LaCie Becomes OEM of Xyratex

Xyratex Ltd together with LaCie, a leading provider of professional storage solutions, announced a new partnership designed to deliver premium storage systems for video professionals.

“Xyratex’s superior technology and geographic proximity made them an obvious choice to develop top-of-the-line enterprise storage solutions,” said Philippe Spruch, CEO of LaCie. “This combination of close collaboration and collective experience will enable us to provide versatile high-performance storage solutions.”

Both LaCie and Xyratex have over 20 years of market know-how and experience providing industry-leading storage systems and support. Xyratex’s expertise and in-house development have enabled unprecedented product quality and reputation. Each storage system goes through extensive testing, and is run through an unparalleled quality assurance process. The new partnership will leverage the proven storage systems and build a comprehensive, customizable and fully-supported product portfolio that will offer fast and reliable customer support, as well as a highly qualified worldwide distribution channel.

“Xyratex is excited to add LaCie as an OEM partner that mirrors the same long-term history of professional storage systems,” said Todd Gresham, senior vice president, Networked Storage Solutions, Xyratex. “We look forward to working closely with LaCie to meet their expanded customer requirements and growth within the video and web markets.”