KOM Software features KOMworx Governance edition at Storage Expo, London, UK

KOM Software to showcase data shredding capability jointly with Plasmon at UK's biggest data storage event

Ottawa, ON Canada and London UK – October 10, 2005

KOM Software, Inc., a global leader of storage management software solutions including Compliance, Archiving and Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), will showcase KOMworx latest feature at the Storage Expo 2005 in London, UK. At the conference, KOM Software will display data shredding capabilities using KOMworx Compliance software and Plasmon's Compliant Write Once Media. The latest offering is a powerful add-on to the feature rich KOMworx suite of products that provides compliance and archiving abilities such as e-WORM, e-WORM++, ILM, NAS Aggregation, global namespace and dynamic capacity management.

"We look forward to having KOM join Plasmon for Storage Expo in London to demonstrate KOMworx using a Raidtec CS3102 RAID system and UDO library. The KOMworx product provides very unique functionality for those organizations concerned with record retention and compliance," said Steve Tongish, Director of Marketing for EMEA with Plasmon. "The KOMworx product in combination with our Raidtec and UDO technology offers a comprehensive data life cycle management strategy using a cost effective tiered storage architecture."

KOM Software is demonstrating the versatility of its flagship product, KOMworx, and will be displaying the latest key feature—KOMworx Compliance data 'shredding' capability. The software has been designed and developed to help organizations meet the stringent demands of file retention requirements along with the ability to shred expired files that require physical disposal. KOMworx Compliance along with Plasmon Compliant Write Once Media provides this capability along with other advanced features such as Hard Disk Fixed Content Archiving (e-WORM), e-WORM++ (combining WORM permanence with high performance disk storage), ILM, NAS Aggregation, global namespace and dynamic capacity management, which will also be demonstrated at the Expo.

Storage Expo 2005 (London, UK, October 12-13) provides KOM Software the ideal location to highlight the powerful and feature rich product capabilities to the European market. KOMworx enables organizations to meet compliance requirements such as Basel II, Public Records Office (United Kingdom), AIPA (Italy) and GDPdU & GoBS (Germany). By implementing KOMworx in IT environment, organizations especially in the health, financial, legal and public sector will be armed with the flexibility and resilience they need to protect, access and dispose off data as required.

"There is a growing demand for an adaptive solution adjusting to the increasing regulations for record retention and data disposition," said Dr. Shaath, Chief Executive Officer of KOM Software. "We are happy to be jointly presenting this solution with Plasmon and demonstrating the benefits of data shredding capabilities. KOMworx software combined with Plasmon UDO Compliant Write Once Media provides enhanced data shredding capabilities and the highest level of data integrity and authenticity," Dr. Shaath added.

About Plasmon

Plasmon is the world leader in professional archival solutions, providing a comprehensive line of optical libraries, drives and media. Customers include corporations, institutions and government agencies worldwide and are backed by a global service and support network. Founded in 1985, Plasmon is listed on the London Stock Exchange, (LSE: PLM), and had fiscal year 2003 sales revenues of $95 million. Worldwide headquarters are in Cambridge, England with US Sales and Manufacturing based in Colorado. Plasmon has regional sales offices throughout Europe and North America. For more information, visit www.plasmon.com or www.plasmon.co.uk.

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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