Press Release

FileTek Named to DM Review's Top 100 List - Magazine's Readership Acknowledges Company's Industry Role

Rockville, MD (October 2, 2000)- FileTek, Inc., a data management solutions provider, today announced that DM Review magazine has recognized it as one of the "DM Review 100" companies for 2000. Readers were invited to participate in a survey conducted on the Web and rated the products they use and the vendors of those products based on excellence, quality and overall value to the enterprise. DM Review will release a complete list of winners and rankings on November 17.

"This is the first time our readers have selected FileTek for this award," said Mary Jo Nott, DM Review's Managing Editor. "It clearly shows that FileTek has firmly established itself among the top tier data management companies."

"We are very honored and proud of this major achievement," said Bill Thompson, FileTek's CEO and Founder. "Major customers are deriving great value by deploying FileTek's StorHouse® data management solution, and it's great to be recognized by DM Review's influential readers."

Earlier this year, FileTek was awarded the Information Technology Product of the Year from the High Technology Council of Maryland for its StorHouse solution.

StorHouse is a comprehensive data management solution that allows on-line access to row-level data stored across all storage media (e.g., tape, RAID, optical). It transparently integrates with the most popular databases, such as Oracle, DB-2, and SQL Server, and supports industry-standard gateways and data access methods. FileTek designed StorHouse to manage and access the ever-increasing amount of data organizations amass using the most cost-effective means possible. StorHouse is used to manage data such as telephone and Internet Protocol details, clickstream, retail market basket data, and financial transactions.

About FileTek

FileTek, Inc. develops, markets and supports integrated data storage and access management solutions that help organizations reduce costs and increase return on investment by enabling accurate decision-making. The company specializes in enterprise-level management and storage of transaction and historical data in relational and non-relational form.

FileTek is headquartered at 9400 Key West Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850.