INX Awarded $500,000 Contract for Virtualized Storage System

INX Inc. to implement NetApp and VMware data storage solution for a national health plan
provider.

A national health plan provider, based in the Pacific
Northwest, provides insurance solutions that improve the health, well-being,
peace of mind and financial security of its members. The health plan company
has a national presence that expands to all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

When the organization experienced limitations to their data system, they knew
it was time to replace the legacy solution in favor of a
enterprise data management solution. INX was awarded the four-part
contract to design and integrate their data storage system, including backup
and recovery, responsible for their mission critical applications.

The health plan organization required the new data storage
solution to be scalable, have the necessary management tools and meet the
business needs for future growth. Over the last 18 months, INX has replaced
approximately 68 terabytes with a NetApp architecture consisting of nearly 200
terabytes. The virtualized storage system is designed to handle backup and
recovery needs utilizing NetApp’s software feature to create snap shots that can be used to restore the system in
the event of an outage or disaster. The data center solution runs mission
critical applications, including Oracle and Microsoft Exchange. The system will
be configured with VMware ESX hypervisor to virtualize resources.

The national health plan group and INX have a business
partnership that has traditionally been built around data infrastructure and
networking solutions. As part of this project, INX collaborated with the
organization to identify the business needs and requirements so that they could
be sure to map the solution to meet these demands. The success of the existing
relationship, coupled with the relationship and expertise INX has with
NetApp, contributed to INX being awarded the contract.

Mark Hilz, President and CEO of INX, said: "Data center and data management solutions
continue to be strategic initiatives for enterprise companies. Due to industry
requirements, especially in healthcare, companies everywhere are retaining more
data for longer periods of time. These requirements are resulting in a need for
storage and backup and recovery solutions that can provide quick access to
data. INX is pleased to be partnering with industry leaders like NetApp and
VMware to provide architectures and proven solutions to our clients."

The
four-part contract is worth $500,000 in revenue to INX and will be completed in
the late Fall of 2011.