Columbus, Ohio, March 10, 2010 – Veeam Software, innovative provider of data protection, disaster recovery and systems management solutions for VMware virtual datacenter environments, has achieved Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status and Microsoft Systems Management competency. “Veeam has enjoyed a long-standing partnership with Microsoft, and we’re pleased to have achieved Gold Certified Partner status,” explained Ratmir Timashev, Veeam President and CEO. “We are equally delighted to be aligned with the Microsoft System Center strategy. The Veeam nworks Management Pack enables enterprises that have invested in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager to monitor and manage VMware, giving operations personnel the ability to manage physical and virtual resources from a single console. Our Management Pack has been listed in the Microsoft System Center Catalog for more than four years and is also certified by VMware as VMware Ready on both vSphere 4 and Virtual Infrastructure 3.” Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, such as Veeam, represent the highest level of competency and expertise with Microsoft technologies. Partners who have proven their proficiency in deploying Microsoft System Center solutions to help companies manage their information assets attain the Systems Management competency. About Veeam Software Veeam Software, a premier-level VMware Technology Alliance Partner and member of the VMware Ready Management program, provides innovative software for managing VMware vSphere 4 and Virtual Infrastructure 3. Veeam offers an award-winning suite of tools to assist the VMware administrator, including #1 for VMware backup: Veeam Backup & Replication; Veeam Reporter Enterprise, for VMware performance, storage, capacity reporting and chargeback; Veeam Monitor, for VMware performance monitoring and alertingacross multiple vCenters; and Veeam Business View, a free add-on that works with other Veeam products to provide business categorization for the VMware vSphere environment. With its acquisition of nworks, Veeam’s products include the nworks Management Pack and the nworks Smart Plug-in, which incorporate VMware data into enterprise management consoles from Microsoft and HP. Learn more about Veeam Software by visiting www.veeam.com. Social Media Links Twitter: http://twitter.com/veeam LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1624687 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Veeam-Software/48046820798?ref=ts Media Contacts: Jeff Miller Davies Murphy Group jmiller@daviesmurphy.com +1 541 207 3461 Carrie Reber Veeam Software Carrie.Reber@veeam.com +1 614 339 8200