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Contact:
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Albert
Saraie
iQstor Networks, Inc.
(805) 376-1010
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Naohiro Saso
Digital Technologies Corporation
Ph: 03.5604.7862
FX: 03.3802.3400
Email address: iqstor@dtc.co.jp |
iQstor
Signs Reseller Agreement with
Digital Technologies Corporation
(DTC)
DTC to offer integrated SAN solutions from iQstor
extending iQstor’s presence into Japan
Newbury Park,
CA – August 20, 2003 – iQstor Networks,
Inc.™, developer of integrated Fibre Channel Storage Area
Network (SAN) solutions, announced that it has signed a reseller
agreement with Digital Technologies Corporation (DTC) a leading
server and storage system integrator, to sell, service and support
its full line of integrated SAN solutions in Japan. This agreement
provides DTC with enterprise level features in a cost effective
SAN solution for the regional small to mid-sized enterprises. It
also provides DTC access to iQstor’s partner program, which
includes training, support, configuration tools and other incentives.
Deployment of cost effective storage solutions that address ease-of-use,
storage consolidation and business continuance while maintaining
data access with policy based management features is a high priority
for IT administrators. With an iQ1000 Storage System, customers
can manage and protect their business-critical data while ensuring
data integrity and availability.
“Digital Technologies evaluated iQstor’s iQ1000 storage
system prior to inclusion in our storage solution portfolio and
found it to be a reliable full featured SAN solution with built-in
policy based management capabilities”, said Indy Sakiyama,
president of Digital Technologies Corporation. “The iQ1000
and its integrated data services storage management software features
allow us to provide enterprise-level data services features such
as storage virtualization, snapshot, mirroring, remote replication,
and policy based storage provisioning to our customers.”
The iQ1000 Storage System is a highly available fully redundant
2Gb Fibre Channel SAN Solution. It contains dual hot swappable
components such as power supplies and cooling modules in a 3U chassis
offering 2.2TB capacity using 146GB FC disk drives. The iQ1000
also features dual active SP100 storage processors supporting RAID
0, 1, 3, 5, 1+0 with transparent fail-over support to further increase
availability. The embedded storage management and data services
software offer enterprise level functionality at prices that are
affordable by small and medium-sized enterprises.
“We know there is a tremendous opportunity for network storage
in Japan where DTC has the market presence and storage expertise
to successfully offer the iQ1000 Storage System, and we are very
pleased to partner with them," said Jason Lo, president and
CEO of iQstor Networks. “iQstor’s integrated SAN solutions
together with DTC’s team of experienced storage consultants
and sales professionals will position DTC to address the storage
needs of their customers and further penetrate the Japanese storage
market.”
About iQstor Networks, Inc.
A privately held company based in Newbury Park, CA, iQstor is a
leader in the innovative design and delivery of integrated storage
solutions with enterprise level functionality to channel partners
worldwide. Its storage solutions include the iQ1000 Storage System,
policy based storage management, data services software, professional
services, support and training. For more information on iQstor,
visit the company’s web site at www.iqstor.com.
About Digital Technologies Corporation
Digital Technologies Corporation provides total system solutions
centered around Unix server-client systems with network and storage
backup. DTC gathers the latest products and information through
its U.S. subsidiary, Digital Technologies Marketing Corporation,
to offer the best possible computer and networking systems and
solutions to its customers. DTC provides leading technology computer
systems solutions for highly competitive R&D environments in
various manufacturing and scientific laboratories.
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