NORTHERN Names Jonas Areskoug CEO; To Focus on Increasing Global Sales of Flagship Storage Suite

STOCKHOLM, January 27, 2011 - NORTHERN, global providers of flexible, easy-to-administer solutions for
User Data Management, has named Jonas Areskoug as CEO, replacing interim CEO
Gunnar Bohlin. Areskoug has held senior management positions with several
prominent international software companies, including SunGard and Pointsec
Mobile Technologies.

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"Growth projections for storage make Northern's user-driven storage
solution a must-have for CIOs and IT administrators looking for visibility
and insight into what information is stored in their environment, and an
intuitive, flexible tool that allows them to assert control over the
enterprise," says Jonas Areskoug. "I'm excited about joining an experienced
team focused on meeting the core storage challenges facing organizations of
all sizes and ultimately grow sales of our flagship product, Northern Storage
Suite."

Northern Storage Suite is used by more than half of Global Fortune 100
companies as well as public sector agencies, colleges and universities, and
prominent institutions to efficiently and cost-effectively manage their
critical enterprise storage needs.

"Northern has developed advanced and award-wining technology that meets
the real-world storage challenges of the world's most prestigious and
demanding organizations," says Peter Larsson, chairman of the board at INTOI,
Northern's owner. "Jonas Areskoug has the strategic vision, senior management
experience, and successful track record to lead Northern and leverage the
company's resources and market position to increase sales worldwide."

Acting CEO Gunnar Bohlin will return to his previous position as VP of
Marketing. Northern's founder Thomas Vernersson will focus on strategic
product development and strategic partnerships as Northern's Chief Technology
Officer (CTO).

ABOUT NORTHERN STORAGE SUITE

Northern Storage Suite is a software solution that enables organizations
to constrain data growth, align the value of data with the cost of storage,
and extend the life of storage infrastructure, making efficient storage usage
a part of business culture. This is achieved through five areas of
functionality; award-winning quotas, comprehensive reporting & trending,
internal billing, automation & migration, and an end-user portal that
encourages self-management. Northern Storage Suite provides multi-platform
support, seamlessly integrating with NAS devices and SANs; there are also
specific versions of the suite for EMC Celerra and NetApp NAS.

ABOUT NORTHERN

Northern is an international software company specializing in the
development of reliable, flexible, and easy to use solutions for storage
management. In October 2010 Gartner recognized Northern Storage Suite as
challenger in their yearly 'Magic Quadrant for Storage Resource Management'.
The company serves a global market through its six bases of operations,
United States [Boston, MA], [Tampa, FL], Sweden [Stockholm], France [Paris],
United Kingdom [London], and Italy [Turin]. For more information, visit:
www.northern.net.

Gunnar Bohlin, VP Marketing, Northern, +46-8-457-50-42, gunnar.bohlin at northern.net; or Charles Epstein, +1-561-470-0965, che at backboneinc.com, for NORTHERN