LEGATO Systems Qualifies Cambex Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters for Use with NetWorker^® Storage Management Software

WESTBOROUGH, MA – August 18, 2003 – Cambex Corporation (OTCBB:CBEX), a leading supplier of memory and storage solutions, announced today that that LEGATO Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:LGTO) has qualified the Cambex FibreQuik^TM PC1000 Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) for use with LEGATO NetWorker^® information protection software.

LEGATO's testing demonstrated compatibility between NetWorker and Cambex’s PC1000 HBAs operating in IBM AIX and Windows NT environments.

NetWorker delivers the information protection capabilities and management consistency needed to provide complete, reliable protection of business-critical applications across UNIX, Windows, Linux and NetWare systems. Advanced indexing, high-speed parallelism, backup to disk, serverless backup and dynamic tape drive sharing are among key components that allow companies to fully protect storage assets and minimize downtime.

“Since LEGATO NetWorker software is installed in many enterprise data centers worldwide, qualification of our FibreQuik HBAs ensures that our products can be seamlessly installed in these storage networking environments,” said Joseph F. Kruy, Chairman and CEO of Cambex. “We are committed to continuing our qualification work with LEGATO to ensure that future generations of our Fibre Channel HBAs can provide cost-effective connectivity solutions for our joint customers.”

“LEGATO delivers fully interoperable, heterogeneous solutions that support the entire information life cycle,” said Vicki Grey, vice president, Information Protection Business Group, LEGATO Systems. “By working with Cambex, we help our joint customers reduce overhead and improve performance in AIX and Windows storage area network environments.”

The FibreQuik PC1000 PCI-to-Fibre Channel HBAs provide superior performance and availability for building mission-critical, heterogeneous Storage Area Networks in IBM AIX, Linux, and Windows environments. Cambex HBAs support all Fibre Channel topologies with performance optimization for both disk and tape applications. Cambex host-based Dynamic Path Failover^TM software provides full data path redundancy for superior availability, load balancing, and active-active operation delivering up to twice the performance.

About Cambex

Cambex and its Super PC Memory subsidiary have been supplying high-performance, high-availability memory and storage solutions for over 34 years for a wide variety of corporate applications. Memory products include upgrades for IBM, Intel, Sun, HP, Dell and Cisco computing systems and networking devices. Fibre Channel products include FibreQuik™ Host Bus Adapters and Dynamic Path Failover™ software. Products are sold through a direct enterprise sales organization and through qualified resellers, integrators and OEMs. Cambex is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts with operations in Irvine, California and Westminster, Colorado. Cambex can be reached at (781) 890-6000 or on the World Wide Web at www.cambex.com. Super PC Memory can be reached at (303) 427-2600 or on the World Wide Web at www.superpc.com.

About Legato

LEGATO Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:LGTO - News) is a global provider of enterprise-class software solutions and services for Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) -- helping organizations achieve business continuity, operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. LEGATO's information protection, automated availability, and messaging and content management solutions are delivered through a worldwide network of strategic partnerships and alliances, as well as a direct sales force. The company's worldwide headquarters are located at 2350 West El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040 650/210-7000, fax: 650/210-7032, Web site: www.legato.com.

Forward-looking statements are made in this release pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that all forward looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the timing of new announcements or product introductions by the Company and its competitors, the hiring and retention of key employees, competitive pricing pressures, dependence on third parties for components and products, general economic conditions in the United States and international markets, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

TRADEMARKS: FibreQuik and Dynamic Path Failover are trademarks of Cambex Corporation. NetWorker is a registered trademark of LEGATO Systems, Inc.. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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