EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Brian R. Smith, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Crossroads
Systems, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results
of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this
quarterly report is being prepared;
b. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
period covered by this quarterly report based on such
evaluation; and
c. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting, and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors
and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or
persons fulfilling the equivalent function):
a. All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the
registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal
controls; and
b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal controls.
Date: September 12, 2003
/s/ Brian R. Smith
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Brian R. Smith
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer