Exabyte Announces Distribution Alliance with MicroAge

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 1, 1994 -- Exabyte Corp. (NASDAQ: EXBT) today
announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with MicroAge, Inc.
(NASDAQ: MICA). The signing of MicroAge follows recent agreements with
both Avnet and Access Graphics, and broadens Exabyte's move to further
distribute its 8mm, 4mm and quarter-inch tape drives and tape libraries
into the reseller channel.

MicroAge, Inc. is a Fortune Service 500 Company that markets and
distributes information-technology products and services to businesses,
institutions and government through, and in partnership with, its network
of resellers and affiliates. One of Novell's largest customers, MicroAge
also distributes products and services from vendors such as IBM, Compaq,
HewlettPackard, Apple, Toshiba, NEC, Microsoft and Lotus.

"MicroAge's vast network of high-end VARs and resellers increases Exabyte's
presence within the reseller channel," said Martin R. McCoy, Jr.,
Exabyte's vice president of sales. "Its established customer base and
expertise within the Novell community will certainly open new markets and
help us better serve the burgeoning demand for high-quality tape drives
and libraries."

"We are pleased to take on Exabyte's product line and provide our resellers
with a wide range of drives and libraries to integrate into their
customers PC, workstation and network installations," said Kevin Sandler,
director of vendor development for MicroAge. "Exabyte's reputation as a
high-quality product manufacturer parallels our commitment to provide our
partners with quality technology, service and support."

MicroAge also provides high-end system configuration, testing and customer
acceptance resources from its ISO 9002 certified Quality Configuration
Center. The firm is headquartered in Tempe, Ariz.

Headquartered in Boulder, Colo., Exabyte Corp. designs, manufactures and
markets a full range of tape storage products: 8mm, 4mm, and quarter-inch
minicartridge tape drives, tape libraries and recording media. Exabyte is
the world's largest independent manufacturer focused solely on tape
storage products, which it ships to original equipment manufacturers,
value-added resellers and distributors.

Exabyte Corp
1685 38th St
Boulder, CO 80301
303-442-4333,  fax 303-447-7170,  800-EXABYTE
Europe: 31-3403-51-347,  Asia: 65-271-6331

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