StorMagic SvSAN Storage Virtual Appliance Surpasses 1,000th Download

Customers Benefit From High-Availability Shared Storage Solution for VMware ESX
Environments
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(Business Wire)--
StorMagic, a fast-growing developer of iSCSI SAN management software for
virtualized server environments, today unveiled the results of its promotion
following the launch of the SvSAN storage virtual appliance. Over the past six
weeks, the website has been inundated with requests for the software, and, as a
result, users have downloaded more than 1,000 copies of SvSAN.

"We came across the StorMagic SvSAN promotion and decided to try it out, because
the software addresses a need that we have been unable to meet for some time,"
said Jacob Cooper, president and owner of Cooplabs. "The SvSAN passed the test
with flying colors; building the SAN with the VMware ESX host`s internal drives
was very straightforward and, after only a few minutes, we were up and running."

Many features of the StorMagic SvSAN have had a strong reception; from the
VMware vCenterTM integration capability that allows end users to manage their
datastores, RAID and iSCSI SAN right from within VMware vCenter, to using VMware
VMotionTM without the need to purchase an expensive SAN, the feedback has been
impressive. The StorMagic SvSAN high-availability option has also been a hit
with end users. "To be able to create a high-availability infrastructure with
shared storage for less than $2,000 is rather unique. To have it include
responsive and thorough technical support is indispensable," said Joel Hurford,
a principal at Mitsis LLC.

"If you need any more proof that the VMware world needs a simple easy way to
make storage-related problems all but disappear, just look how fast StorMagic`s
product has taken off," commented Steve Duplessie, founder and senior analyst at
Enterprise Strategy Group. "More than 1,000 people have already downloaded their
stuff, and the word back is nothing short of stunning. These guys could attain
cult status at this rate."

"We are impressed with the response that the SvSAN has triggered; it shows that
there is a marked need for an easy-to-use solution that allows small to mid-size
organizations to build a cost-effective, virtual SAN," said Mike Stolz, vice
president of marketing at StorMagic. "Many organizations that downloaded the
software as part of the promotion are already implementing it in their VMware
ESX environment, and are leveraging the internal disk drives as a virtual SAN."

The channel community also welcomed the StorMagic SvSAN, because it addresses a
huge gap in the SMB space. The solution has allowed resellers to target many
unutilized VMware ESX hosts without the required shared storage to perform
advanced tasks such as VMware VMotion, Single Operation Provisioning and
automatic HA discovery.

The StorMagic SvSAN is available today through a worldwide network of channel
partners at an MSRP starting at US$995 for a single virtual appliance license
and 2-Terabyte capacity management license; capacity management licenses are
available for 4, 8 and unlimited terabyte configurations. Qualified customers
can get a promo key for free access to the StorMagic solution (not a trial
version) by visiting www.StorMagic.com.

About StorMagic

StorMagic is a fast-growing provider of cost-effective storage management
software solutions that simplify, automate, and manage data storage for virtual
server environments. With an executive team of storage veterans from companies
such as Adaptec, Xiotech, and Eurologic, the company has brought to market an
easy-to-use and highly reliable software with superior data management and
migration capabilities, helping organizations protect and manage their
mission-critical data. StorMagic has offices in Bristol, United Kingdom, and
Eden Prairie, Minn. For more information, please call (800) 517-5282 or visit
www.stormagic.com.

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