Press Release - August 15, 2005

Scalar partners with Network Appliance to deliver data management solutions to the Canadian marketplace.

Toronto, Canada, August 15, 2005 – Scalar Decisions is pleased to announce a close partnership with Network Appliance to deliver their data management solutions to the Canadian marketplace.

“Network Appliance is the leader in the NAS marketplace” said Paul Kerr, President, Scalar Decisions. “We are excited about taking their leadership products focused on Data Management out to the marketplace.

Through aggressive onsite analysis and customer consultation, Scalar Decisions is poised to deliver alternative IT environments and solutions that will result in substantial savings, IT productivity and efficiencies for all our customers. IT environments of tomorrow are predicted to see dramatic improvements in optimization and performance, as a result of the Scalar Decisions with Thin Client Computing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

scalar decisions
56 The Esplanade, Suite 208
Toronto ON Canada
M5E 1A7
press@scalar.ca

About Scalar Decisions
Scalar Decisions, headquartered in Toronto, Canada is an innovative provider of powerful, practical and low cost technology and consulting services focused around 'Optimizing IT for Business' and a belief that technology should be doing work and not creating work.

About Network Appliance
Network Appliance is at the forefront of the evolution of storage. Our enterprise storage (FAS servers, NearStore nearline solutions, and NetCache content delivery appliance) offer customers seamless data management, simplified backup and recovery, and effortless remote office access to data at the lowest total cost of ownership. Network Appliance, Inc. (NetApp) is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has pioneered technology, product, and partner firsts that continue to drive the evolution of storage. NetApp® storage solutions include specialized hardware, software, and services, providing seamless storage management for open network environments. Major corporations and service providers, including Citicorp Securities, Lockheed, Merrill Lynch, Oracle, Texas Instruments, and Yahoo!, utilize NetApp global data management solutions.