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InTechnology PLC
13 November 2001



13 November 2001





            InTechnology plc announces strategic partnership with
                               Compaq Germany


InTechnology plc, the advanced data technology services company today
announces a strategic partnership with Compaq Computer GmbH in Germany.
Compaq Germany will exclusively sell VBAK, InTechnology's online backup and
retrieval service through their German sales channels.  InTechnology will
continue to provide product development, service delivery and support via its
extensive network and data centre infrastructure while Compaq will market and
sell the VBAK service to end user customers and through channel partners, as
part of their expanding customer service portfolio.



"I am impressed by VBAK - it makes data security as accessible as utilities
such as gas or electricity," said Felix Bermuth, Marketing and Sales Director
of Compaq Global Services, Compaq Germany.



Commenting on the partnership, Peter Wilkinson, Chief Executive of
InTechnology said: "I am delighted that the partnership we enjoy with Compaq
in the UK is mirrored by the new agreement in Germany which will rapidly
increase volumes of VBAK sales in the market.  We believe there is currently
in excess of 400,000 networks in Germany that would benefit from VBAK."



With secure offsite storage for corporate data becoming a key issue for
business managers everywhere, the VBAK online backup service has significant
growth prospects in all sectors of the German economy.



VBAK provides secure and reliable backup of data on a daily basis. Data is
automatically encrypted on the client site and transferred via a leased line
to a secure Data Centre where it is held in a robust infrastructure. Files can
be restored rapidly.





ENDS



For further information please contact:



Peter Wilkinson, Chief Executive                       020 7786 3400

Ann-marie Wilkinson/Susan Frost    Beattie Financial   020 7398 3300





About InTechnology plc



In the rapidly growing field of data storage, InTechnology is a technical
authority, a provider of storage solutions and now a lead player in the
important market for secure offsite backup, protection and recovery services.
All products and services are delivered to clients through a network of
resellers, which has grown through InTechnology's success as a value added
storage distributor, founded in 1984.  This Storage Solutions and Services
division of InTechnology provides the platform of technical excellence and
facilities for the Online Data Services division.  Protection of a company's
data has never been more relevant, or more important, and the Online Data
Services division offers backup and real time replication to remote and secure
InTechnology data centres.



InTechnologyAG was established in Munich in December 2000 as part of
InTechnology's expansion into Europe.



Further information about InTechnology is available at:
http://www.intechnology.co.uk