KOM Networks Announces New Middle-Eastern Partnership

Ottawa ON, Canada - October 11, 2002
KOM Networks, a leader in innovative data management software solutions, today announced that it has appointed EMITAC (Emirates Technology Company) as a business partner for the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

"The Middle East is a strategic growth market for data storage and management technologies", said Dr. Taher Shaath, CEO of KOM Networks. "We are very pleased to be working with EMITAC, a premier IT solutions provider in the Middle East to bring the value of our data management and data archival products to their extensive list of clients."

Emitac is an ISO-9002 company and has been providing total systems solutions to its clients in the U.A.E. & Qatar for over 28 years.

About KOM Networks

KOM Networks, founded in 1969, is the world leader of innovative storage management software solutions. Pioneers of Data Protection & Retention, KOM Networks' products provide Compliance, Archiving and Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) to over 10,000 installations globally. KOM Networks products are delivered through a worldwide network of value-added resellers, strategic partnerships and alliances.

KOM Networks' easy-to-integrate products let you Simply Manage, Protect, and Serve STORAGE, The Way You Want It. For more information please visit www.komnetworks.com.

Contact information: KOM Networks, Marketing Department

Tel: +1 (613) 599-7205

Email: info@komnetworks.com

Website: www.komnetworks.com

About EMIRATES TECHNOLOGY COMPANY (EMITAC)

Emirates Technology Company (www.emitac-ae.com) has been providing total systems solutions to customers for over 28 years, and represents industry leaders in the U.A.E. Since the company's formation in 1974, EMITAC has been recognized as a major provider of quality, reliability, and excellence in services for Information Technology. EMITAC's business purpose is to accelerate the advancement of knowledge and fundamentally improve the effectiveness of people and organizations through Information Technology (I.T.) solutions. In our endeavour to provide top class solutions of highest quality standards in products and services, EMITAC had embarked on a Quality Program in 1995, since then EMITAC is proud to be an ISO 9002 certified company.