KOM Software now Gold Certified Microsoft Partner

KOM Simplifies Archiving and Compliance on Windows

Ottawa, ON Canada – July 11, 2006

KOM Software, 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 Software 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 Software as a new Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology."

"KOM Software 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 Software. "This achievement illustrates KOM's expertise in delivering world class data archiving solutions and reinforces KOM Software commitment to deliver compliance enabling solutions for the Microsoft centric SMB market."

KOM Software 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 Software' 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 Software 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 Software has achieved competencies in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Information Worker Solutions & Networking Infrastructure Solutions.

About KOM Software

KOM Software is a world leading provider of flexible, secure data archiving and storage management software. Over 10,000 of the world's leading corporations have recognized KOM Software as the most logical, unobtrusive and secure way to store, access and protect their data. KOM is enabling enterprises large and small a cost effective way to improve productivity and meet compliance requirements without altering their network infrastructure or daily business routines. The industry pioneer holds vital industry patents for electronic file lifecycle management, virtual file management and eWORM fixed content hard disk archiving. Find out how KOM Software can help you implement a comprehensive information lifecycle solution to optimize your existing storage environment and meet your compliance requirements.

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