DATA ROBOTICS ANNOUNCES VMWARE READY™ CERTIFICATION AND ADVANCES AS VMWARE TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE PARTNER

Interoperability Certification Optimizes DroboPro™ Storage Arrays for VMware Virtualized Server Environments

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Sept. 1, 2009 – Data Robotics, Inc., the company that is changing the way the world stores and protects digital content, today announced that it has been awarded certification for interoperability with the VMware server virtualization software platform and has advanced as a VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program member to “Select” level membership. Certification of VMware virtual machines’ (VMs) ability to operate on Data Robotics’ DroboPro storage arrays, assures joint customers that the DroboPro solution will easily integrate into their VMware virtualized environment. The DroboPro will also be listed on the VMware Hardware Compatibility List making easy for IT managers to reference. In addition, the TAP relationship enables Data Robotics to receive VMware technical and marketing support as customers deploy DroboPro storage arrays in VMware environments.

"An increasing number of our SMB customers are leveraging the advantages of a VMware infrastructure," said Dr. Geoff Barrall, CEO and founder of Data Robotics. "This relationship means that customers will be able to maximize the benefits of DroboPro’s unique combination of reliability, expandability, efficiency and ease-of-use when it comes to storing digital content while ensuring technical compatibility with VMware products."

Customer Benefits of VMware Certification
The VMware certification allows both Data Robotics and VMware to provide mutual customers with the following benefits:

• Combine scalable, self-managing storage solutions from Data Robotics with products from the world’s leading virtualization company
• Deploy a proven solution that has been extensively tested and will be jointly supported
• Further reduce capital and operational expenses associated with hardware acquisition and management

Technology Alliance Partner Benefits
As a TAP program member, Data Robotics will be able to take advantage of a number of benefits to better serve joint customers including:

• A software suite that aids in integration when deploying Data Robotics’ products in a virtual environment
• Access to educational, training, and technical support services to build new skill sets within Data Robotics to create a knowledge base aimed at improving customer service

Steve Duplessie, founder and senior analyst at The Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. said, "Getting VMware certification for the DroboPro is a huge win for Data Robotics. VMware is the clear leader in virtualization, and a majority of their customers are SMBs with limited budgets. Every single one of them could benefit from the simplicity and scalability of the DroboPro when addressing storage growth in their VMware environments."

DroboPro – Storage that Manages Itself
In April of this year, Data Robotics introduced the DroboPro—the first business class storage array that manages itself. DroboPro delivers a radically simplified storage experience enhanced by advanced self-monitoring and self-healing functionality that enables small and medium businesses to maintain uptime in the face of constant data growth. Built on the company’s award-winning BeyondRAID™ virtualized storage platform, DroboPro provides enterprise-level business continuity features—including protection against multiple concurrent drive failures and no-downtime capacity expansion with thin provisioning—while eliminating the lock-in of traditional RAID configurations. In addition, its timesaving Smart Volume management technology allows volumes to pull storage from the common pool of disks rather than a specific physical disk allocation. The labor of resizing and migrating volumes is replaced with the simplicity of intelligent engineering.

About Data Robotics
Data Robotics, the company that is changing the way the world stores digital content, develops automated storage products designed to ensure data is always protected, accessible and simple to manage. The award-winning Drobo® storage arrays are the first to provide the protection of traditional RAID without the complexity. The revolutionary BeyondRAID technology frees users from making the difficult and confining choice of “Which RAID level to deploy?” by providing an unprecedented combination of advanced features and automation, including single and dual disk redundancy, instant expansion, self-monitoring, data awareness, self-healing, and an easy-to-understand visual status and alert panel. For more information, visit Data Robotics at www.datarobotics.com.