Storageflex Announces Channel Agreement with NEC Corporation of America - NMSO Approved Manufacturer of Mid-tier Storage Solutions will Introduce NEC Solution Platform Group’s Fault Tolerant Servers, Storage Hardware and Software to Canadian Channel Partners Markham, Ontario, Canada March 2, 2007 - Storageflex Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of high performance, high availability storage products and a Canadian Federal Government Approved NMSO (National Master Standing Offer) Supplier, has entered into a Distribution Agreement with NEC Corporation of America – Solutions Platform Group. The agreement will mark the launch of NEC’s World-c Class Express5800™ Fault Tolerant (FT) Servers, S-series storage systems and ExpressCluster™ Software in the Canadian Marketplace. "NEC Express5800/ft series of servers provide an innovative solution to address planned and unplanned downtime for mission critical IT infrastructures worldwide.,” said Paul Chan, President, Storageflex Inc. " Through full system redundancy, NEC's Fault Tolerant (FT) servers leverage the Intel® server architecture to achieve continuous availability, which delivers unprecedented system integrity, transparent failover, and a low total cost of ownership (TCO). This is ideally suited for Canadian Public and Private Computing Demands." Headquartered in Toronto, Storageflex Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive storage solutions, specializing in mid-tier disk, optical and tape storage technology. "Our agreement with Storageflex Inc. enhances NEC’s access to the Canadian Channel and Customer Base, " said Greg Johnson, Director of Sales for the Solutions Platform Group, NEC Corporation of America. "Our extensive experience delivering high availability Fault Tolerant server and storage solutions, customers will now extend the value of NEC innovative technologies throughout North America". About Storageflex Inc 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 About NEC Corporation of America NEC Corporation of America is a leading technology provider of network, IT and visual display solutions. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, NEC Corporation of America is the North America subsidiary of NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY), and delivers technology and professional services ranging from server and storage solutions, digital presentation and visual display systems to biometric security, optical network, radio communications and IP voice and data solutions. NEC Corporation of America serves carrier and both SMB and large enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries. For more information, please visit http://www.necam.com.