FalconStor Software Named a 2009 Tech Innovator by Everything Channel's CRN

MELVILLE, N.Y., Nov 18, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
FALC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- FalconStor
Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:FALC), the provider of TOTALLY Open(TM)
data protection solutions, today announced that it was named a 2009 Tech
Innovator by Everything Channel's CRN for its FalconStor(R)
File-interface
Deduplication System (FDS) in the Storage category.
Everything Channel's Tech Innovator listing celebrates technology
vendors that have introduced new solutions that drive advances
throughout the technology channel.

FalconStor FDS helps users minimize online storage capacity requirements
for backup and archiving applications. As a capacity-optimized storage
repository, its capacity requirements for disk-to-disk (D2D) backup
applications can be reduced by as much as 20 times or more by
eliminating redundancies resulting from backup operations. FalconStor
FDS enables cost-effective disaster recovery (DR) by sending only
unique, deduplicated data across the wide area network (WAN).

"This award confirms our commitment to provide our channel partners with
solutions that not only protect, but also improve the management of
growing data repositories and server infrastructures," said Wendy Petty,
FalconStor vice president of North American Sales. "FalconStor FDS is
designed to ease into any backup environment without disruption and to
dramatically reduce storage consumption, giving immediate value to any
IT environment. It gives our partners maximum potential profit margin
through less overhead, easier deployment and the reduction of overall
backup costs. It is gratifying to be recognized for the tremendous
amount of effort and investment that FalconStor has put into creating a
deduplication solution that is truly a win-win for the channel."

"Innovation has been a critical, driving force behind growth and
expansion of the IT industry since its inception and that innovation
continues to this day. As a result of the steady, hard and often
unheralded work in the R&D labs throughout the industry, technology,
cultural and business leadership happens every day," said Robert C.
DeMarzo, senior vice president and editorial director, Everything
Channel. "Congratulations to this year's innovators. We applaud you on
your success."

The Tech Innovators were nominated by their individual companies and
final selections were made by the editors of CRN. In order to
participate, products were required to have been introduced (as a new
product or significant upgrade) after August 1, 2008, and all products
were required to be shipping in volume by July 30, 2009. Products were
also required to be sold via commercial or retail channels.

Winners will be announced in the December 14 issue of CRN. To read about
the CRN Tech Innovators, go to www.channelweb.com.

For more information on how data deduplication is helping organizations,
visit http://www.dedupeinfocenter.com.

About FalconStor Software, Inc.

FalconStor Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:FALC) is the market leader in disk-based
data protection. FalconStor delivers proven, comprehensive data
protection solutions that facilitate the continuous availability of
business-critical data with speed, integrity, and simplicity. The
Company's TOTALLY Open(TM) technology solutions, built upon the
award-winning IPStor(R) platform, include the industry leading Virtual
Tape Library (VTL) with deduplication, Continuous
Data Protector (CDP), File-interface
Deduplication System (FDS), and Network
Storage Server (NSS), each enabled with WAN-optimized
replication for disaster
recovery and remote office protection. FalconStor products are
available from major OEMs and solution providers including 3Com, Acer,
COPAN Systems, Data Direct Networks, Dynamic Solutions International,
EMC, IBM, Pillar Data Systems, Spectra Logic and Sun and are deployed by
thousands of customers worldwide, from small businesses to Fortune 1000
enterprises.

FalconStor is headquartered in Melville, N.Y., with offices throughout
Europe and the Asia Pacific region. FalconStor is an active member of
the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). For more
information, visit www.falconstor.com
or call 1-866-NOW-FALC (1-866-669-3252).

About Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com,
www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel is the one-stop shop for managing and accelerating
technology sales. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales,
Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and
depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with
unparalleled audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology
sales channels through an extensive database. Everything Channel
provides innovative field sales and marketing solutions to arm the
sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable
and significant results.

About United Business Media Limited (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)

United Business Media Limited (UBM) is a global media and marketing
services company that informs markets and brings the world's buyers and
sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information
they need to do business successfully. UBM serves professional and
commercial communities, from IT professionals to doctors, from
journalists to jewelry dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the
world. UBM employs more than 6,500 people in more than 30 countries.
UBM's businesses operating in the U.S. include CMPMedica, Commonwealth
Business Media, Everything Channel, PR Newswire, RISI, TechInsights,
TechWeb and Think Services. UBM is listed on the London Stock Exchange
(UBM.L) and has a market capitalization of $1.6 billion.

FalconStor, FalconStor Software and IPStor are registered trademarks and
TOTALLY Open is a trademark of FalconStor Software, Inc., in the U.S.
and other countries. All other company and product names contained
herein may be trademarks of their respective holders.

SOURCE: FalconStor Software, Inc.

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or 
FalconStor Software 
Herman Chin, 631-773-5863 
herman.chin@falconstor.com

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