Storage:

MaXXan/VERITAS to Deliver Network-Centric Storage Apps

MaXXan Systems Inc, a provider of new generation intelligent storage infrastructure solutions, announced that it is working with VERITAS Software Corporation, through the VERITAS Powered program, to enable the delivery of industry-leading storage virtualization and network-attached storage software solutions as applications that will be deployed directly from MaXXan's storage network platform.

"MaXXan is developing a next generation storage networking infrastructure that creates a powerful, robust platform from which storage applications may be deployed as services of the network itself," said Vic Mahadevan, MaXXan CEO. "Through our partnership with VERITAS Software, we are taking the first steps toward fulfilling our vision of creating a true network-centric computing environment."

MaXXan will distribute and support the VERITAS ServPoint SAN and VERITAS ServPoint NAS products as tested software applications on MaXXan's high-performance storage network.

"We are excited to be partnering with MaXXan through the VERITAS Powered program to usher in a new way of delivering VERITAS storage software solutions to our customers" said Kevin Reinis, vice president of business development and strategic alliances, VERITAS Software. "The MaXXan hardware platform is ideally suited for delivery of VERITAS storage software from the network."

By enabling both block level storage virtualization and file oriented NAS functionality to be delivered and managed as services of MaXXan's storage network infrastructure, deployment of enterprise storage networks will be simpler, more cost-effective, and reliable. In addition, by delivering the software portion of a NAS filer as a service of the SAN, customers will be able to seamlessly leverage their investments in block oriented Fibre Channel storage subsystems for use with file oriented applications as well.

"Since the introduction of 1st generation SAN's a few years ago, customers have been searching for ways to unlock the inherent power of SAN's and for ways to leverage their investment in the SAN infrastructure," said Steve Duplessie, Founder/Senior Analyst, The Enterprise Storage Group. "The concept of network-centric application deployment ... that the network can and should be part of the data center computing environment rather than just wires and pipes ... has real appeal."

About MaXXan Systems Inc

As the first company to introduce the concept of Network-Centric storage application deployment, MaXXan, www.maxxan.com, is a provider of a new generation of intelligent infrastructure solutions designed to meet the demands of enterprise class Storage Area Networks. Intended for enterprises facing extreme data growth rates and spiraling costs for managing data, MaXXan's products reduce the complexity and cost of deploying and managing large storage networks while providing a powerful, robust and highly-scalable platform from which higher level storage applications may be deployed as services of the network itself.

With headquarters in San Jose, California, and additional development facilities in Houston, Texas, MaXXan has a world-class team with extensive experience in delivering innovative products to the data-communications, telecommunications, storage networking, and Fibre Channel markets.

Contact MaXXan Systems Inc, Jeff Silva, 832-436-1000, or jeff--silva@maxxxan.com.