SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attune Systems, Inc., a provider of enterprise-class file virtualization solutions, today announced that the company is co-sponsoring the StorageNetworking.org initiative of the Information Storage Industry Center (ISIC) at the University of California, San Diego. By partnering with this initiative, Attune helps StorageNetworking.org bring together academic and industry resources, as well as data storage end-users in a trusted forum that enables them to gain a greater understanding of their mutual challenges and available storage solutions.

"We are pleased that an innovative and visible solution provider such as Attune Systems is supporting our initiative," said Ron Durbin, director of StorageNetworking.org. "Their support expands our knowledge base in the emerging area of file virtualization. This is a hot topic among the SNUG membership, and Attune's participation will help our members become more knowledgeable about the key aspects of this solution class."

"We are glad to be an active participant in the StorageNetworking.org initiative and provide our first-hand knowledge and experience to the growth and ongoing education of this industry," said Daniel Liddle, Attune's vice president of marketing. "Users continue to show a great interest in the latest file virtualization solutions, and our rapidly expanding customer base serves as a growing reservoir of information, which we can leverage with other industry experts to drive the advancements in this field and help end-users discover the best solutions for their most difficult storage challenges."

StorageNetworking.org is a non-profit initiative managed by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Information Storage Industry Center (ISIC) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). ISIC is a management science research center that studies the business dynamics of the data storage industry. StorageNetworking.org's mission is to support the users of data storage technology by facilitating the creation of local and regional Storage Networking User Groups (SNUGs). For more information on the ISIC, visit http://isic.ucsd.edu/.

About Attune Systems

Attune Systems' solutions reduce file management complexity for enterprise storage environments while slashing operating costs and increasing scalability. The company's flagship product, the Maestro File Manager, is a file virtualization appliance that helps IT administrators discover, analyze, manage and optimize their existing, heterogeneous file storage resources without impacting end users. Attune's investors include Alloy Ventures, GF Private Equity Group, LLC, QTV Capital, Rock Creek Capital, RWI Ventures, Shea Ventures, and Shoreline Venture Management. For more information, please call 877-GO-ATTUNE (877-462-8886) or visit the company's website at http://www.attunesystems.com/.

Attune and Maestro File Manager are trademarks or registered trademarks of Attune Systems, Inc. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.

CONTACT: Maggie Conroy of Attune Systems, Inc.,
+1-408-855-1015, ext. 239, mconroy@attunesystems.com; Georgiana Comsa of
ClassyTech, +1-408-435-1500, georgiana@classytech.com, for Attune Systems,
Inc.

Web site: http://www.attunesystems.com/