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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bocada^TM Announces Worldwide Solution Partner Program

Bellevue, WA - March 4, 2002 - Bocada Inc., the Storage Intelligence CompanyTM, today announced the launch of the Bocada Worldwide Solution Partner Program. Leading storage industry solution providers and consultants can now sublicense, implement and support BackupReport®, the industry's first cross-vendor Storage Intelligence application, as a value-add to their existing customer installations, as part of a total storage solution and as an audit tool to help ensure that enterprise storage operations reliably and efficiently comply with enterprise policies. As part of the program, Bocada provides its partners with qualified leads, pre- and post-sales support and Platinum Training.

We have received evaluation requests from more than 300 companies in more than 25 countries since our September release of BackupReport®," said Ross Morris, VP Sales for Bocada. "The Solution Partner Program is the best way for Bocada to provide access and support for its customers while at the same time supporting their relationships with their preferred vendors and solution providers."

"The customer demand for BackupReport® does not surprise me," said Derek Gamradt, CTO of StorNet, Inc., one of the nation's leading providers of networked storage services and a Bocada Solution Partner. "I do not know of a single enterprise customer that would not immediately receive a substantial and immediate benefit from BackupReport. And the top notch Bocada team is a pleasure to work with."

"The key buzzwords in the storage industry for 2002 are "Disaster Recovery" and "Business Continuity Planning," says W. Curtis Preston of The Storage Group, a leading storage integrator specializing in designing and implementing customized storage solutions. "Without a Storage Intelligence product like BackupReport, it is practically impossible for an enterprise IT group to determine whether and to what extent it is complying with its DR policies and BC plans. There is no other product that provides the depth of functionality, breadth of product coverage or ease of implementation of BackupReport."

"In order to best serve the needs of enterprise customers ranging from leading telecommunications companies in Sweden, to leading banks in Australia, to leading technology companies in the United States, we need to partner with the best storage industry resellers, consultants and integrators," says Drake Pruitt, Bocada's Director, Channel Partner Programs. "Our solution partners will help shape the future of our business, and we are committed to providing the world class support that will help to ensure our partners' continued success."

Resellers interested in Bocada's Worldwide Reseller Program can visit http://www.bocada.com/customers_partners.php/ or can contact partners@bocada.com for more information.

About Bocada
Bocada provides automated insight and visibility into data protection processes, enabling IT organizations to confidently analyze data recoverability, predict risk vulnerability and identify opportunities for cost reduction. Based on patented, agent-less technology, Bocada solutions deploy rapidly and scale to meet the demands of the largest multi-vendor data protection environments. More than 400 brand-name customers and partners worldwide trust Bocada for their data protection operations, including Microsoft, AT&T, Sprint, Unilever and Valero Energy. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Bocada is privately held, funded by leading venture investors. For more information visit: www.bocada.com.

Bocada is a registered trademark and DPM Path to Excellence and DPM P2E are trademarks of Bocada, Inc.

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