American Megatrends announces Partnership with Excel Meridian Data, Inc. for its StorTrends® Storage Products
Friday: May 30, 2008
Editorial Summary:
- American Megatrends announces a new partnership agreement with Excel Meridian Data, Inc. (EMD Storage), for its StorTrends® Storage Products.
- EMD Storage specializes in providing unique data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions.
- EMD Storage will provide the complete lineup of StorTrends IP-SAN and NAS storage appliances from AMI, all of which come preinstalled with powerful StorTrends® iTX Data Storage Software.
NORCROSS, GEORGIA - American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), is proud to announce a new partnership agreement with EMD Storage, a leading nationwide Value Added Distributor (VAD) of hardware and software products for the data storage market. Under this agreement, EMD Storage will provide the complete lineup of StorTrends® IP-SAN and NAS appliances from AMI, all of which come preinstalled with StorTrends® iTX Data Storage software.
StorTrends iTX provides dependable, affordable storage software for networked storage applications, featuring dual dialect capability for both IP-SAN (Storage Area Networks) and NAS (Network Attached Storage). The dual dialect capability of StorTrends iTX allows users to handle both block and file data and enables the use of popular applications like Microsoft® Exchange, Microsoft® SQL Server, Oracle® and more. StorTrends iTX comes preinstalled on all StorTrends storage appliances, and includes the ManageTrends™ storage management suite as one of its components.
StorTrends iTX software provides true enterprise-level features, at a pricing level that is within the reach of small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). Components such as StorSmart™ Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), SafeTrends™ Continuous Data Protection (CDP), WAN-optimization Data Services (WDS), and both Synchronous and Asynchronous Data Replication make it a competitive offering that will allow EMD Storage to support VARs and resellers in a wide variety of vertical markets.
"This new partnership between AMI and EMD Storage presents a great opportunity for AMI to increase exposure for StorTrends iTX software and AMI's family of StorTrends storage appliances. It also gives EMD Storage the benefit of adding a superlative product family to its line card," remarked S. Shankar, President and CEO of AMI. "AMI is very excited about this opportunity to work closely with EMD Storage and anticipates excellent results and future growth as a direct result of this collaboration."
According to Brad Westcott, Director of Channel Sales for AMI, "EMD Storage has established a long history of success as a provider of complete data storage solutions, and a partnership with a company of this caliber is a key step in moving forward in the development of AMI's channel business. Their experience and depth allows them to cover a wide range of storage opportunities, and we are confident that our StorTrends product line can meet and exceed the needs of their end users."
About Excel Meridian Data, Inc. (EMD Storage): EMD Storage, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Dallas, TX, specializes in providing unique data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions. EMD is committed to an unmatched experience for the customer, from the sale through the implementation phase into technical support and service. This sets us apart from the competition. Our product lines include: direct attached storage (DAS), network attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) solutions for any size business. In addition, EMD features partnerships with American Megatrends and other industry leading hardware and software solution providers. For more information on EMD Storage products and services, please contact 1 (800) 995-1014, or visit the website at www.emdstorage.com.
About AMI : Founded in 1985 and known worldwide for AMIBIOS®, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software, and utilities to top-tier manufacturers of desktop, server, mobile and embedded systems. AMI’s industry leading Aptio® V UEFI BIOS firmware, innovative StorTrends® Network Storage hardware and software products and MegaRAC® remote server management solutions continue to garner industry acclaim and awards around the world. In line with the diversity of its technology and product line, AMI is a member of a number of industry associations and standards groups, such as the Unified EFI Forum (UEFI), the Intel® Intelligent Systems Alliance and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, AMI has locations in the U.S., China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan to better serve its customers.
For more information on AMI, its products or services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com.
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