SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 1, 2012) - Overland Storage (NASDAQ: [ OVRL ]), a trusted global provider of effortless data management and data protection solutions across the data lifecycle, today announced that Eric Kelly, President and CEO, and Kurt Kalbfleisch, CFO, will present at the Roth Capital Partners 24^th Annual Orange County Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. PT. The conference is being held at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, located in Dana Point, CA.

To arrange a one-on-one meeting with Overland management please contact either a Roth Capital sales person or the MKR Group, Overland's investor relations firm, at [ ovrl@mkr-group.com ].

Conference Details:

• Roth Capital Partners 24^th Annual OC Growth Stock Conference
• March 11-14, 2012
• The Ritz Carlton, Dana Point, CA
• More information can be found at [ http://www.roth.com ].

About Overland Storage
Overland Storage is a trusted global provider of effortless data management and data protection solutions across the data lifecycle. By providing an integrated range of technologies and services for primary, nearline, offline, archival, and cloud data storage, Overland makes it easy and cost effective to manage different tiers of information over time. Whether distributed data is across the hall or across the globe, Overland enables companies to focus on building their business instead of worrying about data growth. Overland SnapServer^®, SnapSAN^®, NEO^® and REO^® solutions are available through a select network of value added resellers and system integrators. For more information, visit [ www.overlandstorage.com ].

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