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Overland Earns InformationWeek 'What's Hot' Honor for New EnterpriseXpress Scalable Library

August 23, 1999
    Business Editors

    SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 1999--Overland Data Inc. (NASDAQ:OVRL), a technology leader in data storage and backup products, earned "What's Hot" status in the July 19 issue of InformationWeek for its recently announced EnterpriseXpress(TM) automated DLTtape(a) library.

The receipt of this editorial honor closely follows the "Reseller's Choice" award from Computer Technology Review for the EnterpriseXpress, and 14 other editorial awards for outstanding product design and reliability over the past two years for the LibraryXpress(TM) and LoaderXpress(TM) products.

InformationWeek, a weekly magazine with a circulation of 385,000, is one of the largest and most respected news sources in the Information Technology industry. Products that garner "What's Hot" attention are the latest technology offerings from a wide range of vendors serving a variety of markets. The July 19 issue cites the modular architecture of the EnterpriseXpress, its ease of setup and configuration, and the ability to easily upgrade its performance and capacity.

"We are honored that InformationWeek has recognized the uniqueness, value and potential of the EnterpriseXpress, an enterprise-class storage device offering powerful capabilities and ease of use," said Steve Richardson, vice president of marketing for Overland. "The EnterpriseXpress product line combines several Overland technologies to deliver a new standard of library scalability and data availability for enterprise storage applications. Also available in SAN-ready configuration, it is the latest product offering that provides the utmost in modularly scalable library design."

EnterpriseXpress is available in two models tailored to fit individual system requirements and budget considerations. The base configuration provides two DLT(a)7000 or DLT8000 tape drives and 26 cartridge slots, supporting customer installations with 150 to 350 GB of disk capacity and generating backup rates of up to 43.2 GB per hour. This unit can easily be upgraded to 129 GB per hour performance or 2.32 TB of total native capacity. The premium model features four DLT7000 or DLT8000 drives and 52 cartridge slots, targeting enterprise customers with 300 to 700 GB of data. It can also be upgraded to provide 4.0 TB of native capacity or 259 GB per hour speeds.

About Overland

Overland is a global supplier of storage automation solutions and related technologies designed to meet and surpass the critical requirements of high-availability network computing environments, from entry level to the enterprise. The company is a recognized leader in technology innovation for such achievements as the award-winning DLT LibraryXpress SmartScale Storage(R) architecture that establishes new standards for intelligent automated storage and scalability, and the patented (No. 5,815,514) Variable Rate Randomizer (VR2(TM)) data encoding technology that can significantly increase the capacity and throughput of linear tape formats.

Overland has also earned a worldwide reputation for unmatched product quality and innovative warranty programs such as the Guaranteed Up Time Service (GUTS(TM)) Program that dramatically reduce the total cost of ownership. The company's award-winning products meet the critical needs of end users, distributors and OEMs in industries worldwide.

(a) DLT and DLTtape are registered trademarks of Quantum Corp.

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    CONTACT: Overland Data, 619/571-5555
              Product Information:
               Steve Richardson            
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               Scott McClendon/Vernon LoForti
               smcclendon@overlanddata.com/vloforti@overlanddata.com
             http://www.overlanddata.com
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