Data Domain Enables Outsourced Disaster Recovery Services With New Partners

SANTA CLARA, CA, Sep 02 (MARKET WIRE) --
Data Domain(R) (NASDAQ: DDUP), the leading provider of deduplication
storage systems, today announced that service provider partners BluePoint
Data Storage, DSS (Distributed Systems Services, Inc.) and Simply
Continuous are delivering new and cost effective managed service
solutions into enterprise customer environments based on Data Domain
deduplication storage systems. With Data Domain systems, service
providers can help enterprises of all sizes eliminate tape from their
operational backup infrastructure and fully automate their data
replication processes for a single monthly fee.

Outsourcing disaster recovery processes via managed service providers has
traditionally been viewed as cost prohibitive, particularly for larger
enterprises due to the high network bandwidth expense associated with
replication of large backup or archival data sets. Data Domain's high
speed inline deduplication technology dramatically reduces data volume,
therefore reducing the bandwidth required for offsite replication. Data
Domain enables its service provider partners to provide end users a fully
automated replication solution that is both cost effective and
operationally feasible. In addition, Data Domain's efficient use of
storage capacity, ease of deployment and stable architecture further
drives down the overall infrastructure and administration costs for these
service providers and their customers.

"The 'software-as-a-service' model is being driven by users' desire to
jettison the costs and complexities of managing certain functions
in-house," said Beth White, vice president of marketing for Data Domain.
"With Data Domain, service providers are able to quickly develop and
deploy new storage service offerings based on data deduplication
technology. Both the end user and the managed service provider get a
highly scalable, pay-as-you-grow scenario with lower costs and less
administration."

New Customer and Service Providers' Supporting Statements

"Data Protect Vault for Data Domain allowed me to finally migrate off of
tape backup without increasing my IT costs," said Vincent Kenny, Director
of Information Technology at Savvion. "I couldn't justify an ongoing
investment in an antiquated and unreliable technology like tape. That's
when I turned to Data Domain and Simply Continuous to provide offsite data
backup and recovery. With Data Protect Vault for Data Domain, Savvion's
information is protected in the event of a disaster and I can recover the
data more quickly than I ever could with tape."

"We're excited to partner with Data Domain to provide offsite data
protection and recovery services for companies like Savvion," said Tom
Frangione, President and CEO of Simply Continuous. "This solution
addresses a long neglected challenge that growing enterprises face when
backing up and recovering their data. For companies who rely on tape
backup, Data Protect Vault for Data Domain offers markedly improved
recovery time and protection at a price point that's competitive to tape
vaulting. Together, Simply Continuous and Data Domain can minimize
reliance on tape for operational backups and provide a simple path to true
disaster recovery capabilities."

"We have been deploying the Data Domain appliance series aggressively
throughout 2008 and are thrilled with the results," said Paul Sachse,
President and CEO for BluePoint. "Our ability to apply this deduplication
technology to virtually any backup infrastructure has allowed us to lower
our costs, improve our service, and with the deduplicated data
replication, provide another on-ramp to our Business Continuance Network.
We are very excited about what this technology does for BluePoint and its
customers."

"Data Domain deduplication technology has eliminated the barriers we faced
in bringing a high value data protection offering to our customers," said
Scott Kantner, Chief Technology Officer for DSS. "From a managed service
provider's perspective, the real genius of Data Domain deduplication
storage systems lies in their ability to be used in virtually any customer
environment with little or no impact to the existing infrastructure and
without excessive bandwidth. At every point in the data protection life
cycle we have been able to lower costs, improve reliability, and
accelerate recovery times for our customers -- clearly a win from every
angle. The Data Domain system is truly landmark technology, and we're
excited to bring it to market as an enterprise-class data protection
service for our customers."

To inquire about becoming a Data Domain Service Provider Partner, please
visit the Services Provider Partner section of the Data Domain website at
www.datadomain.com.

About BluePoint Data Storage

BluePoint delivers managed server, electronic storage, data protection,
systems availability and recovery solutions that ensure the protection and
availability of corporate data and information technology while reducing
the total cost of ownership. BluePoint manages these systems with
unparalleled storage and networking expertise, guarantees high performance
and availability, and ensures solutions are on par with the current
state-of-the-art.

About Simply Continuous

Simply Continuous provides simple and affordable disaster recovery
solutions for growing enterprises. Through our disaster recovery services,
companies are fully prepared to continue or resume operations during times
of unplanned outages and crises. Simply Continuous is located in San
Francisco, California, and is backed by Greylock Partners. For more
information, visit www.simplycontinuous.net.

About DSS (Distributed Systems Services)

DSS provides innovative technology solutions, consulting and IT products
to organizations headquartered in the Delaware Valley and Central PA.
With a commitment to serve only the region in which we operate, it is
quite an honor to be ranked among organizations with a more national or
global presence.

About Data Domain

Data Domain(R) is the leading provider of deduplication storage systems.
Over 2100 companies worldwide have purchased Data Domain systems to reduce
storage costs and simplify data management. Data Domain delivers the
performance, reliability and scalability to address the data protection
and nearline storage needs of enterprises of all sizes. Data Domain
products integrate into existing customer infrastructures and are
compatible with leading enterprise backup and archive software products.
To find out more about Data Domain, visit www.datadomain.com. Data Domain
is headquartered at 2421 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA, 95054
and can be contacted by phone at 1-866-933-3873 or by e-mail at
sales@datadomain.com.

Data Domain Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our
products' ability to reduce the amount of stored back-up data and
associated storage costs and to provide faster access to data and advanced
levels of data protection, and other statements identified by
forward-looking words such as "anticipated," "believed," "could,"
"estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will" and "would" or
similar words. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not fully
materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. The risks and uncertainties include any weakening of general
economic and market conditions and customer budgets for information
technology spending, our ability to react to trends and challenges in our
business and the markets in which we operate; our ability to anticipate
market needs or develop new or enhanced products to meet those needs;
market acceptance of our products; our ability to scale our distribution
channels; our ability to recruit and retain personnel; our ability to
compete in our industry; our ability to maintain and expand relationships
with technology partners; our ability to protect our intellectual
property; shortages or price fluctuations in our supply chain and the
performance of our contract manufacturer; general political, economic and
market conditions and events; and other risks and uncertainties described
more fully in our documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this press release
are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we
assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Data Domain, the Data Domain logo and Global Compression are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Data Domain, Inc. All other trademarks used or
mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.

Terry Frechette
Lois Paul & Partners
1.781.782.5791
tfrechette@lpp.com

Ed Luboja
Data Domain, Inc.
1.203.210.7404
edward.luboja@datadomain.com

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