Accellion Delivers 12 Consecutive Quarters of Record Business Growth

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Ease of Use, Security Benefits and Cost Savings Distinguish Accellion from other Managed File Transfer Offerings; Contributes to Company's Success

Palo Alto, California — October 27, 2008 — Accellion, Inc. (www.accellion.com) a leading provider of managed file transfer solutions today announced it has closed its 2008 fiscal year with quarterly and annual bookings reaching record levels. For the 12th consecutive quarter Accellion has experienced record business growth and license bookings.

"The success Accellion has achieved is due in part to our relentless focus on delivering innovative enterprise-level managed file transfer solutions that are extremely easy to use and offer the most secure and compliant means for sharing data electronically," said Yorgen Edholm, president and CEO, Accellion. "As enterprises look for additional ways to save money during these difficult economic times, the need for managed file transfer solutions will become even greater. In addition to being a more cost effective, environmentally friendly alternative to physical shipping, sending information digitally via Accellion provides a more secure and efficient means for businesses to share information."

Sales in the Americas saw exceptional growth in government, financial, healthcare and industrial markets, which can be attributed to Accellion's security and compliance offerings. The company also achieved sustained growth in the advertising sector while experiencing new growth within the non-profit sector, due in-part to the environmental and financial benefits associated with sending information electronically using the Accellion technology.

The company experienced strong European growth, adding a number of new customers including, Bacardi, Constellation Brands, Pioneer Investments, Saint-Gobain and MGI METRO Group Information Technology GmbH to the Accellion client list.

2008 Fiscal Year Highlights

During its 2008 fiscal year, Accellion introduced the industry's first virtual appliance for secure file transfer which accounted for nearly 50 percent of appliance sales during the fiscal year. Additionally, Accellion became the first managed file transfer vendor to achieve VMware certification and was added to the VMware Certified Virtual Appliance Program. The company has since introduced the Accellion Green EX Virtual Appliance which is available to VMware Hypervisor ESXi customers as a free download.

Additional Green initiatives introduced during the fiscal year include the introduction of the Accellion Green Digital Delivery Logistics Solution, featuring a corporate counter/ticker which tracks savings of CO2 emissions and overnight envelopes. Accellion Green enables companies to rapidly experience the ease of use and security benefits of Accellion secure file transfer while reducing their carbon footprint and shipping expenses. Accellion also launched the Accellion Green Award, recognizing those corporations considered "power" users of the Accellion technology through their significant environmental contributions in choosing to send information digitally.

Accellion was also recognized in 2008 as a Visionary in industry research firm Gartner's Managed File Transfer Magic Quadrant.

About Accellion

Founded in 1999, Accellion, Inc., a premier provider of managed file transfer solutions, is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in North America, Asia and Europe. An industry leader in supporting secure file transfer needs for virtualized environments, Accellion is the leading provider of virtual appliances for secure file transfer. For more information please visit www.accellion.com or call +1 (650) 739-0095.