Info X Distributing Dot Hill in North America

With the
goal of expanding its channel partner network, Dot Hill Systems Corp. announced a distribution agreement
with Info X, a distributor of storage networking solutions that
specializes in the distribution of server connectivity for virtualized networks
and cloud environments.

Founded in
1999 and based in Randolph, N.J., with additional hubs in Hong Kong and
Holland, Info X provides storage solutions to more than 2,000 storage VARs,
VMware resellers, OEMs and system integrators worldwide.

Under the
terms of the agreement, Info X will distribute Dot Hill’s AssuredSAN storage
arrays, including its latest offering, the AssuredSAN 3003 storage system for demanding workloads and delivers performance in virtualized environments, as well as the AssuredUVS line of Unified Virtual
Storage Appliances.

"This agreement enables Dot Hill to expand
its US and Canadian channel reach through Info X’s long-standing and extensive
relationships with new resellers and system integrators," said Brad
Painter, vice president, channel sales, Dot Hill. "More and more resellers are delivering solutions based on Dot Hill
storage products. Dot Hill products provide enterprise quality and 99.999%
availability to end customers and a solid margin opportunity for resellers."

This announcement is the latest in a series, regarding Dot Hill’s continued drive to
expand the reach of its channel program. In 2011 the Dot Hill Connections
Partner Program was named to CRN‘s 5-Star Partner Programs Guide for the second
consecutive year. In addition Dot Hill earned a spot on Everything Channel’s
CRN Virtualization 100 list, which highlights the most compelling
virtualization solutions and vendors delivering products
to meet the growing needs of the channel.

"Through our partnerships and alliances with
the industry’s leading names in servers, storage and network infrastructure,
Info X is proud to offer our partners enterprise-grade, reliable and scalable
solutions to enable newfound data center efficiencies and cost savings,"
said David De Ring, executive vice president, Info X. "Dot Hill enables its growing base of
resellers to solve many critical business problems – managing storage growth, creating
responsive virtual infrastructures, reducing operating expenses, and deploying
new applications with its AssuredSAN and AssuredUVS Unified Virtual Storage
product lines."

Dot Hill AssuredSAN and AssuredUVS
Smart,
Simple Storage
Working
through the channel’s partners to reach end-customers, Dot
Hill’s AssuredSAN and AssuredUVS branded products are designed to address the
storage requirements of entry- to mid-level markets.

The Dot Hill
AssuredSAN family of disk-to-disk data protection products combines the
company’s storage capability with enhanced data protection
software features to address many of today’s disaster recovery, business
continuity and regulatory compliance requirements. Dot Hill AssuredSAN 3000 and
3003 Series arrays offer support for 8Gb FC SANs, dual interface 8Gb FC/1Gb iSCSI and 6Gb JBODs, and are available with Dot Hill
AssuredRemote data management software for remote replication, AssuredCopy, Dot
Hill’s volume copy technology, and AssuredSnap snapshot capability for improved
data availability and business continuity.

Dot Hill’s
AssuredUVS line of Unified Virtual Storage Appliances brings the benefits of
storage virtualization to the SMB and SME markets, by combining the
software, servers and storage into an appliance that can consolidate
organizations’ multi-vendor storage assets, improve storage efficiencies,
simplify management and create more IT and business flexibility. Dot Hill’s
entry into the Unified Virtual Storage market positions Dot Hill as a full
storage provider and provides channel partners with new professional services
revenue and more attractive margins.