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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bocada, Inc., the recognized leader in data protection management software, today announced the appointment of Nancy Hurley as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.


Bellevue, WA., September 20, 2006 — Bocada, Inc., the recognized leader in data protection management software, today announced the appointment of Nancy Hurley as vice president of marketing and business development.  Hurley brings more than 20 years of industry experience to Bocada, including several years as a respected storage analyst for the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and tenure as senior director of Sun Microsystems storage software marketing.

As an industry veteran with experience in operations and industry analysis, Nancy will contribute unique insight into the business and technology needs of our customers and partners; said Drake Pruitt, president and CEO of Bocada. She will play a critical role in building our strategic partnerships and extending our market leadership for the benefit of commercial customers and services providers.

Prior to joining Bocada, Hurley was senior director of Sun’s storage software products group, where she oversaw product management and marketing for Sun’s data protection, data management and enterprise storage management software business. Prior to Sun, she spent five years at ESG where she delivered marketing consulting services to clients ranging from Fortune 50 to start-up storage hardware and software companies, venture capitalist firms, and institutional investment firms. Prior to ESG, Hurley held a variety sales, marketing and strategy management positions at Tektronix and HP.

“Customers require visibility into their data protection environments in order to better control costs and ensure data recoverability.  Bocada has consistently adopted a visionary approach, delivering products that are based on those real-world customer needs,” said Hurley.  “I look forward to helping to drive new innovations and helping customers realize the benefits of the Bocada solution.”

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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