San Francisco, CA, May 4, 2005 – Nimbus Data Systems, Inc. (www.nimbusdata.com) today announced the general availability of its second generation of iSCSI storage appliances, bringing enterprise-grade business continuance features and unprecedented value to IP SANs. With these new solutions, small and midsize organizations can leverage the same technologies used to protect the data of Global 2000 companies ─ at a far lower cost and with much greater ease.

New iSCSI Storage Systems and Powerful Software
The Nimbus IPS-1200 and IPS-1600 are based on a new hardware platform that includes Serial ATA technology, expandability to 8 TB, and dual Gigabit Ethernet ports. The dual ports support automatic failover and load-balancing through link aggregation, delivering exceptional performance for Windows and Linux server applications and clusters. Each system is fault-tolerant and secure, featuring redundant hot-swappable power supplies, multiple fans, RAID, hot-swappable hard drives, CHAP authentication, and IPSec encryption.

Using Nimbus SAN Manager, administrators can configure and provision the IP SAN in minutes through one intuitive Web interface. With a few simple mouse clicks, administrators can dynamically resize volumes, monitor performance, setup email and SNMP alerts, and assign access privileges. In the coming weeks, Nimbus will announce new software options for high-availability, disaster recovery and data protection. With these new features, customers can build fully-customized IP SANs or choose from several turn-key IP SAN bundles that meet specific business continuance objectives.

Availability and Pricing
The Nimbus IPS-1200/1600 and SAN Manager are now available for purchase online at www.nimbusdata.com or through Nimbus authorized resellers. Complete solutions start under $8,000, including three years of comprehensive Silver Support.

About Nimbus
Nimbus Data Systems, Inc. develops innovative iSCSI storage systems and software for IP SANs. Our solutions lead the industry in ease-of-use and value, lowering the barriers to SAN adoption and enabling Storage Networking for All™. Nimbus empowers small/midsize enterprises to enhance their IT infrastructures with superior data protection, simplified management, and increased data availability. Nimbus markets its products both directly and through a worldwide channel of partners. For more information, please visit www.nimbusdata.com or contact us at Contact Us: (877) 6-NIMBUS.

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Contact
Thomas Isakovich
Nimbus Data Systems, Inc.
tom@nimbusdata.com