Acronis Signs Interbel Software to Localize Its Corporate Product Family For the Spanish Market

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., February 9, 2005 — Acronis, Inc., the technological leader in storage management solutions, has signed an exclusive agreement with Interbel Software of Barcelona to localize the Acronis corporate product line and to promote the products in Spain. The products included in the agreement are Acronis True Image Server for Windows, Acronis True Image Server for Linux, Acronis True Image Enterprise Server, Acronis True Image Corporate Workstation, Acronis Privacy Expert Suite and Acronis Drive Cleanser.

"Interbel will leverage its network of resellers throughout Spain to open third-party sales channels for Acronis' world-class storage management solutions," said Roman Martin, CEO of Interbel Software Inc. "We are thrilled to be able to offer systems and storage management software from Acronis to the Spanish market, as this is one of the dynamic growth markets in Europe."

"According to the market research firm International Data Corp.," he continued, "we are in the midst of significant software sales growth in the Spanish market. IDC said it expects software sales in Spain to grow three times faster in the 2001–2006 time frame than it did in the 1995–2001 period — the height of the dot-com era."

"Acronis' channel partners work closely with their customers to deliver world-class, customized software solutions," said Max Tsypliaev, CEO of Acronis Inc. "Ensuring data availability and maintaining peak system performance are critical in business computing environments, be they small or large companies. By providing localized, Spanish-language versions of Acronis' corporate product line to the Spanish market, Interbel becomes a critical partner to expanding our reach throughout Europe. Through Interbel we are adding skilled sales and technical resources with a proven track record of success."

Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.