Simi Valley, Ca. — April 8, 2002 — NovaStor Corporation announces the release of InstantRecovery 3.0, a simple and cost-effective disaster recovery program for all versions of Windows, Linux and other Intel-based platforms. New support for USB, FireWire and PCMCIA removable storage devices gives users the broadest compatibility for disaster recovery.

InstantRecovery is a self contained disaster recovery program that runs directly from CD to create backups of any physical hard drive or partition. Since InstantRecovery does not require installation, it does not interfere with the performance of your day-to-day activities.

Backups of hard drives made with InstantRecovery can be restored on the original hard drive or loaded onto a new hard drive to return the users' computer to its exact state when the backup was run. This allows users to recover from several types of problems like virus attacks, system corruption and hardware failure.

New support for USB, FireWire and PCMCIA removable storage devices provides users with a wide array of device selections for performing their routine backups. In addition to the existing support for SCSI and IDE attached hard drives, tape drives and CD-RW drives, InstantRecovery 3.0 adds support for USB, FireWire and PCMCIA-connected tape drives and CD-RW drives. Now, backup images of almost any system can be conveniently made and stored safely in an alternate location.

InstantRecovery can also be used as a convenient way for users to upgrade to a new, larger hard drive. Users can copy the entire contents of their original hard drive to their new, larger hard drive to maintain their exact working environment while gaining the additional free space.

A demo of InstantRecovery 3.0 is available for the first time. Users can download the demo of InstantRecovery 3.0 from NovaStor's web site at www.novastor.com.

InstantRecovery 3.0 is included free with every purchase of NovaStor's NovaBACKUP software or can be purchased separately for an introductory price of $39.95 from NovaStor's web site. Existing InstantRecovery users can upgrade to version 3.0 for only $19.95.

About NovaStor
Established in 1987, NovaStor Corporation is a leader in providing simple and effective backup and disaster recovery solutions to businesses and individuals around the world. With 15 years of data protection experience, NovaStor is focused on developing the solutions that simplify the protection of critical data for everyday people.

NovaStor is headquartered at 80-B West Cochran Street, Simi Valley, CA 93065.
Web site: www.novastor.com. E-mail: .
Phone: 800-NOVASTOR or 805-579-6700. FAX: 805-579-6710.

Contact:
Brian Dickman, VP of Marketing, 805-579-6700, Ext. 345

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