ZANTAZ® Announces Nine New Partners to Join Newly Enhanced Channel Program

Industry Leader Helps IT Solution Providers Expand Services and Value To Meet Needs of Rapidly Growing Email Archiving and Compliance Market Worldwide

PLEASANTON, CA (August 31, 2005) - ZANTAZ, Inc., the global leader in Information Retention and Discovery Management (IRDM) solutions, today announced the addition of nine new partners to its newly expanded worldwide ZANTAZ EAS Channel Partner Program. The program is targeted at resellers across the globe specifically focused on adding value and enhanced service to their client base through scalable email archiving and management solutions that optimize storage systems and manage information-related risk.

"Developing strong relationships with highly respected resellers across the globe is a key growth strategy for ZANTAZ," said Ken Edoff, Vice President of Channel Marketing, ZANTAZ. "We are serious about quickly expanding the ZANTAZ EAS Channel Partner Program and continue to offer the incentives that make partnering with ZANTAZ attractive to resellers. Our market-leading product, highly competitive pricing model and responsive support services ensure a win-win for both the resellers as well as their customers who gain access to a comprehensive email archiving solution available worldwide."

"China is an emerging market with untapped potential in email archiving, so choosing the right partner is essential to the successful growth of our partner and us," said Eddie Hui, CEO of EMAO Services, based in Shanghai. "The ZANTAZ EAS product line aids us in making sure our common goals are met by offering the best in email archiving and storage solutions." EMAO Services provides business consulting, development of channel partners, marketing support and manpower services for overseas vendors to maximize their return on investment in China.

Vendor opportunity in this marketplace is substantial, with email archiving being one of the fastest growing segments in technology today. A 2005 Osterman Research, Inc. report indicates that 44 percent of enterprises expect to implement an archiving solution in the next 18 months. And, according to IDC, the expected size of the worldwide market for compliance information management solutions will be $20 billion in 2009. The ZANTAZ channel partner team is dedicated to assisting partners in growing and expanding their business to meet these burgeoning market requirements.

"ePartners is excited to add the ZANTAZ EAS solution to our broad set of Microsoft offerings, as it delivers the most comprehensive range of options for automated file management, regulatory compliance, and user access and restorability," said Jeff Powers, Vice President of Infrastructure Services at ePartners. "As a Microsoft Gold Partner and two-time Microsoft Business Solutions Global Partner of the Year, we have the consulting, technical, training and industry-specific resources necessary to not only deliver a sound business strategy, but help our customers streamline their infrastructure for optimal efficiency and compliance."

Channel partner benefits are available across three levels-Referral Partner, Diamond Partner and Platinum Partner-with incentives that increase based on participation and level of commitment. Each program level benefits from a wide range of sales, marketing and technical documentation tools designed to enhance the reseller's value proposition and broaden future opportunities. Elevated levels of target specific revenue generating tactics include technical and sales training, lead generation activities, complimentary use of ZANTAZ products in-house, and pre- and post-sales support.

Joining ZANTAZ' expanded channel partner program along with ePartners and EMAO Services are:

Al Moammar Information Systems (MIS), a Saudi owned and managed company demonstrating a solid commitment to the development of the Information Technology market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Founded in 1979, MIS has developed market confidence through its commitment to partners, financial investment and overall customer satisfaction.
Dimension Data, a service provider located in Sydney, Australia offering IT services to Australian corporate and government organizations. With expertise in networking, security, operating environments, storage and call-center technologies, Dimension Data aims to help clients reduce cost, decrease risk, remove complexity and improve productivity.
Jeskell Inc., an IBM Premier Business Partner established in 1991, focuses exclusively on delivering IT solutions-based on IBM products and services-to commercial enterprises, educational institutions and government organizations nationwide. Jeskell is one of only six IBM Data Retention Centers of Competence, which is an integral part of Jeskell's award winning, $2.5M TotalSolution Center. The purpose is to help companies manage the growing need for long term archiving and retention to deal with related government regulations.
Jump In I.T., a Hong Kong based information technology solution provider, offering effective pre-sales technical support and effective account management combined with cutting edge technology to the enterprise market.
Kraft Kennedy & Lesser, an interdisciplinary team of lawyers, IT managers, process specialists, project managers, systems engineers, and training experts. Their primary goal is the planning, implementation and management of technology that advances the practice of law within legal organizations, such as law firms and corporate law departments.
LAN Associates, with offices in New York, Florida and Washington D.C., a leading integrator of networking solutions. Services include design and implementation of Local and Wide Area Networks, document management, electronic mail, security audits, Internet connectivity, Firewall Security and technical training for networking professionals. LAN Associates' goal is to provide their clients with solutions that help build their business. Their main focus has always been on reliable customer service, combined with years of extensive hands-on technical expertise.
RetNetSos Consultores, offering reliable integrated IT consulting services and business value-added IT products to private, public, and state institutions in Latin America.

About ZANTAZ Products

The ZANTAZ EAS family of products offers an entire suite of solutions that help organizations fully optimize their storage needs, significantly reduce IT overhead and dramatically increase end-user productivity-all while ensuring the long-term retention and instant retrieval of email and files in the event of a regulatory investigation or an electronic discovery request. The ZANTAZ EAS product family includes:

ZANTAZ EAS enables an organization of any size to create an efficient, searchable archive for the retention, management and control of corporate email within the Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino environments.
ZANTAZ EAS for Files allows organizations to proactively and efficiently manage corporate NTFS files.
ZANTAZ EAS Storage Manager enables companies to implement automatic, policy-driven archive management that optimizes the performance and functionality of the EAS archive.
ZANTAZ EAS Search offers companies powerful scalability and high performance for searching and retrieving email and files.

For enrollment, please visit www.zantaz.com/channel

About ZANTAZ:

ZANTAZ is the global leader in Information Retention and Discovery Management solutions. ZANTAZ' solutions enable organizations to capture, preserve and access unstructured digital information-including email, IM, files, scanned documents, and other electronic records-and review and produce relevant documents in a manner that reduces operational risks and costs while complying with legal, regulatory and corporate policy requirements. ZANTAZ solutions are available as onsite software applications or on-demand hosted services, and include a broad set of professional services and integration support. ZANTAZ has over 600 customers, including many of the largest corporations, law firms and government agencies in the world. For more information, visit www.ZANTAZ.com.