September 7, 2012
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`StrongBox From Crossroads Systems Wins HPA Engineering Excellence Award
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`StrongBox LTFS NAS Solution to Be Honored for Its Innovative Archive Capabilities for the Media and
`Entertainment Industry
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`AUSTIN, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 09/07/12 -- Crossroads Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDS), a global provider of data protection and
`storage solutions, today announced that its StrongBox® LTFS NAS archive solution was named a winner of the 2012 HPA
`Engineering Excellence Award.
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`The highly coveted honor is an integral part of the HPA Awards, which have become the standard by which creative and
`technical excellence in the art, science and craft of post production is measured. Winners were selected from a large and
`varied field of technology offerings, including some of the largest technology companies in the industry. StrongBox is an
`enterprise-level storage solution that leverages Linear Tape File System (LTFS) technology, allowing tape storage to walk and
`talk like expensive disk-based storage.
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`In the media and entertainment (M&E) industry, the content is the business. Whether it's a movie scene, a sporting event or
`news programming that requires old footage, the media files that hold all of the content are crucial for day-to-day business.
`Thus, flexible media file storage and access is paramount. StrongBox offers first-of-its-kind technology that addresses the M&E
`industry's need for low-cost, easily accessible and highly reliable long-term media file preservation. With StrongBox, no special
`agents or applications are necessary to access archive data. End users simply drag and drop files from their Windows
`Explorer, Mac Finder or other file-based application.
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`"Crossroads is extremely honored that its StrongBox archive solution was named a winner of the highly sought-after HPA
`Engineering Excellence Award," said Paul Leury, Chief Technologist at Crossroads Systems. "To have received such
`recognition in less than 10 months since its launch, StrongBox stands as a highly unique archive solution that can transform
`the mindset for maintaining and managing content archives. Additionally, the drastic cost savings associated with replacing
`disk-based storage with inexpensive tape has the potential to save organizations millions of dollars. We're humbled that some
`of the top minds in the M&E industry recognized this innovation through the HPA Awards program."
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`The 2012 HPA Engineering Excellence Award will be bestowed upon its recipients at a gala event scheduled for November 1 at
`the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.
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`About StrongBox
`StrongBox is a file-based and fully portable storage solution for long-term data retention. The enterprise-level solution is the
`first to leverage LTFS technology, combining the scalability of tape with the speed and accessibility of disk. Crossroads
`believes StrongBox is a cost-efficient solution that meets ever-growing data storage requirements, seamlessly scaling for today,
`while future-proofing for tomorrow.
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`StrongBox presents itself as a standard NAS target with the ability to mount CIFS/NFS shares. No agents, backup software or
`application modifications are required, and organizations gain a persistent view for all files on tapes stored in the library. For
`more information on StrongBox, visit www.crossroads.com/products/strongbox.
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`About the Hollywood Post Alliance
`Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) serves the professional community of businesses and individuals who provide expertise,
`support, tools and the infrastructure for the creation and finishing of motion pictures, television, commercials, digital media and
`other dynamic media content. Visit www.hpaonline.com.
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`About the HPA Awards
`The HPA Awards were created to foster awareness of post production, promote creative and technical excellence, recognize
`the achievements of post production talent, and build involvement in the Hollywood Post Alliance. Visit www.hpaawards.net.
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`About Crossroads Systems
`Crossroads Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDS) is a global provider of data protection solutions and services. Crossroads offers
`organizations proactive data security, intelligent storage connectivity, high performance, and significant cost savings. Founded
`in 1996 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Crossroads holds more than 100 patents granted and pending and has been
`honored with numerous industry awards for innovation in data protection and storage. Visit www.crossroads.com.
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