Hifn Signs Florida VAR as Latest Addition to Channel 100 Partner Program

Atlantic Data Team Praises Swarm Appliance for Built-in Encryption, Ease of Use

LOS GATOS, Calif., March 24, 2008 – Hifn™ (NASDAQ: HIFN), the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, today announced that Orlando, FL-based Atlantic Data Team has signed on as the newest member of Hifn’s Channel 100 VAR Partner program for its award-winning Swarm™ Encrypted IP SAN appliances. Focused on the SMB customer, Atlantic Data Team is dedicated to providing integrated solutions and IT services throughout the Southeast.

Bob Moylan, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Atlantic Data Team, said with the Swarm product line, Hifn offers resellers a unique storage platform with built-in encryption, which is becoming an increasingly important feature for customers that are facing regulatory compliance challenges as well as future security standards that are likely to appear given the wider awareness about the importance of securing data.

“Hifn’s got a great technology, especially with encryption and the versatility and ease of use of configuring the appliance and setting up the encryption from a simple management interface,” said Moylan. “When I did my research and compared four different vendors, I found Hifn is the only one with built-in encryption. That was key for me and my clients.”

Additionally, Moylan was impressed with Hifn’s responsiveness and service. “I heard they had a good reputation and they’re an up-and-coming company just like us. They were the first ones to call me back. To me that’s an indication of how they’re going to treat customers. So their support is another aspect of it.”

Atlantic Data Team was recently spun out as a division of Atlantic Communications Team, a communications solutions VAR, including Voice over IP communications systems. That relationship is a strong business builder, said Moylan, as its communication parent directs referral business to Atlantic Data for customers who need IT services and backend storage for their VoIP systems.

“Atlantic Data Team is a great addition to our lineup of channel partners as they’re a reflection of Hifn in many ways: an aggressive new player with customer-focused solutions and a deep understanding and expertise in storage,” said John Matze, Vice President Business Development at Hifn. “We look forward to working together with Atlantic Data Team to deliver iSCSI storage solutions to SMB customers.”

As a member of Hifn’s Channel 100 Partner Program, Atlantic Data Team will enjoy resources such as training webinars, lead generation, product spiffs, joint customer visits with Hifn storage experts, discounted demo units, public relations and telemarketing support, and event and marketing program support based on sales volume.

About Swarm Encrypted IP SAN Appliances from Hifn
The Swarm is a series of IP SAN appliances that delivers the benefits of storage networking to small and mid-sized business that want encryption, storage consolidation, centralized management, automatic backup, high availability and seamless integration with the Microsoft operating environment. The Hifn Swarm Series of iSCSI storage appliances provides an ideal IP SAN storage alternative to complex and costly Fibre Channel products with up to 9.75 terabytes of RAID-6 protected storage along with a full suite of storage services, including encryption, replication, point-in-time copy backup used for Windows Volume Shadow copy Service (VSS)-consistent snapshots and multipath I/O for high availability active-active configurations. Swarm IP SAN solutions are available now starting at $8,995. For more information please visit: http://www.hifn.com/appliance.

About Hifn
Hifn (NASDAQ:HIFN) delivers the key channel and OEM ingredients for 21st century storage and networking environments. Leveraging over a decade of leadership and expertise in the development of purpose-built Applied Service Processors (ASPs), we are a trusted partner to industry leaders for whom infrastructure innovation in storage and networking is critical to success. With the majority of secure networked communications flowing through Hifn technology, the 21st century convergence of storage and networking drives our product roadmap forward. For more information, please visit: www.hifn.com.