SpiderOak Named CODiE Award Finalist in Storage Category

Service Provides Cloud-Based Backup, Sync & File Sharing across PC, Mac &
Linux

CHICAGO, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Online data manager SpiderOak announced
today that it has been named a finalist in the Software & Information Industry
Association's 24th Annual CODiE Awards, a competition that recognizes
outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital information and
education technology industries. SpiderOak was nominated in the Best Storage
Software Solution category for its suite of cloud-based backup, sync and file
sharing services.

SpiderOak enables users to store, backup, access, share and sync files across
any combination of Windows, Mac and Linux computers as well as external
storage media. Designated document, music, photo, movie and other folders can
be automatically and continuously backed up and sync'ed without user
intervention and accessed 24x7 from any Internet-enabled computer anywhere in
the world with a click. Users can also create password-protected 'ShareRooms'
with groups of folders that can be seen by designated friends, family members,
colleagues, or clients.

Competitive advantages include advanced de-duplication that reduces storage
costs as well as cutting backup/sync time by as much as 90% after the initial
backup of the first computer in a user's account; perpetual file and version
storage that ensures access to older and even deleted files that are
irretrievable with most similar services; low-cost aggregating of multiple
devices on one account, enabling users to take advantage of bulk storage
rates; and an industry-first no-password-storage security policy that prevents
even SpiderOak employees from viewing user information including file and
folder names.

"Today's computer users need assurance that their data will always be
available, regardless of what machine they're using and whether their computer
crashed," said SpiderOak CEO Ethan R. Oberman. "Our selection as a CODiE award
finalist demonstrates our success in providing a comprehensive, secure,
flexible and user-friendly solution that fully protects one's personal
information assets."

SpiderOak is one of six finalists in the Best Storage Software Solution
category and one of 345 finalists in 71 categories for this year's CODiE
awards. The finalists were culled from over 850 products by nearly 190 judges
from the trade press, consulting, educators, IT specialists and other neutral
experts. Winners will be announced at a CODiE awards event in San Francisco on
May 5.

About SpiderOak
SpiderOak provides innovative cloud-based personal data management services
that simplify the process of backing up, accessing, organizing, sharing and
synchronizing data from any number of computers or external storage media. The
company's solution suite protects users against data loss, permits
browser-based access to information from the user's personal computing devices
from any Internet-enabled computer, ensures common file availability across
multiple user machines without manual sync'ing, offers password-protected
'Share Rooms' for easy family/friend/colleague access, and provides a variety
of technical advantages for efficient and cost-effective data management. For
more information, visit https://spideroak.com.

About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade
association for the software and digital content industries. SIIA provides
global services in government relations, business development, corporate
education and intellectual property protection to more than 500 leading
software and information companies. For further information, visit
www.siia.net.

SOURCE SpiderOak

Kristin Miller, +1-719-634-8292, kmiller@sspr.com, for SpiderOak