Acopia ARX[TM] File Virtualization Solution, Featuring FreedomFabric[TM] Operating System Software, Finalist in Virtualization Category

LOWELL, Mass. -- Acopia Networks[R], Inc., the world's leading provider of high-performance, intelligent file virtualization solutions, today announced that its ARX[TM] system, featuring the FreedomFabric[TM] operating system software, has been named a finalist for the 2007 Techworld Awards, in the category of Virtualization Product of the Year.

The Techworld Awards recognize and reward the very highest standards of individual and collective achievement. With over 200 entries each year, they are considered a benchmark throughout the computer industry. The unique blend of awards for products, networking teams, and individuals recognize both sides of the industry - the product vendors and the network managers and teams who implement the solutions. Entrants are evaluated on strategy, creativity, innovation, and effectiveness. All finalists and winners, selected by a panel of judges made up of highly respected individuals from the IT industry and Techworld editors, will be honored at a Gala Awards Dinner, on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at Gibson Hall, London, UK.

"The Techworld Awards 2007 recognize the vendors and products, such as Acopia and its ARX systems and FreedomFabric software, that have made significant advances over the past year. From storage to wireless, these solutions have contributed extensively to improving the way network managers work worldwide," said Max Cooter, editor, Techworld.

"Being named a finalist for the 2007 Techworld Awards in the category of 'Virtualization Product of the Year' is indeed a great honor. We also see it as additional validation of the growing significance of the file storage virtualization market," said Kirby Wadsworth, senior vice president of marketing and business development, Acopia. "We look forward to this final phase of competition and wish 'good luck' to all the esteemed finalists."

About Acopia Networks

Acopia Networks is the leader in high-performance, intelligent file virtualization. Solutions based on Acopia's FreedomFabric[TM] network operating system software help customers manage the growth, complexity, and cost of unstructured, globally distributed, file-based information. By providing automatic, policy-driven, data migration, tiering, load balancing, snapshots, and replication across multi-vendor storage environments, Acopia helps IT executives to reduce management overhead and accelerate business workflow. For further information about Acopia's products and services, please visit its Website at www.acopia.com, call 978-513-2900 (US) / 49-89-944-90-165 (Europe) or email info@acopia.com.

(c) 2007 Acopia Networks, Inc. Acopia, Acopia Networks, ARX, and FreedomFabric are trademarks of Acopia Networks, Inc. All other brands, products, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of the companies with which they are associated.