Open-E Announces Distribution Agreement With Ingram Micro
November 12 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
New Distribution Deal with Global Distributor Expands Footprint for
Open-E's High Value, Data Storage Server Operating System BOSTON,
Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Open-E, Inc., a leading provider of unified
IP storage management software, today announced that Ingram Micro
Inc. (NYSE:IM), the world's largest distributor, has been
authorized to distribute Open-E's products worldwide. Effective
immediately, Ingram Micro, which has connected technology solution
providers with vendors worldwide since 1979, is adding Open-E Data
Storage Server (DSS(TM)) to its growing, global portfolio of IP
storage solutions. "This new relationship with Ingram Micro will
greatly expand our ability to connect with appropriate networking
and storage channel partners and IT vendors around the world," said
Krzysztof Franek, CEO of Open-E. "Ingram Micro has consistently
demonstrated its ability to shape the IT industry through its
unique and comprehensive approach to logistics, sales and channel
marketing. We are thrilled to be working with a partner who will
help us get our groundbreaking technology into the hands of those
channel partners that services the IT needs of small, medium and
large companies in every corner of the globe." "Demand for
cost-effective, high-performance storage management software is at
an all time high, which makes this new agreement with Open-E that
much more valuable to our channel vendors and solution provider
partners around the globe," said Scott Zahl, vice president of
vendor management, Ingram Micro U.S. "We are pleased to be named a
distributor of choice by Open-E and look forward to a successful
worldwide launch." About Open-E Data Storage Server (DSS) Open-E
Data Storage Server (DSS) provides a fast, reliable, and scalable
storage operating system (OS) for IP Storage and is one of the
easiest ways of implementing a NAS server and/or an iSCSI
technology in a network. DSS offers enterprise functionality,
enhanced manageability, superior reliability and increased
productivity for applications ranging from file sharing, storage
consolidation, backup and recovery, virtualization and disaster
recovery. DSS is built on Open-E's industry recognized NAS and
iSCSI software technology which is noted for its performance,
superior security, robust operation and ease-of-use management
advantages. With DSS, users can cost- effectively and quickly add
storage to an existing network, consolidate storage and backups for
multiple servers, centralize storage management with optimal
performance and data protection, and improve data availability and
efficiency. Additionally, DSS is a full, independent OS and does
not require the installation of Linux, Windows or any other OS and
can be up and running in minutes. About Ingram Micro As a vital
link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and
profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through
unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical
support, financial services, and product aggregation and
distribution. The company serves 150 countries and is the only
broad-based global IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit
http://www.ingrammicro.com/. About Open-E Open-E, Inc. is a
pioneering leader and developer of IP-based storage management
software with headquarters in the United States and Europe. The
company's DSS, NAS-R3 and iSCSI-R3 product lines, aimed at the SMB
and SME markets, enjoy a multi-national reputation for
best-in-class performance, flexibility, reliability, scalability
and return-on-investment. The company's proven, high-performance
software is made simple, allowing system integrators to build
massive, stable, secure and easy to use storage systems. Open-E was
founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with
divisions in Europe and Japan. Open-E GmbH, located in Puchheim,
Germany, houses the company's development and European
sales/marketing functions. Open-E distributes its products through
a worldwide partner network that are established in the storage and
networking markets. For more information about Open-E and Open-E
products please visit http://www.open-e.com/ Open-E, Inc. 332
Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 718-418-3900 Open-E, Open-E Data
Storage Server (DSS) are trademarks of Open-E. All other product
and company names herein may be trademarks of their registered
owners. DATASOURCE: Open-E, Inc. CONTACT: Media, Sabrina Sanchez of
Ventana Public Relations, +1-925-999-9985, , for Open-E, Inc. Web
site: http://www.open-e.com/ http://www.ingrammicro.com/
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