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STORServer AND SPECTRA LOGIC SIGN OEM AGREEMENT

STORServer -- a storage protection leader in Backup Appliances -- has formed an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) agreement with Spectra Logic to incorporate the company's full line of high-density tape libraries into STORServer's S Series Backup Appliances. STORServer changes its status to OEM partner after serving two years as a value added reseller of Spectra Logic products.

The OEM agreement with Spectra Logic -- a leading manufacturer of high-density tape libraries with the industry's smallest footprint -- "allows us to continue to provide our customers the best in data protection to simplify their storage needs," says STORServer president John Pearring.

The S Series Backup Appliances are compact and start at $20,900, and are ideal for small to mid-size businesses. S Series models are highly scalable, making this series a great solution for larger companies as well because models in this series can handle over 30 Terabytes (TB) of customer data.

"STORServer's "all-in-one -appliance" business model makes this an ideal relationship for Spectra Logic," says Spectra Logic's vice president of business development, Nick Harper. "STORServer's dedication to simplified storage management and integration regardless of amount of data fits in with our business plan since our philosophies are similar."

STORServer was impressed that Spectra Logic's enterprise libraries also simplify storage for customers, offering a hot swappable interface through proprietary Quad Interface Processor boards (QIPs). QIPs allow customers to easily switch out SCSI, fibre channel and gigabit Ethernet interfaces to adopt new technology without replacing the library itself.

Besides the S Series, STORServer has a complete line of Backup Appliances, with different models addressing the data protections needs of companies of all sizes. All STORServer Backup Appliances support 35 different platforms, and back up any LAN, SAN and NAS-attached client that utilizes directly attached storage.

All STORServer Backup Appliances come complete with everything customers' need, no matter what platforms they're using. "Customers can plug in their Backup Appliance right out of the box and use it right away," says Pearring. "Everything is automated so customers can sleep at night knowing their enterprise data is protected. Incorporating the Spectra Logic tape libraries into the S Series model is a reinforcement of our simplified, secure data protection."

STORServer products are sold through a nationwide distribution of resellers.