A.T. Works of Japan Selects Dot Hill's Storage Virtualization Software Solution and iSCSI Storage Arrays
Dot Hill and A.T. Works Address Virtualization Requirements of Internet Service Providers in Japan
LONGMONT, Colo., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Dot Hill Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: HILL), a provider of world-class storage solutions and software for OEMs, open storage partners and system integrators, today announced that it has signed an OEM agreement with A.T. Works of Japan. Under the terms of the agreement, A.T. Works will sell solutions based on Dot Hill's iSN® storage virtualization software and 3000 Series iSCSI-based storage arrays, integrated with AT Works' servers.
Based in Toyama City, Toyama, Japan, A.T. Works manufactures and sells various IT products and provides Internet services and technical support for many of Japan's largest Internet service providers (ISPs). Through its datacenter services for specialized servers, the company manages the largest server farm in Japan with 8,500 systems.
"We selected Dot Hill as our go-to-market partner because of its strong reputation for storage virtualization capabilities as well as high-quality, modular, storage solutions," said Hirokazu Nagai, vice president, A.T. Works. "Many of our ISP customers are moving aggressively to virtualized platforms. Dot Hill delivers the key technologies we need for high-performance storage networks and provides us with the ability to manage both SANs and NAS through a single, unified storage virtualization tool."
"Dot Hill's vision of unifying storage through software management solutions has been well received in the OEM community," said Garrett Wein, vice president worldwide OEM sales, Dot Hill Systems. "As large Internet service providers such as A.T. Works look for ways to improve storage management to better serve their customers, they can turn to Dot Hill's virtual storage software platform as a highly compelling solution with sophisticated features."
Based on a powerful, flexible virtualization engine, Dot Hill iSN solutions offer a rich set of features such as thin provisioning, snapshots, replication, migration and storage tiering. Dot Hill iSN can provision both Fibre Channel, NAS and iSCSI protocols and present file and block services simultaneously while scaling up to 6 petabytes (6PB) of storage capacity. Dot Hill iSN software can be loaded onto standard x86 hardware servers and is readily integrated into existing environments, and is highly configurable to meet OEMs' diverse requirements, enabling partners to create and market their own unique branded solutions.
Dot Hill 3000 and 2002 Series storage arrays are easily customized by partners and customers to meet varying performance, capacity, and other specific business requirements. Dot Hill storage arrays are equipped with a number of energy-saving features including Dot Hill's patented EcoStor™ "green" battery-free alternative for cache memory, drive spin-down and DC power options. Dot Hill storage solutions scale to support up to 144 SAS, near-line SAS, SSD and SATA disk drives, totaling up to 192 terabytes of capacity based on today's 2 TB disk drive capacities, and feature a 2U 12 or 24-drive rack-mount footprint.
About Dot Hill
Offering enterprise-class security, availability and data protection, Dot Hill provides responsive and adaptive storage solutions to meet 24/7/365 business demands. With Dot Hill, businesses can proactively safeguard and manage business data, and leverage operational efficiencies to save time, effort and expense today, while meeting the evolving business needs of tomorrow strategically and cost effectively. Headquartered in Longmont, Colo., Dot Hill has offices and/or representatives in China, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Certain statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the statements. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding: the size and timing of orders placed by A.T. Works; any improvement to Dot Hill's financial results due to its relationship with A.T. Works; and the benefits or performance of Dot Hill's products (including iSN solutions) in any particular environment. The risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: that the relationship between Dot Hill and A.T. Works may terminate at any time and does not require minimum purchases; changing customer preferences in the open systems computing market; and unforeseen supply, technological, intellectual property or engineering issues. Plus, there are many other risks not listed here that may affect Dot Hill's business, as well as the forward-looking statements contained herein. To learn about such risks and uncertainties, you should read the risk factors set forth in the company's public filings with the SEC, including the Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q most recently filed by Dot Hill. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made.
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