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WALTHAM, MA -- StorageNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: STOR), a leading provider of data storage management services, today announced the addition of new software that optimizes backup and restore environments for enterprise customers. The software is part of StorageNetworks(R) data storage management platform, which includes the STORos(SM) operating system, Virtual Storage Portal(SM) software, and STORvision(SM) software. This new software helps enterprises identify the inefficiencies and exposure that they typically experience within their backup environments. Specifically, the new software automates the labor-intensive tasks of accurately measuring backup success rates, assessing host and files system coverage, and calculating backup media requirements. The software collects pertinent host-based information, extracts backup details from the customers' backup environment and performs unique analysis, resulting in an accurate backup audit. In addition, this software helps customers prioritize their data and establish proper tape management. Designed as a family of analysis tools to provide customers with empirical information, the software helps enterprise organizations develop an overall data protection strategy. The new software compliments StorageNetworks existing STORbackup services. These fully managed backup and restore services provide the day-to-day operational management and support of backup environments for enterprise customers. STORbackup services are backed by a Service Level Agreement that guarantees 95% backup success rates within customer-specified backup windows. The services address the need for enterprise organizations to significantly improve backup yield - a metric that measures optimal host coverage, backup success rates, and backup policies that prioritize critical applications in order to help organizations understand how to maximize their restore capabilities. "Our new automation software helps enterprises perform data recovery audits and implement comprehensive data recovery strategies," stated Bill Miller, chief technical officer of StorageNetworks. "We are continuing to develop tools that automate backup and recovery and help customers create policies that safeguard their critical data. Coupled with our STORbackup managed services, our software is key to an effective data protection and recovery strategy." For more information visit www.storagenetworks.com