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LightSand Communications and Load System AB announce agreement to provide state-of-the-art SAN Connectivity solutions through-out the Nordics region

PLANO, TX, April 13, 2006. LightSand® Communications, Inc., a company pioneering SAN Connectivity solutions, announced today that it has signed a reselling agreement with Load System AB, a renowned value-added data storage integrator and IBM Partner. Under the agreement, Load System AB will provide LightSand’s state-of-the art Distant SAN Connectivity Solutions through-out the Nordics region.

LightSand is a global leader in the development and delivery of SAN connectivity products that can be used to interconnect multiple SANs regardless of physical proximity or vendor disparity, and enable companies to implement mission critical applications.

Load System is an expert in IT infrastructure simplification and offers a variety of services and solutions like business continuity, disaster recovery and ILM solutions, data migration, data center documentation and 24/7 support.

“We continue to successfully execute against the worldwide expansion strategy we announced last September, and the Nordics region is very important to us because of its high awareness of business continuity and regulatory compliance, said Richard Czech, CEO of LightSand. We are very pleased that Load Systems has joined our network of value-added resellers and integrators in Europe. They provide the high level of technical skills, responsive service and established customer relations that make them an ideal partner for LightSand in the region."

“Load System is extremely pleased to be able to provide LightSand Distant Connectivity solutions to the Nordics market, said Tore Natanaelsson, CEO of Load System AB. This will enable Load System to ensure the implementation of advanced business continuity and disaster recovery solutions. The demand for remote connectivity is particularly high in the region, and LightSand unique features such as connectivity regardless of distance and in heterogeneous SAN environments, will make a significant difference in our ability to satisfy our customer needs.”

As the result of this agreement taking effect immediately, interested customers in the Nordics region can contact Load System AB or LightSand to enquire about solutions to their SAN Connectivity needs.

About LightSand
LightSand offers a variety of products for increasing SAN connectivity, both within the data center and over MAN/WAN networks. LightSand SAN extension gateways connect FICON or Fibre Channel with Ethernet Layer 2 over distance using IP, SONET/SDH, DWDM and dedicated fiber. The company’s revolutionary AR/DAT technology allows these gateways to function as FC routers, enabling the segmentation of SANs into autonomous regions, and providing reliable interconnections between heterogeneous multi-vendor SAN fabrics. LightSand is a privately held company headquartered in Plano, TX. For more information visit www.lightsand.com.

About Load Systems AB
Load System AB has a long experience of and a high expertise in storage solutions for complex environments. Load System AB is an IBM Business Partner and offers a complete range of storage products for mainframe and Open System environments. Load System delivers professional services like storage and server consolidation, virtualization, business continuity, information lifecycle management, SAN management, data center documentation and data migration and can in addition offer 24/7 support to its customers. Load System is a privately held company and will in May move its headquarters to Kista Science Tower north of Stockholm.

Contact LightSand: Eric Merjagnan - Phone: +331 53 53 67 67
Email: media@lightsand.com

Contact Load System AB: Tore Natanelsson – Phone +46 8 622 64 95
Email: tore.natanaelsson@loadsystem.se