Tandberg Data Wins Bronze Award in 2010 Products of the Year by Storage Magazine/SearchStorage.com

AccuVault RDX Data Protection Appliance Wins in Backup Hardware Category


WESTMINSTER, CO--(Marketwire - February 22, 2011) - Tandberg Data, the global supplier of data protection solutions, today announced that it won a Bronze in the "Backup Hardware" category of the 2010 Products of the Year awards for its AccuVault™ RDX 1TB appliance. An affordable network-attached disk-based solution with deduplication, AccuVault RDX includes built-in removable disk for offsite storage, disaster recovery and archiving. The AccuVault RDX was selected from among nearly 200 products submitted.

Products were judged using six criteria -- innovation, performance, ease of integration into environments, ease of use and manageability, functionality and value -- by a team of users, industry experts, analysts, consultants and the editorial staffs of SearchStorage.com and Storage Magazine.

Describing the AccuVault RDX 1TB and its focus on the SMB, one of the judges said, Tandberg Data's AccuVault RDX 1TB may be "setting the gold standard for data protection in that space and could even revolutionize SOHO." More information can be found here.

"We are delighted that the AccuVault RDX, which was developed and manufactured by Tandberg Data, has been recognized with such distinction by this panel of storage industry experts," said Pat Clarke, CEO of Tandberg Data. "It is further validation of the company's 30-year history of providing customers with innovative products that protect their data, improve system performance and achieve higher productivity with minimal business disruption."

About Tandberg Data
Tandberg Data is a leading global supplier of data protection solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. The company's wide range of cost-effective storage products and services provides customers with best-in-class tape, disk, removable disk and software solutions for backup, archiving and disaster recovery. These solutions are marketed through a global channel of qualified resellers, distributors and major server OEMs. An extensive service and support network supports all Tandberg Data products worldwide. For further information, please visit http://www.tandbergdata.com.

RDX is a registered trademark of ProStor Systems. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

Contact Information:

For further information please contact:

Susan Merriman
Global Corporate Marketing Manager
Tel.: (303) 417-7110
Email: smerriman@tandbergdata.com

Suzanne Chan
Eastwick Communications
Tel: (650) 480-4018
suzanne@eastwick.com