Lucid8 joins Veritas Enabled™ Program

Combination of Two Company's Technologies to Provide Organizations with Comprehensive Solution for Maintenance and Backup of Microsoft Exchange

Bellevue, Wash. - June 6, 2005

Lucid8 LLC, the leading provider of automated, preventative maintenance software for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, 2000, and 2003, and VERITAS, the leading provider of software for non-array based storage management, back-up and recovery today announced that Lucid8 has joined the VERITAS Enabled™ Program. Under the program, Lucid8 will extend the integration and interoperability of its products with VERITAS to provide organizations with consistent and flawless maintenance, management and backup of their Microsoft Exchange Servers.

Lucid8's GOexchange accelerates performance, prevents disasters and optimizes functionality of Microsoft Exchange Servers, e-mail and the other productivity tools that depend on them. Hundreds of customers use GOexchange to increase performance and stability, and reduce administration and maintenance time by removing thousands of hidden, silently accumulating database errors, increase disk space, and rebuild indexes, to optimize Exchange databases and minimize unplanned downtime.

Through its partnership with VERITAS, Lucid8 will extend GOexchange's integration with:

• VERITAS NetBackup Server software, a cost-effective heterogeneous backup and recovery solution designed for mid-size organizations, workgroups, and remote offices. NetBackup software helps organizations take advantage of both tape and disk storage through advances in disk backups, off-site tape management, and automated server recovery.

• VERITAS Backup Exec™ 10 for Windows Servers, the Gold Standard in Windows data protection providing comprehensive, cost-effective, and certified backup and recovery - including the fastest disk-based recovery.

• VERITAS Enterprise Vault™ software provides a flexible archiving framework to enable the discovery of content held within e-mail , file system and collaborative environments, while helping to reduce storage costs and simplifying management.

• VERITAS Cluster Server, the industry's leading open systems clustering solution, is ideal for reducing planned and unplanned downtime, facilitating server consolidation, and effectively managing a wide range of applications in heterogeneous environments.

Lucid8's relationship with VERITAS has been driven by our customers, who want to further the value they receive from both company's products through seamless integration and interoperability," said Troy Werelius, president of Lucid8 LLC. "By integrating our best-of-breed products, Lucid8 and VERITAS can now offer customers a complete solution to support their critical e-mail applications."

About Lucid8 LLC
Lucid8 LLC is the leading provider of automated, preventative maintenance software solutions for Microsoft Exchange Server, and is an independent Microsoft Corp. certified partner. Established in 1996, Lucid8 has provided consulting, custom software development and disaster recovery services for Microsoft Exchange to businesses worldwide. Lucid8's GOexchange is the only automated, preventative maintenance solution for Microsoft Exchange 5.5, 2000, or 2003 Server that addresses all of the issues related to effectively managing and maintaining the Exchange environment. Unlike any other software solution, GOexchange ensures consistent and flawless maintenance execution that increases system performance and stability. GOexchange serves over 500 customers ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small businesses across North America. For more information, visit www.lucid8.com or calling Lucid8 at 425.451.2596, Extension 1.

About VERITAS Software
VERITAS Software, one of the 10 largest software companies in the world, is a leading provider of software and services to enable utility computing. In a utility computing model, IT resources are aligned with business needs, and business applications are delivered with optimal performance and availability on top of shared computing infrastructure, minimizing hardware and labor costs. With 2004 revenue of $2.04 billion, VERITAS delivers products and services for data protection, storage & server management, high availability and application performance management that are used by 99 percent of the Fortune 500. More information about VERITAS Software can be found at www.veritas.com.

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