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Nov. 2004

Compellent Receives 2004 Tekne Award

Tekne Awards honor key leaders and innovators in Minnesota technology industries

"We are delighted that Minnesota's technology community has chosen to recognize Compellent for its success," said Phil Soran, co-founder and CEO, Compellent. "In conjunction with our business partners and their customers, Compellent will continue to deliver innovative technology that changes the way companies purchase and manage storage."

Sept. 2004

Compellent Named as Tekne Award Finalist

Awards recognize Minnesota's companies and individuals who have shown technology innovation and leadership

"In the five years that we've been naming Tekne Award finalists, the program has become the premier awards for technology innovators and leaders in the state of Minnesota," said Kate Rubin, president of the Minnesota High Tech Association. "The 2004 Tekne Award finalists show that Minnesota continues to produce cutting-edge technology and is a great place to do business."

06/16/04

Compellent Named Top Ten Private Companies

Byte and Switch names private companies most likely to succeed.

Compellent was named to Byte and Switch's Top Ten Private Firms in Storage Networking, based exclusively on Byte and Switch's evaluation of each company's likelihood of future success. Compellent Technologies is among the youngest companies on this list.

03/25/04

Compellent Named as Red Herring 100 Finalist

Award recognizes private companies with potential to disrupt current markets.

Red Herring has a long tradition of discovering new and innovative technology and entrepreneurs. The Red Herring 100 is not merely a list of companies with attractive financials, but a thorough sifting of ones with the potential to disrupt current markets, or to create entirely new ones.

03/23/04

Storage Networking World Honors Agiliti With "Best Practices in Storage Award"

Agiliti's AgileVault Service Recognized for Storage Reliability and Data Recovery Category

"We evaluated every major storage provider, including EMC, HP, IBM, and Dell, and selected Compellent's Storage Center as the storage foundation for our AgileVault offering because of their highly scalable and reliable disk infrastructure and ability to integrate disk-to-disk backup software", said Scott DesBles, Principal Consultant, Agiliti.

Sept. 2003

Compellent Named as Tekne Award Finalist

Awards recognize Minnesota's companies and individuals who have shown technology innovation and leadership

"The MHTA commends Compellent for making the commitment to technology in Minnesota," said Kate Rubin, president of the Minnesota High Tech Association. "We are proud to honor Compellent as a 2003 Tekne Award finalist and are pleased to recognize their outstanding work."

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Business or media may contact:

Scott Horst
Director of Marketing
952-294-3348
shorst@compellent.com

Lynn Herbert
Corporate Communications
952-294-3336
lherbert@compellent.com

Brian Wachtler
Haberman & Associates, Inc.
612-338-3900
brianw@habermaninc.com

Rob Davis
Haberman & Associates, Inc.
612-338-3900
rob@habermaninc.com

"Compellent's early focus on developing a leading channel program indicates the experience and foresight behind the company's strategy. The network storage channel is ripe for this kind of innovative distribution program."

Randy Kerns
Evaluator Group