Crossroads Systems Announces Info X as Primary U.S. Distributor of TapeSentry(TM) and ReadVerify(TM) Appliance Solutions

Crossroads Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CRDS), a leading provider of data protection and Business Information Assurance (BIA) solutions, today announced Info X as a primary U.S. distributor of Crossroads’ StrongBox® TapeSentry™ and SurePath™ ReadVerify™ Appliance (RVA) solutions. The announcement expands Info X’s existing partnership with Crossroads as a distributor of the NearEdge® line of Storage Area Network (SAN) bridges and routers to distribute all three lines of Crossroads’ offerings. About Crossroad’s Partnership With Info X Info X is a U.S.-based global data storage technology distribution leader. Based in Randolph, New Jersey, Info X is now expanding its offerings from distributing Crossroads’ SAN connectivity equipment to selling all three lines of Crossroads’ BIA product solution families: NearEdge for data connectivity, SurePath for data resiliency and StrongBox for data security. As a result of this expansion, Crossroads’ latest products are now being deployed globally to Info X’s large customer base. The partnership between both companies illustrates Info X’s commitment and recognition of the need for BIA solutions globally as a leading approach to protecting data. "Through our expanded partnership with Crossroads, we are pleased to be named the primary U.S. distributor of award-winning technologies that directly answer organizations’ needs to ensure the security, resiliency and access of vital data,” said Philip Karlan, Marketing Manager at Info X. "Our work with Crossroads has developed into a valuable partnership – one which we look forward to building as we broaden our sales activities of all of Crossroads’ offerings.” "Crossroads is harnessing the power of its expanding sales channel strategy, and Info X’s leadership position in helping create complete data protection solutions is key to end-customer needs,” said David Cerf, Executive Vice-President of Business and Corporate Development at Crossroads Systems. "Info X’s large customer base and highly reputable distribution track record will help us gain rapid market share and profitable revenues for our new BIA solution offerings.” About Crossroads’ TapeSentry Crossroads’ TapeSentry is a network-based tape encryption appliance that delivers maximum security to data stored on tape. Built on Crossroads’ router technology, TapeSentry delivers high-performance compression and robust encryption at wire-level speed. Leveraging the proven reliability, functionality and benefits of Crossroads’ core router engine, the encryption functionality is a simple, yet robust and non-intrusive addition to the base router product. TapeSentry delivers superior cost performance, unsurpassed flexibility and incomparable interoperability – all inherent benefits leveraged from Crossroads’ router technology and infrastructure. TapeSentry provides a powerful solution that satisfies regulatory requirements and protects stored data in the event of unauthorized data access, theft or loss. For more information, visit: http://www.crossroads.com/Products/StrongBox/TapeSentry.asp. About Crossroads’ ReadVerify Appliance (RVA) RVA is a stand-alone appliance that monitors and verifies readability of data written to tape. RVA proactively alerts and reports on tape media error rates and the overall health of backup environments. RVA provides the capability to eliminate incomplete backups by monitoring, detecting and reporting on drive utilization and imbalances. RVA is a compact, 1U rack-mount appliance that connects to the backup network via Fibre Channel. Also, RVA offers an intuitive HTML management and reporting user interface. The product installs in heterogeneous environments with all models of backup drives, libraries and applications supported. For more information, visit: http://www.crossroads.com/Products/SurePath/RVA.asp. About Info X Founded in 1999, Info X is the global leader in the value-added distribution of SAN connectivity equipment. Ranked number 22 of top distributors on the CMP VarBusiness State of Distribution list, Info X has generated more than $150 million in sales for its fiscal year 2006. Info X is located in Randolph, New Jersey to service the Americas with additional warehouses located in Hong Kong to service APAC and Holland to service Europe. Info X provides only the best solutions for over 2,000 storage VARs, OEMs and System Integrators. Info X is an EMC-authorized distributor for E-lab qualified HBAs for both CLARiiON and Symmetrix storage systems. Info X is the easiest, most cost-effective and knowledgeable SAN connectivity provider in the world. Info X is proud to be partnered with the following companies: Emulex, Brocade, QLogic, Neterion and Crossroads. For more information, please visit www.Info-X.com. About Crossroads Systems, Inc. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Crossroads Systems is a leading provider of Business Information Assurance (BIA) solutions. Crossroads’ solutions serve the growing needs of data storage, business continuity, disaster recovery, information protection, risk management and BIA markets. Crossroads’ offerings help companies store, manage and ensure the security, resiliency and access to their most important asset — critical data. Crossroads’ products are embedded in leading industry companies’ solutions including EMC, HP, Quantum and Sun Microsystems. Crossroads (CRDS.PK) is traded on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) and is a member of key industry associations including the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). For more information about Crossroads Systems, please visit www.crossroads.com or call 1-866-BUY-CRDS / 1-866-643-7148. Forward-Looking Statements This release may include forward-looking statements. The words "believe,” "expect,” "intend,” "plan,” "project,” "will” and similar phrases as they relate to Crossroads are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements reflect the current views and assumptions of Crossroads and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. © 2007 Crossroads Systems, Inc. Crossroads and Crossroads Systems are registered trademarks of Crossroads Systems, Inc. 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