LinuxUser & Developers Expo Awards Recognize Arkeia as Top Data Storage Solution

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           April 30, 2004 09:00 AM US Eastern Timezone 

            LinuxUser & Developers Expo Awards Recognize Arkeia as Top Data
Storage Solution 

            CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2004--Arkeia Network
Backup was selected Best Data Storage Solution at the prestigious LinuxUser &
Developer Awards announced in London last week. The awards, now in their
second year, run in conjunction with the LinuxUser & Developer Expo. They
recognize the best in product and service solutions, as well as corporate and
personal contributions, in the Linux industry. 


            Arkeia Corporation (UIR:RUI8621) is a leading provider of
enterprise network backup solutions, noted for its early and comprehensive
support of the Linux operating system. Founded in 1996, Arkeia's mission is
to provide fast, reliable and easy-to-use network backup for heterogeneous
environments. 

            "The aim of the awards is to recognize the very best in product
and service solution, as well as corporate and personal contributions, in the
Linux industry," said Maggie Meer, director of Horsepower Media and publisher
of LinuxUser & Developer magazine. "This year we have witnessed the highest
number of entries to date, making the judges' job extremely difficult but
also indicating the increasing popularity of Linux within mainstream IT." 

            "Our team is extremely pleased and proud to have our network
backup solution honored by the LinuxUser & Developer Awards program," said
Arkeia CEO Phil Roussel. "Continuing to provide the best answers to protect
business critical data is our primary objective." 

            This year's LinuxUser & Developer Awards were held in association
with OpenForum Europe, an independent body, set up to accelerate, broaden and
strengthen the use of open source software within the business environment.
The judges included eight Linux experts including Keir Thomas, editor,
LinuxUser & Developer; Graham Taylor, director, OpenForum Europe; Jono Bacon,
esteemed Linux author; Alastair Kergon, director, UK Unix User Group; and
Peter Hayes, Manager, UK, OSDL. 

            About Arkeia 

            Arkeia Corp. is a leading provider of enterprise network backup
solutions, noted for its early and comprehensive support of the Linux
operating system. Founded in 1996, Arkeia's mission is to provide fast,
reliable and easy-to-use network backup for heterogeneous environments. 

            More than 100,000 users worldwide, including 4,000 corporate
users, rely on Arkeia for their data protection needs. Arkeia Corp. is
privately owned and has offices in Carlsbad and Paris, France. For further
information visit www.arkeia.com.
            
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