1. VERITAS NetBackup for Linux John Maxwell Senior Director, Data Protection Products Group VERITAS Software Corporation

2. Agenda Who is VERITAS? VERITAS and Linux Backup @ VERITAS Key NetBackup Features Summary Questions?

3. Who is VERITAS? One of Top 10 Largest Software Companies #1 Storage Software Company Software Company in $6.6 Billion Market** ~$2.2 Billion R&D Spending R&D Spending (over next 5 years) 4800 Employees (January 2001) >$1B Revenue* > 50% Growth* >30% Op. Margin ~$40 Billion MarketCapitalization ( as of 01/12/00) * analyst projection ** Dataquest market projection for 2003

4. VERITAS & Linux Linux is fastest growing operating system Linux encroaching on the enterprise space Heterogeneous environments – a VERITAS specialty Customer-driven demand

5. Backup @ VERITAS 1999 Market Size: $403.9 Millions of U.S. Dollars, New Licenses Only Source: Table 2-20, “1999 Storage Management Software Market Share” by Carolyn DiCenzo, Dataquest/Gartner Group 1999 Worldwide Backup/Recovery Network, Unix Revenue by Vendor, All OS Platforms Including Suites

6. Backup @ VERITAS

7. NetBackup – the #1 UNIX backup product

8. Key NetBackup Features Scalable Architecture Master Server MediaServer MediaServer Clients

9. Key NetBackup Features Centralized Administration

10. Key NetBackup Features Intuitive Wizards Installation Storage Units Volumes Catalog Backup Backup Policy

11. Summary “Critical business data stored on Linux servers will only continue to grow as Linux becomes more pervasive in workgroups and data centers through organizations. Enterprise Linux deployments require the enterprise-class data protection provided by VERITAS NetBackup for Red Hat Linux, which is a proven provider of the performance, scalability and reliability that our customers demand.” Paul McNamara Vice President, Products & Platforms Red Hat

12. Summary “The availability of enterprise class data backup and recovery solutions for Linux, such as VERITAS NetBackup, compliments the latest Intel-based offerings from eServer xSeries. This combination of VERITAS software and IBM hardware will play an important role helping Linux gain acceptance in the corporate IT environment.” Dr. Tom Bradicich Director of Architecture and Design, eServer xSeries IBM

13. Questions?