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Contact:
Bob Christ
TOLIS Group, Inc.
480-505-0488

BRU SERVER™ 1.2.0 FROM TOLIS GROUP SETS ANOTHER HIGHWATER MARK FOR APPLE®
MAC OS X® DATA BACKUP AND RESTORE

Proven BRU™ technology now combined with the look, feel, and workflow familiar to Macintosh users

• Totally new human interface defined by the Macintosh community
• Simplified method for backing-up client/server computing environments
• Live database backup for Windows client systems
• Able to recover from read errors during a restore when other tools abort

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – December 15, 2005 – TOLIS Group, Inc., developer of the ultra-reliable BRU brand of data protection solutions, today announces BRU Server 1.2 for Mac OS X, whose human interface was influenced by the input of hundreds of experienced Macintosh users worldwide.

"Prior to developing this third version release of BRU Server for Mac OS X environments, we asked a lot of questions - listened carefully - and incorporated the feedback into the resulting BRU Server 1.2 solution,” said Tim Jones, president/CTO of TOLIS Group. "We have effectively morphed BRU Server 1.2 from our Unix heritage into a Macintosh visual and operational experience, continuing to provide the ultimate in data backup and restore reliability.”

To support the backup of live databases such as running on Windows client systems, OFM (Open File Manager)) technology from VisionWorks Solutions has been incorporated into v1.2. The profile of OFM fits perfectly within the BRU Server environment by delivering ease-of-use, high reliability, low overhead, and cost-effectiveness. TOLIS Group will provide OFM technical support.

"VisionWorks is pleased to announce our OFM distribution partnership with TOLIS Group. OFM provides BRU Server 1.2 access to files such as Outlook and SQL while they are in use, making BRU Server 1.2 even more powerful," said Ben Puzzuoli, vice president of sales and marketing for VisionWorks Solutions, Inc. "OFM runs silently in the background to ensure business continuity while allowing BRU Server to backup locked or protected files without interruption."

BRU Server 1.2 delivers full native backup and restore compatibility with Apple’s Xsan, ADIC’s StorNet, and other distributed filesystems; providing both backup of all attributes and when used as a disk stage. When writing to the disk stage (D2D), no special tape emulation layer is required.

English and French versions are available, and German, Japanese, Spanish, and Italian versions will follow. All registered BRU Server 1.0 and 1.1 for Mac OS X users will be upgraded to BRU Server 1.2 for Mac OS X at no charge. BRU Server for Mac OS X pricing remains unchanged, and a free 30-day full functionality demo is available.

BRU Server 1.2.0 Console platform support of Linux and other Unix platforms, including Solaris will soon be available.

ABOUT TOLIS GROUP, INC.

TOLIS Group Inc. is a closely held corporation located in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is TOLIS's mission to provide leading-edge products to OEMs and end-users that are effective, reliable, and of excellent value for computer users. Product focus centers on data protection solutions, and our service marks of "Software You Can Trust℠" and "Backup You Can Trust℠" guide our business.

The majority of TOLIS products are based on the BRU backup engine, an elegant piece of software first developed in 1985 that has been continually updated and remains at the forefront of backup technology leadership to this day. Numerous product excellence awards have recognized BRU.

TOLIS is also the sponsor of the Tape Device Certification Program. Contact the TOLIS Group at PH: 480-505-0488, FAX: 480-505-0492 E-mail: , or visit TOLIS on the Web.

BRU and BRU-Pro are trademarks of the TOLIS Group. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.