X-IO Awarded Contract With Cooperative Purchasing Network

X-IO
Technologies (Xiotech Corporation) announced it has been awarded a joint
contract for storage and management solutions from The Cooperative Purchasing Network.

This is the second consecutive contract
that the company has been awarded from TCPN and the renewed agreement makes the
Intelligent Storage Element solutions available to eligible public and
non-profit agency customers nationally.

TCPN will offer X-IO storage solutions to
both non-profit and public customers, including private schools, colleges,
universities, cities, and counties, as well as a number of other government
entities. This alternative eliminates the need for customers to conduct an
independent competitive bidding process.

"Our
participating agencies demand the most reliable and cost-effective solutions on
the market and X-IO fits extremely well into that business model," said
Louanne Shaffer, director of government relations and marketing, TCPN. "We are thrilled to offer their ISE solution, which is ideal for any
customer seeking high performance, hybrid storage solutions as part of a
storage plan."

The company has been providing storage
solutions to government agencies for more than 17 years. X-IO is committed to
providing storage solutions to government agencies nationwide. The ISE
technology comes with a five-year no-cost hardware warranty, saving government
customers in annual maintenance costs.

"By
using the X-IO storage solutions, government agencies can tap our extensive
experience in intelligent storage," said Blair Parkhill, VP marketing,
X-IO. "This will not only simplify
storage planning but will also reduce the ongoing operating cost of any IT
infrastructure through reduced power and cooling and our unique ability to
offer full performance at full capacity. We are honored to be selected by
TCPN’s lead agency as their storage vendor of record."