EXABYTE AND NIPPON SYSTEMHOUSE PARTNER TO EXPAND SERVICE OPTIONS FOR EXABYTE PRODUCT USERS IN JAPAN AND ASIA/PACIFIC New Exabyte Service Depot Located at Nippon Systemhouse's Main Facility in Tokyo, Japan BOULDER, Colo., April 15 /PRNewswire - AsiaNet/ -- Exabyte Corp. (Nasdaq: EXBT) today said that it has expanded the service options available to its customers and end-users in Japan and Asia/Pacific. In conjunction with longtime business partner Nippon Systemhouse, Exabyte announced the opening of a new service and repair depot at Nippon Systemhouse's main facility in Tokyo, Japan. Using Exabyte factory- certified parts and processes, Nippon Systemhouse now performs a range of service operations (such as product repair, refurbishment and upgrades) for Exabyte 8mm tape drives and tape libraries. "Offering the highest level of service to our global installed base is a key objective for Exabyte," said Bob Beckemeyer, Exabyte's director of worldwide service. "Partnering with Nippon Systemhouse, which is known for always offering the utmost in quality products and services, is a key step in meeting that objective." "As a longtime supplier of Exabyte products, and now with the addition of providing service, we can offer end users the ease of one- stop shopping," said Mr. Takayoshi Ohtsuka, Nippon Systemhouse's president. "The combination of providing both product and service represents a real advantage to our customers." A distributor and system integrator, Nippon Systemhouse is the main supplier of Exabyte's family of tape storage products to the Japanese market. In addition to the service offered at the new Nippon Systemhouse depot, Exabyte operates its own repair centers in Boulder, Colo., and Falkirk, Scotland. Headquartered in Boulder, Colo., Exabyte Corp. designs, manufactures and markets a full range of tape storage products: 8mm and quarter-inch minicartridge tape drives, 8mm and 4mm tape libraries, and recording media. Exabyte is the world's largest independent manufacturer focused solely on tape storage products, which it ships to original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers and distributors. Note: "Exabyte" is a registered trademark of Exabyte Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information on Nippon Systemhouse products and services, call: 81-3-3366-3104. For more information on Exabyte services and products, call: Asia/Pacific: 65-2716331, Europe: 31-30-2548800, North America: 800-EXABYTE. For Exabyte investor information, call: 201-946-0091. Visit the Exabyte home page on the World Wide Web at: http://www.exabyte.com CONTACT: Rebecca Herlinger of Exabyte Corp., 303-417-7872; or Mr. Masanobu Nomura of Nippon Systemhouse, 81-3-3366-3104/ /Exabyte press releases are available at no charge through PR Newswire's Fax on Demand fax service. For a menu of Exabyte press releases or to retrieve a specific release, call 201-946-0091/