StarWind Software Announces Spin-Off From Rocket Division Inc., Secures First Round of Investment Funding

BURLINGTON, MA, Feb 03 (MARKET WIRE) --
StarWind Software Inc., a provider of iSCSI SAN and Storage
Virtualization software, today announced their spin-off from Rocket
Division Inc. and their first round of investor funding, led by ABRT
Venture Fund. Rocket Division, a leader in storage solutions for the
consumer and corporate markets will continue to serve the consumer market,
while StarWind Software will be dedicated to developing storage software
for small and midsize companies.

StarWind will expand their product offering capabilities, with a strong
commitment to small and midsize companies, and will become an independent
developer of StarWind product lines including iSCSI SAN (Storage Area
Network) software solutions that have enterprise-class performance,
reliability and manageability while still being affordable to SMBs. While
StarWind products have been available globally via online sales, the
investment by ABRT Venture Fund will help accelerate the company's growth
by hiring a new management team that will expand sales, channel
distribution and marketing efforts.

Currently, their flagship product StarWind Server, a fourth generation
iSCSI SAN software solution, installs on any Windows server and converts
it into a scalable, reliable, high-performance SAN. It runs on existing,
industry-standard infrastructure without the need for proprietary
networking or storage systems. StarWind Server software will offer SMBs a
cost-effective and very affordable SAN solution that protects data against
failures.

"Based on their storage industry domain expertise and positive customer
feedback, we feel that StarWind will be in a unique position to be a
global leader in iSCSI SAN and Storage Virtualization markets," said
Ratmir Timashev, a General Partner at ABRT Venture Fund. "StarWind
solutions are ideally positioned to benefit from the significant growth
trends in server virtualization in the SMB market with VMware ESX and
ESXi as well as with Microsoft Hyper-V."

StarWind Server will be an excellent iSCSI SAN solution to implement
within virtualized environments with VMware ESX and VMware ESXi or
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V as well as with Microsoft Windows
Server failover cluster environments with applications such as Oracle,
Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange Server.

For additional information regarding StarWind Software or StarWind ISCSI
Target, please visit www.StarWindSoftware.com.

About StarWind Software

StarWind is a global provider and a technology leader in reliable,
scalable, high-performance and easy-to-use Windows iSCSI SAN storage
software. StarWind Server is a software solution that converts any Windows
server into a high-performance iSCSI SAN and is specifically designed for
use with VMware ESX and VMware ESXi, Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V
Server 2008 and Microsoft Windows Server clusters with database
applications such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange and
Microsoft SharePoint Server. StarWind is an ideal, affordable SAN solution
and combines an ease of use with enterprise-class features such as
Mirroring and Replication, CDP and Snapshots, Thin Provisioning and
Virtual Tape Library (VTL). Since 2003, StarWind iSCSI Target has been
the solution of choice for thousands of customers in over 50 countries,
from small and mid-size businesses, to governments, to the Fortune 1000
clients. More information is available by contacting StarWind at
info@starwindsoftware.com.

About ABRT Venture Fund

ABRT is an international venture capital and private equity fund focused
on startup and expansion stage investments as well as buyouts of
high-growth software, internet and technology-enabled companies. ABRT is
highly selective and deeply analytical in making investments, with an
emphasis on business fundamentals, financial performance and operating
strategy. With a team-oriented approach and a strong operating expertise,
ABRT has been committed to helping its portfolio companies become global
market leaders since 2005.

StarWind Software and the StarWind logos are trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of StarWind Software Inc. or its affiliates in the U.S. and
other countries. Other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks
of their respective owners.

Media Contact:
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