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                  Dataram Appoints Lars Marcher As President

Princeton, NJ -- October 19, 2004 -- Dataram Corporation [NASDAQ: DRAM], a
leading provider of server and workstation memory, today announced that its
Board of Directors has unanimously approved the appointment of Lars Marcher
as president and chief operating officer of the Company. He assumes the
president's title from Robert V. Tarantino, who will maintain his full-time
involvement in the business as Dataram's chairman and chief executive
officer.

Commenting on Mr. Marcher's promotion, Mr. Tarantino said, "Lars has more
than 19 years of management experience working for global companies within
the information technology industry. He has contributed greatly to the
development of Dataram since joining the company three and a half years ago.
He developed the plan to expand our OEM business, which has grown from 17% of
revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 to over 50% during the first
quarter of our current fiscal year.  He is well regarded by our management
team for his vision and enterprise in developing and executing strategic
initiatives."

Mr. Marcher joined the Company as vice-president in March 2001. He was
appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer in September
2002. Before joining Dataram, Mr. Marcher served with Memory Card Technology.
Prior to that, Apple Computer employed him as director of sales and marketing
for Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Marcher holds an undergraduate degree and
master's degree in economics, as well as a MBA degree.

Mr. Tarantino concluded, "In our prior fiscal year, we returned to
profitability. Our first quarter of this fiscal year also showed dramatic
year over year profit growth. Lars' contribution has been instrumental in
achieving this success. His role as president should strengthen the
effectiveness of our managerial team as we continue our profitably growth."





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ABOUT DATARAM CORPORATION

Dataram is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of high capacity,
reliable and innovative memory solutions. With over 37 years experience
Dataram provides customized memory solutions for OEMs and compatible memory
for leading brands including HP/Compaq, Dell, IBM, SGI, Sun Microsystems and
Intel. For more information about Dataram, visit www.dataram.com



The information provided in this press release may include forward-looking
statements relating to future events, such as the development of new
products, the commencement of production, or the future financial performance
of the Company. Actual results may differ from such projections and are
subject to certain risks including, without limitation, risks arising from:
changes in the price of memory chips, changes in the demand for memory
systems, increased competition in the memory systems industry, order
cancellations, delays in developing and commercializing new products and
other factors described in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be
reviewed at http://www.sec.gov.