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posted on 02 July 2008 13:56

OCEANPORT, N.J. — June 30, 2008 - CommVault (NASDAQ: CVLT) today announced that Magirus International, one of the leading European IT solution providers headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, will now offer CommVault® Simpana® software as part of its storage and data management portfolio.

To enable Magirus to provide its partners with a more comprehensive portfolio of data and information management solutions that complement its existing range of storage systems and services, Magirus will distribute the CommVault Simpana suite of Backup/Recovery, Replication, Archive, Search and Resource Management software to resellers in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria and Switzerland.
Under the new agreement, Magirus will assume local marketing, product distribution, reseller accreditation, professional services and certain support responsibilities for CommVault Simpana software. The two companies will also work together to expand business development and lead generation opportunities for partners. Magirus will also gain access to CommVault's world class technical support and training network.

With this agreement, CommVault continues to expand its footprint across the European market building on existing OEM and partner agreements which include Bull and Incentra Solutions.

Supporting Quotes
"Magirus' strong background in storage and vast knowledge of the IT industry were appealing to CommVault as we reviewed potential strategic partners. As the demand for next-generation data and information management solutions grows in EMEA, Magirus' account management expertise and unique approach to the marketplace will help our mutual partners differentiate themselves with end users," said Vince Blackall, CommVault's managing director of channels, EMEA.

"CommVault is a strategic addition to our storage portfolio and will give our resellers a greater choice of solutions. The CommVault software suite is a strong proposition for partners and end-users as it is easy to use and gives a flexible migration path that suits different business needs," said Christian Magirus, executive vice-president and chief operating officer at Magirus.

About Magirus
The Magirus Group is a leading European supplier of IT solutions. The company's distribution business is focussed on addressing current trends in the IT sector, enabling business partners to take new technologies to market successfully. As a result, Magirus delivers high-quality software and systems encompassing: storage, intelligent networks, security, virtualisation, middleware, Open Source and information life-cycle management services.

With its professional services portfolio and knowledge of the IT sector, Magirus is able to support business partners and their end-customers in the planning and implementation of IT projects. Its services span demand generation, pre-sales, consultancy, training, certification, implementation, as well as first- and second-tier support from its pan-European, multi-lingual Support Centre in Strasbourg.

The privately owned company based in Stuttgart was established in 1981 and now employs more than 400 people throughout Europe and the Middle East. More information is available at http://www.magirus.com.

About CommVault
A singular vision — a belief in a better way to address current and future data management needs — guides CommVault in the development of Singular Information Management® solutions for high-performance data protection, universal availability and simplified management of data on complex storage networks. CommVault's exclusive single-platform architecture gives companies unprecedented control over data growth, costs and risk. CommVault's Simpana® software suite of products was designed to work together seamlessly from the ground up, sharing a single code and common function set, to deliver superlative Data Protection, Archive, Replication, Search and Resource Management capabilities.

More companies every day join those who have discovered the unparalleled efficiency, performance, reliability, and control only CommVault can offer. Information about CommVault is available at www.commvault.com. CommVault's corporate headquarters is located in Oceanport, New Jersey in the United States.

^{[Formatted by Wendy Matthews.]}