Egenera Expands iSCSI Disaster Recovery Storage Portfolio for Mission-Critical Data Center Environments

Egenera Partners With the World Leader in iSCSI Storage to Simplify Data Management and Recovery Using Dell EqualLogic(TM) Arrays


MARLBORO, MA--(Marketwire - January 12, 2010) -


News Facts

--  Egenera today announced the release of Dell™ PAN System 2.2, which
    supports iSCSI-based SAN storage, extending its existing support for
    FiberChannel-based SAN arrays.  In addition, Egenera has certified the
    solution on Dell EqualLogic PS6000 series arrays.
    
--  Dell PAN System now delivers N+1 high availability and verifiable
    disaster recovery, including complete server, I/O and network environment
    fail-over, using iSCSI storage systems. This enterprise-class disaster-
    recovery solution addresses the expansion of iSCSI storage into mission-
    critical data center environments, which require high levels of service and
    availability.
    
--  Egenera has experienced significant market momentum for the Dell PAN
    System, recently announcing several new customers in healthcare,
    government, hosting, manufacturing and financial/trading.  (See Momentum
    Builds for Egenera's PAN Manager® on Dell Platform at www.egenera.com.)
    
--  Both Dell PAN System and Dell PAN Datacenter-in-a-Box are immediately
    available for purchase with Dell EqualLogic support from Dell and
    authorized Dell Enterprise Resellers.
    

Supporting Quotes

"Integrating PAN Manager® Software with Dell servers and Dell EqualLogic storage results in unprecedented availability and agility at the best price-point in the industry," said Dan Busby, Egenera's vice president of product management. "iSCSI is the perfect complement to our existing Ethernet-based converged infrastructure fabric, and aids in the transition to a fully IP-based data center."

"Coupling the ease-of-use and all-inclusive software of Dell's EqualLogic arrays with the Dell PAN System allows us to offer customers best-value storage solutions," said Travis Vigil, worldwide lead for Dell EqualLogic marketing. "Our continued and expanded partnership with Egenera highlights the innovative role iSCSI storage systems can provide in simplifying data center management while reducing total cost of ownership."

Supporting Resources

--  Dell PAN System -- http://www.dell.com/pansystem
--  PAN Manager Software by Egenera --
    http://www.egenera.com/products-panmanager-ex.htm
--  Dell PAN Datacenter-in-a-Box --
    http://www.egenera.com/dell-pan-datacenter-in-a-box.htm
    

About Egenera, Inc.

Egenera makes every data center a reliable dynamic data center, quickly and easily. The company's integrated enterprise data center solutions, powerful PAN Manager® Software by Egenera® and professional services are trusted globally to deliver proven value through agility, reliability and availability. Egenera solutions and services guarantee wire-once, always-on, physical and virtual management across the data center with measurable savings. Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., Egenera has offices worldwide. For more information visit http://www.egenera.com, call 508-858-2600, or send email to info@egenera.com.

Trademarks

Egenera, Egenera stylized logos and PAN Manager are trademarks or registered trademarks of Egenera, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Dell and EqualLogic are trademarks of Dell, Inc. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Contact Information: Contact Info Ken Oestreich Egenera +1.415.706.7372 koestreich@egenera.com