Xyratex Signs New OEM Agreement With NetApp for Disk Arrays

Xyratex Ltd announced
an OEM agreement with NetApp to develop and supply
general disk arrays for a variety of NetApp products.

“We are very proud to be NetApp’s supplier. This new agreement
recognizes the value proposition provided by Xyratex through our
product design expertise, system test services, and proven business
model.” said Steve Barber, CEO of Xyratex.

This agreement builds on the successful implementation of disk
arrays currently provided by Xyratex to NetApp and incorporated within
NetApp’s industry leading storage hardware platforms.

“We are
delighted to be able to continue our relationship with NetApp with this
disk arrays announcement.” said Todd Gresham, executive vice president,
Xyratex Networked Storage Solutions. “We will continue to focus on
execution in our product technology and fulfillment service capability
to support NetApp’s requirements”.

This partnership further
demonstrates Xyratex’s proven expertise and extensive track record of
providing industry leading disk arrays and RAID subsystems to OEM
customers worldwide.

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