Vembu, Caringo Partner For Online Backup and Cloud Storage

Chennai, India, May 11, 2009 - Caringo Inc., the leading provider of clustered storage software for accessing, storing and distributing content and Vembu Technologies, leaders in online backup software solutions, today announced a partnership that enables customers of both companies to benefit from Vembu StoreGrid's comprehensive data backup features on top of Caringo's CAStor clustered storage solution. Vembu has integrated StoreGrid with CAStor to deliver an easy-to-use, affordable and comprehensive backup solution ideally suited for MSPs, VARs, hosting providers as well as companies with remote branch offices.

StoreGrid, which powers the online backup services business of over 1,200 service providers worldwide, supports backups of all common application data across workstations and servers running any of the common operating systems. CAStor provides the ideal clustered storage infrastructure with the performance, scalability and ease of use required to support ever increasing online backup data. Disk-based backup adoption within organizations continues to grow and the StoreGrid-CAStor solution provides complete data protection for disaster recovery and archiving.

"Investing, managing and scaling server and storage infrastructure is one of the most complex tasks for any online backup service provider," said Sekar Vembu, CEO, Vembu Technologies. "Our collaboration with Caringo to offer this winning backup solution reduces this complexity and enables our partners to deliver truly scalable and reliable online backup services."

"We're very excited about our partnership with Vembu and the opportunity to offer customers a solid solution for online or local backup to disk," said Mark Goros, CEO, Caringo. "The combination of StoreGrid with the CAStor archive and clustered storage features provides customers with a simpler and more affordable process for ensuring the integrity of critical information assets."

More details on the StoreGrid and CAStor backup cluster solution are available at Vembu's website, along with a free-30 day StoreGrid trial and pricing information. Please visit www.caringo.com for CAStor pricing and product information.About Caringo

Caringo Inc. is an innovative software provider focused on delivering the most advanced object-based technology for accessing, storing and distributing unstructured or file-based data. Its flagship product, CAStor, dramatically improves the scope and economics of content storage by enabling customers to implement robust storage clusters without being locked into proprietary hardware. Founded on the operating principle that things should be made as simple as possible and a customer-first focus, Caringo makes content and file storage affordable, scalable, fast and easy. More information can be found at www.caringo.com.

About Vembu

Vembu Technologies is a leader in providing cost effective, network based, disk to disk backup software solutions. Vembu's flagship product StoreGrid, which backs up desktops and servers, comes in three editions. StoreGrid Service Provider Edition powers the managed online backup services business of thousands of MSPs, VARs, ISPs and Managed Hosting Providers. StoreGrid Professional and Education Editions are trusted by thousands of SMBs and educational institutions worldwide for on-premise and centralized backups for their geographically distributed and heterogeneous environments. Vembu has won many awards and has been recognized by various leading industry bodies. For more information, please visit www.vembu.com