BlueArc Will Resell Brocade StorageX Software

Brocade and BlueArc Corporation
announced a reseller agreement whereby BlueArc will resell the Brocade
StorageX file virtualization and management software solution. Through the
agreement, BlueArc will offer its customers the industry-leading Brocade
StorageX solution for file virtualization, migration, and replication. Brocade
StorageX solves today’s most pressing file management challenges in
distributed heterogeneous environments, including migration, consolidation,
remote office data management, centralized backup, business continuity, and
disaster recovery.

"As the number and size of files continue to grow, customers need more
efficient and cost-effective file management," said Don Jaworski, Vice
President and General Manager of the Brocade Files Division. "The addition of
Brocade StorageX to the BlueArc Titan portfolio provides BlueArc customers
with a best-in-class solution to help them simplify the management of their
ever-increasing amounts of file data."

With Brocade StorageX, BlueArc will be able to expand its portfolio and
offer an end-to-end solution with the capability to virtualize heterogeneous
file systems and present a consolidated view of all enterprise files. BlueArc
customers who deploy Brocade StorageX will gain benefits such as:

• Increased administrator and end-user productivity by automating key
  data management tasks, including migration, consolidation, and
  replication
• Improved business continuity with transparent failover of user access
  to replicated file data at a secondary site in the event of an outage
  or disaster
• Centralized backup for remote offices, leading to improved file data
  protection and availability

"Brocade StorageX enables centralized management of file data in
heterogeneous, distributed IT environments," said Steve Daheb, Vice President
of Marketing and Business Development, BlueArc. "By combining Brocade StorageX
with BlueArc’s Titan 3000 platform, our customers will be able to more
efficiently consolidate, migrate, and manage their growing amounts of file
data, while enabling operational flexibility and improving IT efficiency."

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