(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 29, 2001 ) SAN JOSE, Calif. -- TrueSAN Networks, Inc. (www.truesan.com), an innovative enterprise storage networking company whose leading-edge technology is poised to revolutionize network infrastructure with more scalable, more manageable, and more flexible storage solutions, today announced the appointment of Vincent M. Occhipinti to its Board of Directors and Paul von Stamwitz as Vice President of Engineering. Vincent M. Occhipinti, who immediately joins TrueSAN's Board of Directors, is currently a Managing Director, and a founding member of Woodside Fund (www.woodsidefund.com). Mr. Occhipinti has been intimately involved in the management and success of the Woodside Fund and its portfolio companies since 1983. He is well known in the industry for his ongoing role as chairman of the Early Stage Venture Capital Alliance (ESVCA), a federation of 150 seed and early stage funds. Vince also is on the Board of Directors of The Enterprise Network (TEN), a technology incubator located in Silicon Valley, and several other private companies. Mr. Occhipinti brings a wealth of operating experience in both small and large companies in the electronics industry. Prior to founding Woodside Fund, Vince had 15 years of start-up experience in the omputer industry. He founded Logisticon, Inc. which he led as President and CEO, and pioneered enterprise process and factory automation software. Earlier in his career, Vince served as Vice President of Marketing for Mobility Systems, and while at Levi Strauss and Company, had divisional profit and loss responsibility. "Vince Occhipinti's direct operational experience will be invaluable to TrueSAN as we build a world-class corporation," said Thomas Isakovich, Founder, President and CEO of TrueSAN. "Vince's dedication and integrity, combined with his outstanding track record at both large and small companies as well as his extensive involvement in the venture community, make him a welcome addition to TrueSAN's Board of Directors."Paul von Stamwitz, newly recruited to the position of Vice President ofEngineering, brings over 20 years of extensive engineering and management experience, particularly in the fields of I/O technologies and IP networking. As TrueSAN's chief engineering strategist, Paul will use his leadership and technical acumen to continue building an industry-leading engineering organization. Prior to joining TrueSAN, Paul spent 15 years with Adaptec and managed key initiatives in the software development and support of their PCI-SCSI host adapters. Most recently, as Principal Engineer, Paul led a team in spearheading Adaptec's Ethernet storage initiative. Working with other industry leaders, Paul helped pioneer IP storage and the iSCSI protocol. Paul holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University and is co-author of two patents in the I/O technology arena. "Paul is recognized as one of the world's foremost experts in the field of I/O technology," said Marc Birnkrant, Chief Operating Officer of TrueSAN. "We are very pleased he has chosen to bring his expertise and knowledge toTrueSAN. He has spent many years evaluating and developing standards and technology to meet future global Internet storage needs, and his strategic vision will enable us to keep our leadership position in storage network interoperability and scalability."In addition, TrueSAN announced several key appointments to its rapidlyexpanding organization. Shaji John was named to TrueSAN's Advisory Board. Shaji is the co-founder and Managing Partner of JT Venture Partners, LLC. Prior to founding JT Venture Partners, Shaji most recently worked at MFS Investment Management, a Boston based mutual fund Company, where he was technology analyst covering software and Internet infrastructure companies. During his investment career, Shaji was named "Best of the Buy Side" by Institutional Investor magazine and voted top 15 analysts/fund managers in the United States by Reuters/Tempest survey of the CFOs and Investor Relations Managers of the S&P 500 companies. Ken Rauchle joins the TrueSAN team as Director of Customer Service. Kenbrings over 14 years of engineering, manufacturing, marketing and customer service experience to the company and has and extensive background in servicing and supporting large strategic customer accounts. Before joining TrueSAN, Ken held several positions at Western Digital and McDonnell Douglas, where his organizations were primarily responsible for quality, reliability, customer relations and service. About TrueSAN NetworksTrueSAN Networks, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, California, deliversenterprise storage networking systems, software, and services for building scalable, intelligent, and universally accessible storage infrastructures. Using unique storage architecture and software technology, TrueSAN solutions overcome the limitations of existing storage systems and deliver unparalleled scalability, versatility, and ease of use with unbeatable price/performance. TrueSAN solutions provide Internet businesses, service providers, multimedia firms, and growing enterprises with an innovative way to better leverage invaluable information assets. For additional information, please visit www.truesan.com. TrueSAN: Empowering Storage Networks(tm) About Woodside FundFounded in 1983, Woodside Fund has one of the longest and strongest track records of success in early stage venture capital investing. All Woodside Funds have performed in the upper quartile of the industry for venture capital partnerships formed in their respective years. Woodside Fund's latest partnership, Woodside Fund IV, which had its final close in March 2000, invests between $5 and $10 million in early stage ventures in Internet Protocol infrastructure and e-Commerce infrastructure in Northern California and the West Coast. The Fund serves as the lead or co-lead investor in most of its portfolio companies.### Editorial Contact: Hank WargVP Marketing & Alliances408.869.3003Hwarg@truesan.com

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