Enigma Data Systems Launches Sub-$100,000 Terabyte Scale Archiving Solution

LONDON, ENGLAND -- Enigma Data Systems announces the launch of ARCHIVER LE, the first sub-$100,000 Terabyte scale all-inclusive project archiving solution specifically designed for sophisticated E & P geoscience database software suites such as Landmark Graphics OpenWorks(R) (NYSE:HAL) and Schlumberger GeoQuest GeoFrame(R) (NYSE:SLB). For the first time, geoscience professionals in environments without sophisticated IT infrastructure can easily store and retrieve entire projects. Duncan Wright, CEO of Enigma, explained this breakthrough: "Enigma has applied the extensive experience gained from producing medium to very large archiving systems for major oil companies around the world to this first ever turnkey package, making this proven technology available to smaller organizations. The complete package includes all hardware, software, media, installation and training services necessary to produce durable and reliable tape archives of completed projects." The key benefits of the Archiver LE are state-of-the-art geoscience knowledge preservation, disaster recovery capabilities and optimized use of disk resources. Enigma Data Systems, a private company backed by III (LSE:III), Europe's largest venture capital group, is the leader in project archiving technology for the upstream oil and gas industry. Enigma solutions enable companies to compete more effectively by preserving strategic data and reducing disk utilization and associated costs. The growing customer base includes all the energy majors as well as many independents and national oil companies. For more information visit www.enigmadata.com