Buffalo Partners with NovaStor on Data Backup and Storage

Strategic Partnership Delivers Data Protection and Business Continuity Solution

Los Angeles – March 10, 2010 - XChange Solution Provider (XSP) — Buffalo Technology, a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of wired and wireless networking and network and direct attached storage solutions, today announced a new partnership with data protection and backup software manufacturer NovaStor. This alliance will bundle the award winning NovaBACKUP® data protection software with the entire portfolio of Buffalo’s network attached storage solutions. Combined with the dependable and robust LinkStation and TeraStation product families, the powerful software suite of NovaBACKUP will deliver a strong, high value backup solution for business and home.

“Data protection is extremely important and providing first-class, cost effective backup solutions has always been a top priority for Buffalo,” said Ralph Spagnola, vice president of sales at Buffalo Technology. “This strategic partnership with NovaStor not only strengthens our product portfolio, but it strengthens our commitment to delivering useful, all-in-one solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations.”

The TeraStation family of business class NAS solutions will feature multiple licenses of NovaBACKUP Business Essentials software. NovaBACKUP Business Essentials provides a complete, all-in-one data protection solution for small and medium businesses serious about protecting digital assets. Features include backup support for Microsoft® Windows Server® operating systems, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SQL Server® backup agents as well as Open File Manager Agent and Bare Metal Restore, for easy business continuity solutions.

“When home or business customers purchase a NAS solution from Buffalo and get a program like NovaBACKUP Professional or NovaBACKUP Business Essentials, they are truly getting a complete data storage and protection solution,” said NovaStor managing director Mike Andrews. “It’s a great strategic partnership because everyone wins.”

The LinkStation family of consumer NAS solutions will be bundled with several licenses of NovaBACKUP Professional, an easy-to-use backup solution that automatically backs up your personal documents along with your favorite photos, music and important email files safely and securely. Plus, with advanced features such as Bare Metal Restore (BMR) and system imaging, a complete system restoration can be completed simply and quickly.

Availability
NovaBACKUP will be offered on all TeraStation and LinkStation network storage solutions beginning in May, 2010.

About Buffalo Technology
Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc., based in Austin, Texas, is a leading global provider of award-winning networking, storage, multimedia and memory solutions for the home and small business environments as well as for system builders and integrators. With almost three decades of networking and computer peripheral experience, Buffalo has proven its commitment to delivering innovative, best-of-breed solutions that have put the company at the forefront of infrastructure technology. For more information about Buffalo Technology and its products, please visit www.buffalotech.com.

About NovaStor
NovaStor is a leading international provider of software solutions for data protection and availability. NovaStor provides software, SaaS solutions and services for local and online backup, restore and retention of business critical data. Clients include home, mobile, and SMB users, service providers as well as international corporations. NovaStor’s cost effective solutions are platform and hardware independent and ensure that customers can make the most of their existing and future IT environments. NovaStor is headquartered inSwitzerland (Zug), has offices in Germany (Hamburg) and the USA (Agoura Hills), and is represented in numerous other countries through partnerships.

Buffalo, Inc. trademark statements. Buffalo is a trademark of Buffalo, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

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Buffalo Contact:
Jay Pechek
Public Relations Manager
512-349-1333
http://www.buffalotech.com

Novastor Contact:
Mike Andrews
NovaStor
29209 Canwood Street
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Tel: +1 (0) 805 579 6700
Fax: +1 (0) 805 579 6710
mike.andrews@novastor.com
http://www.novastor.com

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