Lon Gretillat Joins LXI as VP Business Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 20, 2005

For additional information, please contact:
Nancy Oliver, CEO LXI Enterprise Storage 214-260-9014

MASON CITY, IOWA – December 27, 2005 – LXI Enterprise Storage announced today that they have chosen Lon Gretillat as VP Business Development. Gretillat will be responsible for the start-up and growth of the Mason City operation, including sales, marketing, production and fulfillment. Mr. Gretillat brings to LXI over 15 years of experience in developing and managing new and existing business in a variety of industries, most recently with Kingland Systems Corporation in Clear Lake, IA.

It is an exciting opportunity to use my experience to bring yet another growing technology company to the North Iowa business community. With the resources available and the community support that is here, North Iowa has the perfect environment for growing technology companies. said Gretillat.

A Sheffield, IA native, Gretillat received his AAS Degree from NIACC, his BS in Industrial Technology from UNI and his MBA from Drake University.

About LXI. LXI is focused on helping businesses manage their enterprise storage needs in heterogeneous environments, simplifying cross platform storage policy administration, integrating disparate platforms and network backup products, and consolidating media information for centralized control and management. By providing end-to-end data protection solutions, from high availability through comprehensive disaster recovery including backup, recovery, device and tape management, HSM, and vaulting, LXI helps ensure that all data is backed up and tracked, that all saved data is protected, giving organizations data assurance across the enterprise for full recoverability and regulatory compliance.

With LXI, customers gain the benefit of industry-leading storage management products and services for midrange systems. Additionally, by partnering with storage software and hardware industry leaders, LXI brings together the experience, the products and the integration necessary to provide complete data assurance. LXI ensures there are no leaks, no losses, and no loose ends across the enterprise.

To learn more about LXI, visit us at www.lxi.com or call 214.260.9002.

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