Crossroads and Fujifilm Expand OEM Partnership

Crossroads Systems, Inc. announced an expanded OEM partnership with Fujifilm Recording Media USA that now includes Canada and South America in addition to the existing US territory.

Fujifilm expects to begin selling its Dternity NAS, powered by Crossroads StrongBox technology, throughout North and South America this year.

The two companies are working together to deliver scalable on-site storage for unstructured data while providing data protection and data availability for customers around the world. In addition to the Americas, the expanded agreement provides considerations for further broadening distribution into additional global markets – marking notable growth opportunities since the partnership’s initial US focus was announced in August 2013.

“The Dternity NAS currently allows U.S. customers to easily leverage the economics of tape to empower their data archive without sacrificing accessibility to files and projects,” said Peter Faulhaber, president, Fujifilm. “Now, with international deployment, Dternity is positioned to preserve and protect essential data across the globe.“

“Based on growing success in the market, Fujifilm’s expanded release of the Dternity NAS is a logical next step in providing StrongBox-based solutions to meet customer demand for cost-effective, long-term data protection,” said Richard K. Coleman, Jr., president and CEO, Crossroads. “This significant step forward in our partnership with Fujifilm underscores the innovation and value that the StrongBox NAS technology offers, now available to customers and partners across the Western Hemisphere.“