NeoScale To Help Lead User Storage Security Initiates at ASNP

NeoScale Advances User Orientation in Storage Security IndustryThrough Association Partnership

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Tuesday, December 16, 2003; 12:00 AM

Milpitas, Calif. - (December 16, 2003) - NeoScale Systems, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise storage security solutions for the networked storage and data storage management markets, today announced it will be a founding member of the Storage Security Solution Zone within the Association of Storage Networking Professionals (ASNP), the first worldwide organization dedicated to the needs of storage networking users. By joining ASNP as a vendo partner, NeoScale will contribute to the advancement and requirements of the storage security industry by facilitating user interaction, education and community best practices.

"NeoScale shows its leadership and support of the end user community by participating in the ASNP's ADVANCE Partner Program," said Daniel Delshad, chairman and founder of the ASNP. "NeoScale's knowledge and expertise of storage security will enable us to provide valuable content to our members and we are pleased that they will facilitate user dialogue within a user-run storage security forum."

The ASNP is a professional member organization for storage users, with a mission to provide education, professional development opportunities and a voice for storage networking users. As the lead vendor participant of the Storage Security Solution Zone, NeoScale will work with ASNP members to create a community for user experts to exchange storage security knowledge, convey user scenarios and bring user concerns to a wider audience. The Storage Security Solution Zone is one of twelve solution zones that ASNP will launch on its website in January. Each of the solution zones is managed by a "Zone Team" made up of ASNP user members and industry partners, who meet monthly to collaborate and develop content and programs for the ASNP membership. A NeoScale employee presently chairs the Storage Security Industry Forum (SSIF) within the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA).
"We're pleased to help organize and participate in the ASNP's Storage Security Solution Zone," said Scott Gordon, vice president of marketing at NeoScale. "Recent surveys indicate that stored data protection has become one of the top IT imperatives for 2004. The ASNP security NeoScale Leads Security Initiatives at Assoc. of Storage Networking Professionals Page 2 of 2 zone will provide end-user organizations with actionable strategies for assessing, planning and documenting their storage security initiatives."

About ASNP
The Association of Storage Networking Professionals (ASNP) is a worldwide member organization for users of storage networks. The ASNP provides an open forum for members to discuss real-world problems and solutions related to storage networking. Through its regional chapters and annual conference, the ASNP offers extensive educational training and networking opportunities. Members also have exclusive access to the association's online portal, which features training and certification resources, newsletters and discussion forums. For more information about the ASNP, visit the ASNP website at http://www.asnp.org.

About NeoScale
Founded in June 2000, NeoScale Systems Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise storage security solutions that provide robust data protection for networked and distributed storage. NeoScale CryptoStor, which recently received the coveted Five-star rating in Secure Computing Magazine test lab, is a family of wire-speed, policy-based storage security appliances that delivers network storage and media privacy. NeoScale's solutions lower the cost of protecting highly accessible, distributed storage infrastructures, while also enabling greater efficiencies for the management of storage capacity, consolidation, continuity and compliance. For more information, visit www.neoscale.com.

Media Contacts: Jennifer Leggio NeoScale Systems, Inc. (408) 395-3600 jennifer@dovetailpr.com Max Shu Assoc. of Storage Network Professionals. (310) 277-9951 max@asnp.org NeoScale, NeoScale logo, CryptoStor, Greater Availability Means Risk, and CryptoTape are trademarks of NeoScale Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.