Syncsort BEX Achieves VMware Ready(TM) Status

WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey, February 4 - Syncsort, a global leader in high-performance data processing, data
integration and data protection & recovery software, today announced that its
BEX data protection software has achieved VMware Ready(TM) status. This
designation indicates that Syncsort BEX has passed a detailed evaluation and
testing process managed by VMware and is now listed in the VMware Partner
Product Catalog.

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Passing the extensive VMware-specified testing helps ensure that Syncsort
BEX makes best use of VMware technology and is ready for deployment in
customer environments.

"We are pleased that Syncsort BEX qualifies for the VMware Ready(TM)
logo, signifying to customers that it has passed specific VMware testing and
interoperability criteria and is ready to run their mission-critical business
applications and operations," said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance
programs, VMware.

"By using Syncsort BEX with VMware vSphere 4, organizations will achieve
cost-effective low-impact virtual server backups coupled with fast recovery
and secondary storage savings, all from a single pane of glass," said Harvey
Tessler, SVP Product Management and Strategic Planning. "BEX accelerates
server virtualization and improves virtual server density without impacting
application performance." Syncsort will be exhibiting at the VMware
Virtualization Forum 2010 in Paris on February 4, 2010.

The VMware Ready program is a VMware co-branding program for qualified
partner products and is a benefit of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner
(TAP) program. With more than 1200 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program
works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive
set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise
to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.

Syncsort BEX can be found within the online VMware Partner Product
Catalog at wwwa.vmware.com/partnercatalog/catalog.

About Syncsort Incorporated

Syncsort is a global software company that speeds data processing, data
integration, and data protection & recovery. Supported by a professional
services team built on 40 years of expertise, Syncsort helps customers drive
ROI with software solutions that combine high performance, optimal hardware
utilization, and ease of use. With over 12,000 deployments worldwide,
Syncsort customers include 90 of the Fortune 100 companies. Syncsort is
headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, and has international subsidiaries in
the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, with support centers in the United
States and Netherlands. An international network of partners, resellers and
distributors positions Syncsort products as an integral component of IT
solutions. For more information call +1-201-930-8200 (+1-877-327-8951 in
the US and Canada) or visit: www.syncsort.com.

The use of the word "partner" or "partnership" does not imply a legal
partnership relationship between VMware and any other company.

Amy Limb, Syncsort Incorporated, +1-201-882-8324, Alimb at syncsort.com; or Jeff Horan, LVA Communications, +1-860-739-5598, Jeff at lva.com