Qualstar Declares Cash Dividend of $0.06 Per Common Share

SIMI VALLEY, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Qualstar Corporation (Nasdaq: QBAK), a manufacturer of automated tape storage
solutions and high-efficiency power supplies, announced today that its Board of
Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock on May 7,
2009. The cash dividend will be paid on June 3, 2009 to shareholders of record
as of May 26, 2009.

About Qualstar Corporation

Qualstar manufactures automated tape libraries and power supplies. Its products
are known throughout the world for energy efficiency and rugged, Simply Reliable
designs yielding years of trouble-free operation. Qualstar tape libraries are
sold, installed and supported worldwide to backup, archive and protect data from
incidental and catastrophic loss. Its N2Power brand switching power supplies are
sold worldwide to OEM manufacturers who require both industry-leading high power
efficiency and very small size for their products. Qualstar Corporation is
publicly traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol QBAK. More
information is available at www.qualstar.com or by phone at 805-583-7744.

Qualstar Corporation
Nicki Andalon, Chief Financial Officer
805-583-7744
nandalon@qualstar.com
or
Financial Relations Board
Lasse Glassen, General Information
213-486-6546
lglassen@frbir.com

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