nStor Technologies, Inc. Names V.P. OEMs and Channels;James A. Habuda, OEM and Sales Executive.

Business Editors

SAN DIEGO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2000

nStor Technologies (AMEX:NSO) announced today the appointment of James A. Habuda as Vice President OEMs and Channels.

Mr. Habuda joins nStor from Adaptec/Distributed Processing Technology (DPT), Maitland,

In this newly created position for nStor, Mr. Habuda will be responsible for building new OEM and System Integrator Channels for nStor.

In announcing his appointment, Larry Hemmerich, President and Chief Executive Officer of nStor, said, "Jim Habuda adds a new dimension to the strong management team. His 20 years of sales experience and understanding of the OEM marketplace, especially the international market, will add significantly to our management strength and focus on our international expansion."

Mr. Habuda began his career with Unisys/Burroughs Computer Corp., Cleveland. He is a graduate of Thiel College, Greenville, Penn., with a triple major in Accounting, Business Administration and Economics.

The Company also announced that David Sykes, former V.P. Marketing & Sales for nStor is no longer affiliated with the Company.

About nStor

Headquartered in San Diego, California, nStor Technologies is a leading provider of high performance, high availability information storage solutions for Windows NT, Unix and Linux platforms. Designed for storage-intensive environments such as the Internet or other mission-critical applications, nStor's product range from Fibre Channel and SCSI RAID-ready solutions, to full active/active, enterprise-level RAID offerings, as well as advanced storage management software. nStor trades on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol NSO, and markets its products through a direct sales force and a global network of reseller and OEM partners. Additional information about nStor can be found by visiting our web site at www.nstor.com.

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