Wolverine Data Press Release

Wolverine Data Announces Distribution Deal with Costco.Com; Online Retailer Now Offers MVP 9060 60GB Portable Media Player

IRVINE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jan. 25, 2006—Wolverine Data Inc. today announced it has signed a distribution deal with Costco (NASDAQ:COST) to sell one of its most popular products, the MVP 9060 60GB Portable Multimedia Storage and Player, on www.costco.com and Costco Business Centers. “This is a vital step in expanding distribution of our products,” stated Matt Mardini, president of Wolverine Data. “With Costco reaching sales of $6.37 billion in the last five weeks of 2005 alone, it is obviously a major force in retailing, and we’re proud to be associated with them.” The Wolverine(R) MVP 9060 is a 60GB portable media player and storage device that stores, writes and plays back up to 20,000 songs, 20,000 photos or 60 full-length movies downloaded from computers or through the unique built-in 7-in-1 memory card readers. Features include a razor-sharp 2.5-inch color LCD display with resolution of up to 720x480 pixels. Its Costco.com price is $349.99 (item #975634).

Costco.com is also selling the Wolverine(R) FlashPac 7-in-1 Card Reader that lets users download up to 20,000 photos or 60GB of computer data with one-button ease. The Costco.com price is $199.99 (item #927335).

About Costco
Costco, with headquarters in Issaquah, Wash., operates an international chain of membership warehouses that carry quality, brand-name merchandise at substantially lower prices than typically are found at conventional wholesale or retail sources. The warehouses are designed to help small- to medium-sized businesses reduce costs in purchasing for resale and for everyday business use. In November 1998, the company began conducting e-commerce at costco.com.

About Wolverine Data
Wolverine Data Inc. evolved from TIC Computer Inc. Founded in 1985, TIC Computer operated as an OEM, offering storage devices such as external drives, flash drives and multimedia drives to leading computer and consumer electronics companies. Today, Wolverine Data designs sleek, rugged, mobile products that simplify how people back up, store, capture, view and share data such as photos, videos and music for professional and recreational uses. The company is located at 1370 Reynolds Ave., Suite 116, Irvine, CA 92614. For more information call 949-653-6300, e-mail [email protected] or visit the company Web site at http://www.wolverinedata.com.