AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - May 7, 2012) - Crossroads Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CRDS ]), a global provider of data protection solutions and services, today announced the upcoming release of SPHiNX 8.3, the latest software update for the holistic data protection and storage appliance that provides highly reliable disaster recovery capabilities from the desktop to the data center. General availability is scheduled for June 29.

Crossroads will showcase the release of SPHiNX 8.3 this week in booth #321 at the 2012 COMMON Annual Meeting and Exposition in Anaheim, California. Offering complete disaster recovery capabilities for mid-range server and open system host environments, SPHiNX 8.3 will offer significant automation options designed to save organizations both time and money.

With downsizing trends continuing, many organizations are forced to adopt a "more with less" philosophy. As a result, it's no surprise that one of the top goals is to improve operational efficiency by automating processes. SPHiNX 8.3 will allow more use of automation in performing typical daily tasks such as replication, export of data to physical tape, and storage reclamation after data is successfully offsite.

"In SPHiNX 8.3, Crossroads is enhancing the product to provide more automation with user-defined event policies and the ability to trigger other events to automatically occur without the need for additional user intervention," said Glenn Haley, senior product manager at Crossroads Systems. "We're also updating several of the SPHiNX Web management pages to improve the overall usability of the product. This is yet another example of Crossroads listening to its customers and improving its product to meet the latest needs."

About SPHiNX
Crossroads SPHiNX is a holistic data protection and storage appliance that provides highly reliable disaster recovery capabilities from the desktop to the data center. Organizations choose SPHiNX to easily centralize, consolidate and replicate their data at disaster recovery sites and data centers -- all with the ability to manage and scale to meet the backup needs from multiple host systems and OS types. With SPHiNX, organizations report a much greater sense of security, a significant reduction in expenses, improved efficiency, better utilization of available resources, and less tape media usage. Visit [ www.crossroads.com/Products/SPHiNX ].

About Crossroads Systems
Crossroads Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ CRDS ]) is a global provider of data protection solutions and services. Crossroads offers organizations proactive data security, intelligent storage connectivity, high performance, and significant cost savings. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Crossroads holds more than 100 patents granted and pending and has been honored with numerous industry awards for innovation in data protection and storage. Visit [ www.crossroads.com ].

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