Simi Valley, Ca. — January 15, 2004 — NovaStor Corporation, a global provider of backup and disaster recovery solutions, today announced it is shipping version 7.1 of its flagship NovaBACKUP for desktops, laptops, servers, and small networks. The newest upgrade is the first to offer ultra-fast backup for all CDs, DVDs, tapes and hard disks-plus local and network servers-in a single package.

Devices supported include DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW drives; CD-R and CD-RW drives; CD and DVD combination drives; tape drives; hard drives; plus JAZ, ZIP and other popular removable media. Supported interfaces include IDE/EIDE, SCSI, USB and FireWire. NovaBACKUP 7.1 also offers the most flexible scheduling available, allowing users to automate incremental or complete backup by the minute, by the day or whatever length of time desired. The software also supports more operating systems than comparable packages.

Other features include a step-by-step Backup and Restore Wizard that enables NovaBACKUP users to easily perform tasks, support for hundreds of plug and play devices, fast data compression, password protection, secure file encryption, peer-to-peer support, virus scanning, file filtering and more.

"NovaBACKUP takes the hassle out of backing up our data," said John Senn of Ethyl Corporation, Richmond, Va. "It allows me to easily schedule regular backups on all our computers. And it restores our data flawlessly." NovaBACKUP 7.1 is available in two editions. The Professional Edition works with Windows 98SE and Me, NT Workstation, 2000 Professional, and Windows XP. The Server Edition, which runs on Windows NT Server, 2000 Server/Advanced Server and 2003 server platforms, securely performs scheduled backups even while administrators are logged out and the server is securely locked down."

NovaBACKUP 7.1 can be purchased direct from NovaStor's website at www.novastor.com/desktopandserverbackup or from any NovaStor registered reseller. List price is $79.95 for the Professional Edition and $149.95 for the Server Edition.

NovaStor Corporation (www.novastor.com) has been a leading developer of backup and disaster recovery software solutions since 1987. The company specializes in offering simplified, reliable and cost-effective solutions to small computing environments around the world. NovaStor is headquartered at 80-B West Cochran Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065. E-mail: . Phone: 800-NOVASTOR or 805-579-6700. FAX: 805-579-6710.

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