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nStor Introduces Proactive Monitoring System Enhancing Service and Software Offerings New Service and Software Offerings for NexStor(R) 4900F Storage Solution Delivers Ease of Use and Advanced Functionality CARLSBAD, Calif., March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- nStor Corporation, a subsidiary of nStor Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:NSO) and an innovative developer of storage-network solutions, announced today the company has enhanced its service and software offerings through a newly introduced proactive monitoring system, StorView Alert(R). This new system actively monitors the NexStor line of storage systems to improve business continuity by reducing unexpected downtime. nStor currently provides technical support for customers and is broadening its range of services to include advanced warranty protection, backup & recovery healthcheck, customer training, system management and engineering services that support the company's entire line of storage products. This comprehensive selection of services, tools and programs is designed to give customers access to nStor's storage experts who help them uncover new revenue opportunities and ultimately ease storage management challenges. nStor recently introduced the NexStor 4900 Fibre series with embedded StorView(R) Storage Management software. Combining pre-loaded software that is server and operating system independent with wizard-based configuration and management, StorView eases the complexity of configuration and administration of storage systems. Andy Betterton, president and CEO of Open Storage Solutions stated "With embedded StorView, nStor has enhanced the performance of their Fibre system by removing in-band traffic." He continued to state, "StorView raises the bar in providing a new level of ease of use in storage management." StorView Alert provides for a proactive monitoring system that unobtrusively scans the system to ensure that data is available and the system is in proper working condition avoiding business operation disruptions and improving business continuity. Todd Gresham, president and chief executive officer of nStor stated, "We offer customers the support and services they need to successfully implement our storage solutions faster and more cost effectively." He continued to state, "With StorView Alert our customers can rest assured that their data is protected." nStor has broadened its range of services to address the needs of today's storage customer to include: * Enhanced Technical Support: trained staff/engineers are available to answer technical questions and troubleshoot problems * Validation and Test: engineers assist customers in testing nStor products and third-party add-on products to ensure compliance * Training: includes classroom, web-based, engineer-to-engineer and train- the trainer sessions * Systems Management: nStor staff helps customers cost effectively manage their storage systems. * Engineering Services: nStor provides system development and integration, freeing up internal resources and reducing lifecycle costs For more information on the 4900 series or the range of services, please call 800-335-9191. About Open Storage Solutions (OSS) Headquartered in Toronto Canada, Open Storage Solutions(R), Inc designs and integrates advanced storage products for high performance computer applications. The company has a total commitment to providing the very best value solutions by utilizing leading edge technology and backing it with quality manufacturing standards and a high level of after sales service. Open Storage Solutions provides storage solutions from single tape and disk drives to tape libraries, RAID systems as well as Enterprise Class servers, Network Attached Storage and Storage Area Networks. Open Storage Solution's OMEGA products are based on the nStor product line. For more information, visit http://www.openstore.com/. About nStor Corporation, Inc. Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., nStor is a wholly owned subsidiary of nStor Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:NSO) and developer of data storage solutions that are ideally suited for both large enterprises as well as small to mid- sized businesses. The Company's flagship controller technology and StorView software form the foundation for the NexStor family of turnkey solutions that support Microsoft Windows, Linux, UNIX and Macintosh operating environments. Designed for storage-intensive environments and mission-critical applications, nStor's products are offered in various architectures including Fibre Channel, SCSI and SATA and are focused on addressing customers' business needs and applications. The Company markets its storage solutions through a global network of OEM partners and solutions integrators. For more information, visit http://www.nstor.com/. This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward- looking" statements, usually containing the words "believe," "estimated," "project," "expect," "anticipate," or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the Company's inability to increase sales to current customers and to expand its customer base, continued acceptance of the Company's products in the marketplace, the Company's inability to improve the gross margin on its products, competitive factors, dependence upon third-party vendors, outcome of litigation, insufficient funding and other risks detailed in the Company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release. nStor and StorView are registered trademarks of nStor Technologies, Inc. DATASOURCE: nStor Corporation, Inc. CONTACT: Veena Raman of nStor Corporation, Inc., +1-760-683-2500, Web site: http://www.openstore.com/ Web site: http://www.nstor.com/

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