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End of Life for Upgrades to Open-E DSS V6 on May 31, 2011

Open-E terminates technical support for EoL-products and upgrades to the current version of its data storage software on May 31, 2011.

Stoneham, MA, May 23, 2011: Users, who are currently working with Open-E DSS, Open-E NAS-R3 or iSCSI-R3, should hurry up because software developer Open-E provides technical support for these products and upgrades to the latest version 6 only until May 31, 2011. After that date a completely new product has to be purchased.

"To use the latest features of our storage software an upgrade to Open-E DSS V6 is definitely needed", explains Krzysztof Franek, President and CEO of Open-E. "With purchasing an Upgrade License Key customers will additionally receive 1 year of technical Standard Support."

A detailed overview of the advantages of an upgrade in comparison to previous versions can be found on the company's website www.open-e.com.

About Open-E DSS V6

Open-E Data Storage Software V6 (Open-E DSS V6) is a unified file and block storage management operating system (OS) that provides Network Attached Storage (NAS), iSCSI and Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) functionality. It provides superior performance, security, and scalability at a fraction of the cost of alternative storage offerings.

Advanced features of Open-E DSS V6 include Data and Volume Replication, Volume Snapshot, Automatic iSCSI Failover and Automatic NAS (NFS) Failover for high availability, Remote Mirroring for disaster recovery, WORM (Write Once Read Many) support for digital archiving, and NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol) support for universal backup. Additionally, Open-E DSS V6 supports a wide variety of hardware RAID platforms from the industry's leading names. The versatility of Open-E DSS V6 also allows users to combine NAS systems with iSCSI SAN systems. It provides built-in virus protection, while enabling the connection of multiple Network Interface Controllers, including 1Gb Ethernet, 10Gb Ethernet and Fibre Channel. Open-E DSS V6 is easy to install on any server hardware and converts a bare metal server into a GUI manageable storage appliance.

Open-E DSS V6 supports logical volumes greater than 16 TB. The software is available with a licensed capacity of 4, 8, 16 and unlimited TB. Optionally, the initial system capacity can be expanded with upgrades.

More information about the functionality of Open-E DSS V6 is available at http://www.open-e.com/products/open-e-data-storage-software-v6/.

About Open-E

Open-E, Inc. is a pioneering leader and developer of IP-based storage management software with headquarters in the United States and Europe. Founded in 1998, the company sells its line of storage management software exclusively through a world-wide network of system integrators and reseller partners. The Open-E DSS V6 and Open-E DSS V6 Lite line of products are aimed at the SMB and SME markets and enjoy a reputation for best-in-class performance, flexibility, reliability, scalability and return-on-investment.

With an extensive network of over 600 registered OEM, distributor and reseller partners, including over 200 Open-E certified partners, customers have the flexibility to work with the hardware solution provider of their choosing, allowing Open-E to focus on its core competency of storage software development.

With over 20,000 customer installations since 2003 in over 90 countries, Open-E data storage solutions are used by Fortune 500 customers world-wide.

For further information about Open-E, its products and partners, visit www.open-e.com.

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