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Exabyte® Expands Partnership with Anacomp® to Include Call Center Services

San Diego, CA January 11, 2005 - a global provider of multi-vendor services, announced today an expansion of their partnership with tape storage solutions innovator Exabyte Corporation to include call center services.

Anacomp will provide call center services including Level I & II technical support, call tracking services and RMA processing. With call centers in both North America and Europe, Anacomp provides comprehensive support for its customers. Its technicians are highly trained and experienced in diagnosing, analyzing and resolving hardware issues. The company also offers multi-lingual support and web-based call tracking systems for up-to-the-minute information.

In 1997 Anacomp Multi-Vendor Services began providing field service support to Exabyte's European customers. Last year, Anacomp won field service contracts for Exabyte's global customer base. Anacomp field engineers completed extensive training at both Exabyte and Anacomp training facilities to gear up for the conversion. Anacomp also developed an on-the-road training package designed to keep engineers fully informed on Exabyte's complete line. Its entire spare parts inventory was transitioned to Anacomp's main depot centers for the management of repairs and distribution.

Exabyte decided to broaden its relationship with Anacomp because of the high level of professionalism and customer service excellence its clients were receiving. Exabyte has reported unprecedented positive feedback from their clients since partnering with Anacomp. Its customers appreciate Anacomp's commitment to resolving issues quickly and effectively.

"We are pleased to extend our relationship with Exabyte to include call center support. Anacomp is committed to representing its clients accurately and in a professional manner and we will continue to protect Exabyte's brand name by providing superior customer service," said Anacomp's Jim Hunt, Senior Vice President of Repair and Materials.

"Expanding our relationship with Anacomp is part of our on-going commitment to further enhance customer support and overall satisfaction," said Lester Hoffman, Exabyte's Director Service and Customer Satisfaction. "Partnering with Anacomp for our call center support allows Exabyte to stay focused on developing innovative data storage products and continuing to grow market share of our VXA product line while providing the best possible support services to our customers."

About Anacomp

Anacomp provides Multi-Vendor Services and Information Management Solutions to thousands of businesses and organizations worldwide. Anacomp Multi-Vendor Services partners with Original Equipment Manufacturers to provide authorized vendor-neutral support of storage equipment, network devices, specialty systems and peripherals. Multi-Vendor Services includes Call Center Support, On-Site Maintenance, Depot Services, Logistics, Training, and Micro-Imaging Resources. Anacomp Information Management Solutions provides secure capture, management, storage/preservation and delivery of critical information. Information Management Solutions includes docHarbor® Web Presentment, docHarbor Desktop Content Management, Input, Micrographic and Conversion Services. Founded in 1968, Anacomp, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, USA with international headquarters in Wokingham, UK.

About Exabyte Corporation

Exabyte Corporation (OTCBB: EXBT), now entering its 20th year, is a recognized pioneer and leading innovator in tape storage. Its heritage comprises an impressive list of industry "firsts," including the first manufacturer of tape drives to break the 1, 2, and 5 GB capacity barriers, the first to introduce 8mm tape drives and libraries, the first to offer native Fibre Channel drives and libraries, the first to offer FireWire tape drives and libraries and the first and only manufacturer to offer VXA Packet Technology, which enables its VXA Packet drives, autoloaders and tapes to read and write data in packets like the Internet, allowing far superior restore integrity, exceptional transfer speeds and scalable tape capacities. With award-winning VXA Packet Technology, patented ExaBotics™ and its innovative engineering approach, Exabyte delivers new VXA™ and LTO™ (Ultrium™) products that consistently raise the bar for industry standards in engineering, quality and data reliability. The company's product suite is ideally suited for SMB and departmental servers, workstations, LANs, and SANs, providing dramatically higher capacity, speed and reliability at competitive prices. Exabyte has a worldwide network of OEMs, distributors and resellers that share the company's commitment to innovation and customer service, including IBM, HP, Fujitsu Siemens, Apple, Imation, Bull, Toshiba, Logitec, Kontron, Tech Data, Ingram Micro, CDW and Arrow Electronics. For additional information, call 1-800-EXABYTE or visit www.exabyte.com. For investor relations inquiries, contact Kelly Beavers at investor@exabyte.com.

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