Dantz Awarded Patent for Mobile Computer Backup Technology; Patent Protects Key Competitive Advantage in Retrospect Backup Software.

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ORINDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2000

Dantz Development Corporation today announced the award of U.S. patent number 5,966,730 to Richard C. Zulch, Dantz Chief Technical Officer. The patent protects one of the core technologies in the company's award-winning Retrospect(R) Backup software: its ability to automatically and dynamically prioritize the backup of computers on the network to any available storage destination.

&uot;This patent recognizes Retrospect's unique capability to back up computers in order of need, not according to a fixed schedule,&uot; said Zulch. &uot;A notebook computer that has been unavailable to the backup for a couple of weeks will be prioritized higher than one that was backed up the previous day.&uot;

Backup software typically follows rigid schedules with clearly defined backup sources and destinations. Retrospect's patented technology, called Backup Server(TM), is different. Administrators establish guidelines for the backup system, and Retrospect dynamically adjusts priorities based on need and availability (e.g., when a notebook connects to the network).

&uot;Organizations all over the world are already taking advantage of Retrospect's Backup Server. Companies like Oracle Corporation have recognized the unique abilities of Retrospect to protect their valuable data,&uot; said Craig Isaacs, Dantz vice president of sales and marketing.

Dantz Retrospect Backup for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows 95/98/NT/2000 employs several unique technologies that provide key benefits in terms of reliability, power, and ease of use. These abilities differentiate Retrospect from other backup products like Veritas' (NASDAQ:VRTS) Backup Exec and Computer Associates' (NASDAQ:CA) ARCserveIT.

IncrementalPLUS(TM) and Snapshot technologies allow for faster, safer backups and accurate, single-pass restores. True verification and multiple, rotating backup sets provide additional levels of security.

Retrospect customers include Oracle, Amgen, Apple Computer, BBDO, Booz Allen Hamilton, Boston Consulting Group, Genentech, GTE, Lawrence Livermore National Labs, Lockheed Martin, Merck, Mercury Communications, Motorola, NASA, Nortel, Optus, Philip Morris, Pixar, Raytheon, Swiss National Bank, U.S. Peace Corps, and Walt Disney.

Note to Editors: Retrospect is a registered trademark and IncrementalPLUS and Backup Server are trademarks of Dantz Development Corporation. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.