Permabit Relocates Corporate Headquarters and Expands Executive Team

Latest Moves Position Company for Growth and Leadership in Technology's Most Demanding Market


CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - April 1, 2009) - Permabit Technology Corporation, the industry's leading innovator of scalable, data-reduced storage for enterprise archiving, today announced that it is relocating its corporate headquarters to 10 Canal Park in Cambridge, MA. The company also announced today that they have added two important executive positions to the company in Chief Financial Officer, Paul Pedevillano and new Vice President of Business Development, Brett Hawkes.

--  Permabit made the change in company headquarters to better meet its
    business and technology growth objectives as well as strengthen the
    company's position competing for the area's top industry talent.  Through
    this move the company will be able to more effectively meet the challenges
    and demands of the rapidly growing data management market place.
    

New Corporate Headquarters:

                      Permabit Technology Corporation
                              10 Canal Park
                           Cambridge, MA 02141
                            www.permabit.com

--  Paul Pedevillano joins the company as chief financial officer and is
    charged with overseeing the financial direction for Permabit and is
    responsible for finance, accounting, facilities, and treasury management.
    Prior to Permabit, Pedevillano served as CFO and COO at several public
    companies, including Alloy Computer Products and SystemSoft Corporation.
    Paul is a Summa Cum Laude Graduate from Quinnipiac University.
    
--  Brett Hawkes is Permabit's new vice president of business development
    and is responsible for developing Permabit's alliances and OEM
    relationships with strategic industry partners. Brett comes to Permabit
    from NetApp which he joined through its acquisition of Onaro Inc.  Brett
    has more than 25 years of sales and sales management experience, 15 of
    those years have been spent in the storage industry. Prior to NetApp, Paul
    managed OEM relations for Aarohi Communications and Vixel which both
    resulted in acquisitions by Emulex Corp.  Brett holds a bachelor's degree
    in political science from Syracuse University.
    

Supporting Quote:

"These are very exciting times at Permabit. We have moved into a newer and larger facility to accommodate our changing company needs and have added two talented executives to our management team. These latest enhancements to the company will assist us in recruiting the most talented employees and building and sustaining an operating structure that keeps pace with the growth and breadth of our business." ~ Tom Cook, President and CEO, Permabit

"It was clear to me from the first meeting I had with Permabit that they are a company committed to solving problems and conducting business in a more collaborative environment. I bring a great deal of financial management experience to the company and I am looking forward to working with the talented people at Permabit to make the company as successful as possible." ~ Paul Pedevillano, Chief Financial Officer, Permabit

"Having been in the storage industry for more than 15 years now, I have learned a great deal about how different technology vendors prioritize business objectives. At Permabit, they pride themselves on innovation and solving the problems of their customers and partners. I am excited to be joining this team of talented professionals and bringing next generation solutions to market." ~ Brett Hawkes, Vice President, Business Development, Permabit

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About Permabit

Permabit delivers next generation disk-based archiving solutions that dramatically reduce primary storage costs by greater than 10 times. With patented technology, the Permabit Enterprise Archive™ provides a massively scalable disk archive that costs a fraction of what it takes to manage tape or optical storage, with advanced data protection and reduction technologies that offer decades of reliable information access. Permabit was founded in 2000 by a technical and business team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For more information, visit: www.permabit.com.

Permabit, the Permabit logo, Permabit Enterprise Archive, and Scalable Data Reduction are trademarks of Permabit Technology Corporation, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

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