Storageflex Announces Channel Agreement with String Bean Software
NMSO Approved Supplier of Mid-tier Storage Solutions will add iSCSI Target Connectivity to 3945N NAS Platform

Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 21, 2005 -
Storageflex™ Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of high performance, high availability storage products and a Canadian Federal Government Approved NMSO (National Master Standing Offer) Supplier, announced today that it has signed a channel agreement with String Bean Software, a leading developer of easy-to-use, affordable, and full-featured storage area networking solutions for the Microsoft computing environment. The agreement will see String Bean Software’s WinTarget™ solution integrated into Storageflex's 3945N for a Multi-Purpose NAS and iSCSI Storage System. 3945N is available with embeded Snapshot and Remote Replication Technology.

“Affordable iSCSI Storage Platforms with Snapshot and DR Capabilities have been on the top of our customers’ wish list for the longest time,” said Paul Chan, Vice President, Storageflex Inc. “As a total solution provider, we needed to offer a more reliable and cost-effective solution that would offer consolidated storage, self management and disaster recovery options built in. We chose to partner with String Bean Software because of their successful market leadership in Microsoft-centric Storage Area Networking solutions.”

“We are excited about our partnership with Storageflex because it makes WinTarget available across the entire Canadian market as well as worldwide through their international network of high-profile distributors and resellers in more than 30 countries,” said Mickey McIntire, CEO, String Bean Software. “We believe our partnership with Storageflex will help us bring the benefits of cost-effective and scalable storage area networking to customers of any size.”

WinTarget is a powerful software-based iSCSI Storage Area Networking (SAN) solution designed and optimized for the Windows platform. An intuitive and familiar interface enables WinTarget users to quickly install and configure a full-featured storage solution that delivers immediate benefits to any size organization. With WinTarget, every organization can realize the benefits of Storage Area Networking that large enterprises have always valued, but were previously not cost-effective for smaller organizations.

About Storageflex
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. More Information: www.storageflex.com.

About String Bean Software
String Bean Software, Inc., develops easy-to-use, affordable, and full-featured storage area networking solutions for the Microsoft computing environment. String Bean Software’s WinTarget allows any business to cost-effectively deploy and manage storage as an asset to reduce costs, increase productivity, improve application reliability, protect critical data, implement disaster recovery (DR) and contingency planning solutions, and address regulatory compliance requirements. String Bean Software works through a worldwide network of OEM and Solution Provider partners to deliver and support business solutions.

For more information on String Bean Software, visit www.stringbeansoftware.com, call 1-301-977-7800, or email info@stringbeansoftware.com.

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