Storageflex Inc. joins the ranks of EMC, Hitachi, HP And IBM as a Preferred Supplier Of SAN And NAS Storage Solutions To The Canadian Federal Government Markham, Ontario, Canada, February 17, 2003 - On February 7, 2003, Storageflex Inc. was awarded an National Master Standing Offer (NMSO) by Public Works & Government Services Canada (PWGSC) to supply the Government of Canada with Fault Tolerant SAN and NAS Storage Systems. Storageflex is one of a select few vendors to have been approved for several categories on PWGSC's NMSO. The NMSO is in effect for 24 months with two optional 12-month extension periods.   "Storageflex Inc. has designed a unique platform of storage solutions that is both flexible in cross platform compatibility and scalability to meet the challenging needs of customer’s technical and budgetary constraints. Only Storageflex can provide a flexible storage platform to simultaneously support SAN, NAS and multiple Direct-server-attach Connectivity," said Vice President Paul Chan, “This ultimate degree in flexibility offers an unparalleled level of investment protection for the customer”. Within Canada and in support of Canadian Federal Government business, Storageflex delivers its’ products through an exclusive network of authorized resellers and technical support is provided by a team of engineers from coast to coast to coast. Storageflex Inc. is a Canadian manufacturer of high performance, high availability enterprise storage products since 1983. The company pioneered many of the IT industry's first tape backup and RAID Systems through the 1980's. Storageflex's HFD DiskArray set the standards by which most of the IT industry's RAID Systems are designed. Storageflex Inc. sells its products through an international network of high-profile distributors and resellers in more than 30 countries around the world. For more information, visit the Storageflex Web Site at http://www.storageflex.com