KOM Networks now Gold Certified Partner in Microsoft Partner Program

KOM simplifies Archiving and Compliance on Windows

Ottawa ON, Canada – July 11, 2006
KOM Networks Inc., an innovative provider of Data Archiving Solutions and Storage Management software, today announced it has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with three competencies, recognizing the company’s expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified Partner, KOM Networks has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers’ needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the channel.

”Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities, “said Allison Watson, vice president of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corp. “They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies. Today, Microsoft recognizes KOM Networks as a new Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology.”

"KOM Networks is extremely pleased with our new status as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. We are proud to be recognized for our expertise and commitment to our customers and partners,” said Dr. Taher Shaath, CEO, KOM Networks. “This achievement illustrates KOM’s expertise in delivering world class data archiving solutions and reinforces KOM Networks commitment to deliver compliance enabling solutions for the Microsoft centric SMB market.”

KOM Networks flagship product, KOMworx, provides data archiving and storage management software solutions that are affordable for any organization and simple enough for anyone to use. KOMworx leverages Windows Server 2003 R2 compatibility and makes it simple to use and integrate.

Microsoft technology and solution customers can leverage KOMworx to deliver archiving and compliance solutions to meet customer requirements and achieve regulatory compliance on a windows platform. KOMworx is hardware independent, and easily integrates with e-mail archiving, ECM, DMS and vertical applications in organizations such as hospitals and financial institutions.

“KOM Networks’ innovative solutions bring additional value to customers by allowing them to implement long term archiving of fixed content data on hard disk, ensuring data security while maintaining hard disk performance," said Dr. Claude Lorenson, group product manager for storage at Microsoft Corporation. “Microsoft is pleased to recognize KOM Networks as a Gold Certified Partner and values its ability to address the archiving and compliance needs of both Microsoft partners and customers.”

The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in October 2003 and represents Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The program offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners’ businesses be successful. KOM Networks has achieved competencies in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Information Worker Solutions & Networking Infrastructure Solutions.

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.

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