Kovarus Recognized by Cisco Systems as Storage Advanced Technology Provider

South San Francisco, CA - June 19, 2006 – Kovarus, Inc., a leading technology integrator specializing in enterprise storage and networking solutions has earned Storage NHSA-ATP (Network Hosted Storage Applications - Advanced Technology Provider) status from Cisco Systems. This ATP (Advanced Technology Provider) designation is by invite only and recognizes Kovarus for its knowledge and expertise in designing and selling integrated storage solutions for consolidation, replication and information lifecycle management. The designation comes as a result of Kovarus’ specialization in storage and server consolidation solutions and its efforts on increasing its level of Cisco storage networking expertise and sales. As part of the ATP requirements, Kovarus has obtained Cisco’s storage networking specialization requirements with sales, systems engineers and support engineers who have earned Cisco’s storage networking certification.

“Kovarus is pleased to be selected as a Cisco NHSA-ATP partner,” said Peter Castaldi, Kovarus, Principal. "At Kovarus, we pride our team in designing emerging technology solutions to address customers' complex business issues, especially those surrounding consolidation, data containment, data management and data protection. By partnering with Cisco, we are able to provide best-of-breed network hosted storage applications to help IT executives maintain service levels, protect data and ultimately optimize performance."

“As customers start deploying more network enabled applications for their data center and storage infrastructure, partners like Kovarus who have a focused practice for helping customers design and implement network assisted and network enabled solutions like replication, continuous data protection and server-less backup are critical for this emerging market. We are pleased to add Kovarus to our select list of NHSA-ATP partners,” said Alex Thurber, Director of Worldwide Data center Channels for Cisco Systems.

About Kovarus

Kovarus, Inc., is a premier technology consulting firm, specializing in data center design, implementation, and optimization. With its extensive industry expertise and proven methodologies, Kovarus helps companies align IT with strategic business goals and maximize their return on technology investments. Kovarus' unique ability to converge virtualization, storage, and networking technologies gives its clients a distinct operational advantage, enabling them to improve the efficiency, performance, and agility of service delivery. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company was founded in 2003 and has been chosen as a premier partner by leading technology companies including VMware, EMC, and Cisco. For more information on Kovarus, please visit www.kovarus.com or call 650-392-7848.

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