Nexsan Expands Executive Team with Two Industry Veterans

New execs join rapidly growing storage solutions company

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., June 9, 2004 - Nexsan Technologies, the leader in innovative storage solutions, today announced the hiring of industry veterans Frank Patterson as Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Steve Freeman as Director of Engineering, both newly created positions at Nexsan. The two bring nearly 45 years of combined experience in the high-tech industry.

According to Martin Boddy, Nexsan CEO, "These appointments come at a time when we are entering a new phase of accelerated expansion, and only executives with Frank and Steve's experience and success could meet our criteria. We are confident that the addition of these two executives to our management team will play a vital role in elevating Nexsan up to the next level."

Patterson comes to Nexsan after four years at Cisco Systems where he served as the company's Senior Director of Global Semiconductor Commodity Management. In this position, Patterson was responsible for optimizing the supply chain, developing strategies for component acquisitions and forging relationships with suppliers. He previously held similar positions at Nortel Networks, Johnson and Johnson and Eli Lilly and Company. Patterson earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and an MBA from Concordia University. Patterson reports to Boddy.

Freeman has experience in managing engineering teams after beginning his career as a software engineer. He has run development engineers, test groups, documentation groups and support groups for a variety of high-tech companies in the U.K. and the U.S., including stints at Madge Networks, Ahead Communications, General DataComm, Crosfield Electronics and others. Freeman received a bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Leeds University. He is also a holder of eight patents in both Europe and the U.S. in image processing software techniques. Freeman reports to Nexsan CTO Gary Watson.

Patterson and Freeman will help support the development and distribution of Nexsan's InfiniSANT line of disk-based storage solutions, which delivers the latest in form and function. Among the company's award-winning product line is the entry level ATAbabyT, which utilizes the latest advancements in ATA technology to help expand storage capacity, improve business continuance and increase ROI; the ATAboy2T, which provides "Next Generation" performance, reliability and high data availability for the most demanding storage and data-delivery applications; and the ATABeastT, the first true online disk vault that delivers industry-leading features with unparalleled density and security at a TCO less than tape.

About Nexsan Technologies
Nexsan Technologies, headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calif., is the leader in innovative and correct cost storage solutions. The company creates and delivers award-winning, storage-centric hardware and application-based solutions worldwide through one of the most diverse and established networks of professionals in the storage industry. Next generation Nexsan storage products are designed for corporate, graphics, medical imaging, animation and special effects, real time/event monitored/ online/off site storage, Internet delivered content, digital film and video, financial on-line transaction data, music and voice, video security, and document imaging. For more information, please see the company's website at http://www.nexsan.com.

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