Press Release: Office Depot Announces Data Recovery Service Available to Customers at Retail Store Locations Nationwide

Office Depot Customers Can Safely Retrieve Critical Documents Using Data Recovery Services From DriveSavers – Saving Time, Productivity, and Even a Business

Boca Raton, Fla., June 25, 2009 – Office Depot® (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced that it has formed an exclusive agreement with DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery services, to offer professional data recovery services to customers at Office Depot retail locations nationwide.

In the event that a storage drive – such as a computer hard drive, USB drive or a media card – fails, and critical data is lost, Office Depot customers can now take advantage of certified and secure data recovery services from DriveSavers.

In today’s business environment, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are faced with unyielding pressure to ensure critical business data is protected. According to a recent study by Rubicon Consulting, the majority of SMBs surveyed expressed concern about data loss. Many SMBs continue to rely on manual backup strategies that leave their data vulnerable to human error, breaches, theft, or natural disasters. Consequently, about half of the SMBs surveyed admitted experiencing significant rates of data loss. In addition, one-quarter of mid-sized companies report that losing access to data for even one day would cause permanent business loss.

“Adding data recovery services from DriveSavers is another way we are taking care of business for our customers,” said Randy Wick, Vice President of Merchandising for Office Depot. “Not only is DriveSavers one of the most successful data recovery companies in the industry with consistently high success rates, they also share our philosophy and commitment to delivering excellent customer service.”

“Digital data is the life line for almost every business,” said Scott Gaidano, President of DriveSavers Data Recovery. “When data loss occurs and critical data is lost, retrieving data quickly and completely is critical to a business. At DriveSavers, we have advanced technologies, technical expertise and a certified secure environment to optimize the success of every data recovery. Think ER for hard drives.”
For more information, please visit your local Office Depot retail store location.

About Office Depot

Every day, Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of customers around the globe.  For the local corner store as well as Fortune 500 companies, Office Depot provides products and services to its customers through 1,604 worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and a $4.6 billion e-commerce operation.  Office Depot has annual sales of approximately $14.5 billion, and employs about 42,000 associates around the world. The Company provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company, and currently sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 48 countries.

Office Depot’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index.

About DriveSavers

DriveSavers is the worldwide leader in data recovery services and provides the fastest, most reliable and only certified SOC 2 Type II data recovery service—guaranteed. DriveSavers high security services adhere to U.S. Government security protocols to ensure that no data is ever compromised during data recovery. DriveSavers maintains the most technologically advanced Certified ISO Class 5 (Class 100) Cleanroom in the industry and is authorized to open drives by all major storage device manufacturers without voiding the warranty. DriveSavers engineers are certified, by leading encryption software vendors, to recover encrypted data from all storage devices and all operating systems. Satisfied customers include: Bank of America, Google, Lucasfilm, NASA, Harvard University, Salvation Army and The Rolling Stones.