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Acronis Signs Distribution Agreement with Navarre Corporation

Acronis Software Products to be Distributed to Major Retailers in North America

July 12, 2007, Paris, France — Acronis EMEA (www.acronis.co.uk), a leading developer of storage management software, announced today that it has signed a North American retail distribution agreement with Navarre Corporation, a publisher and distributor of physical and digital software and home entertainment media products.

Navarre will be responsible for distribution of Acronis software products, including its flagship Acronis True Image Home and Acronis Disk Director Suite, through a wide range of retail outlets, including computer, office supply, mass merchants, electronic superstores and membership warehouse clubs.

"Acronis has had a very successful relationship with Navarre for years, but that was an indirect association" said Walter Scott, CEO of Acronis. "Formalizing the relationship to support our retail operations adds a world-class distributor to our team."

Commenting on the agreement, Rick Vick, Vice President of Merchandise Navarre Distribution Services stated, "After working together on an indirect basis over the last several years we look forward to working more closely with Acronis and to providing the full slate of services Navarre Distribution offers. Needless to say we are excited about this distribution agreement with Acronis and their leading storage management and disaster recovery software products."


About Navarre

Navarre Corporation is a publisher and distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and multimedia products, including PC software, CD audio, DVD video, video games and accessories. Since its founding in 1983, the Company has established distribution relationships with customers across a wide spectrum of retail channels which includes mass merchants, discount, wholesale club, office and electronic superstores, military and e-tailers nationwide. The Company currently provides its products to over 19,000 retail and distribution center locations throughout the United States and Canada. Navarre has expanded its business to include the licensing and publishing of home entertainment and multimedia content, primarily through the acquisitions of Encore, BCI, and FUNimation. For more information, please visit the Company's web site at http://www.navarre.com.


About Acronis

Acronis is a global provider of storage management software that enables corporations and individuals to move, manage and maintain digital assets. Acronis sells innovative solutions for disaster recovery, server consolidation and virtualization migration, which allow users to maintain business continuity and reduce downtime in computing environments. Acronis software products are sold in more than 180 countries and are available in 15 languages. For additional information, please visit www.acronis.co.uk or contact media_eu@acronis.com.


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