BlackBall® and QStar® Partnership
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BlackBall® and QStar® Partner to Deliver Searchable Archives
QStar Technologies Partners to Add Advanced Search and Indexing Capabilities to Archive Data Management
Ft. Walton Beach, FL. - August 1, 2005 - QStar Technologies, today announces its partnership with BlackBall® Inc., a
leading provider of desktop and network search products.
BlackBall SearchIn provides the world's fastest and most accurate search on desktop volumes. The cost of storage has gone down, yet
the number of applications that create files has gone up, exponentially increasing the total number of files in a storage volume.
Finding files, emails, photos, documents and other information has never been more challenging. SearchIn Desktop and Professional
are system-level software utilities that utilize a patent-pending keyword indexing methodology that enables fast accurate searches.
The system automatically indexes files as they are saved to desktop volumes. The products leverage real time indexing that is
optimal for system performance and search accuracy. The search index has been designed to address the complexity of rich media
files by understanding specific metadata structures in these files. SearchIn calms the volume with patent-pending technology that
allows customers to find their files instantly.
"The storage and management of data on archival media has become vital and necessary in order for businesses to be compliant,
regardless of the specific regulatory standard. Searching for data and leveraging it into business information is now the
challenge", said Patricia Brown, President & Chief Operating Officer, BlackBall, Inc., "The integration of BlackBall's SearchIn
real-time indexing of data as it is being archived by QStar Data Director represents a complete solution for compliancy problems.
We're excited about our new partnership and applying BlackBall's technology to a new market opportunity."
By integrating SearchIn with QStar storage management solutions, users can take advantage of a powerful HSM and file caching
engine to manage large volumes of archive data on single or multiple volumes. With the appearance of a standard magnetic
disk, access to the data stored in the volume is entirely transparent to users and their applications, allowing SearchIn to
index and search all archive stores at blazing speed.
"Corporate archive information is useless if users cannot find their data in a timely manner. With the requirement to store more
archive data and be able to find it quickly, we have identified this need and are happy to partner with BlackBall to be able to
provide a complete solution to our customers", said Todd Deveney, Vice President of Sales at QStar Technologies.
This combined solution is currently available through select resellers. More product information is available at
www.qstar.com or at www.BlackBall.com Please contact us
for reseller information at 800.568.2578 or email us at info@qstar.com.
About QStar Technologies, Inc.
Founded in 1987, QStar is an international software company specializing in providing storage management solutions for use with
advanced automated data storage devices. A leader in the archive data protection space, QStar allows customers to store, protect,
and manage data in a tiered storage network environment. The company's corporate headquarter is located at 99 NE Eglin
Parkway, Suite #37, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548 (850) 243-0900 fax: (850) 243-4234, Web Site:
www.QStar.com, with further sales and development offices in Europe.
Information regarding products, services and offerings may be superseded by subsequent documents. For the latest information and
specifications regarding QStar Technologies, Inc. and any of its offerings or services, please contact your local sales office
or the Corporate Headquarters.
About BlackBall, Inc.
San Diego, California-based BlackBall, Inc. is the leader of unstructured information asset management solutions. BlackMagic received the Best
of Show award at Networld+Interop '04 for Network Application Software and is a Finalist for the Best of Show award at Networld+Inter-op '05
for Data Management and Compliance. BlackBall received a finalist award from Red Herring Magazine as a Top 100 Most Innovative Companies for
2005, and is now a finalist for Top 100 Private Companies in North America. For more information and to download a free 30-day trail version
of SearchIn or BlackMagic, please contact BlackBall at sales@blackball.com,, (877) 808-2288, or visit
www.blackball.com.
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For Immediate Release
Press Contact:
Ann Revell-Pechar
ann@revellpechar.com
T.678-205-1477 C.404-550-0802
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