Duplication Capability, User License Metering, a new Whole CD Image Caching feature, and cache disks up to 36 GB, and the id100 with up to four CD-ROM/R drives and user accessible CD magazines, make a powerful, flexible, enterprise network storage facility," said Richard Jennings, TenXpert vice-president.

TenXpert Technologies, Inc. is a privately held Texas corporation engaged in the design, development and manufacture of the TenXpert family of network storage products. TenXpert products have been in continuous production since February 1996. Formed by a founder of Ten X Technology and the TenXpert Marketing Director at Ten X in May 1999, TenXpert Technologies Inc. was created to better focus on TenXpert Network CD/DVD Server product family development and customer support.

Cygnet Storage Solutions, Inc. is proud to be the choice provider of an increasingly wide array of CD/DVD storage and automated recording solutions, both hardware -- such as CD/DVD jukeboxes, CD autoloading replicators/duplicators, CD towers, network attached storage devices and network servers -- and supporting storage management software for a number of vertical markets including banking, government, healthcare, entertainment/broadcasting, digital asset management and pre-press.

For information about Cygnet's entire product line, including the Series 1800 12-in. libraries, please visit our website at http://www.cygnet.com or call 408-954-1800 to have a press kit mailed to you.