AnexTEK Global Inc. and FalconStor Announce OEM Agreement; PacRim Storage Solutions Provider Selects FalconStor for Virtualization and Provisioning Over IP.Business Editors HSICHIH, Taiwan & MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 AnexTEK Global Inc., a network storage solutions provider serving the Asia/Pacific market, and FalconStor Software, Inc., a network storage infrastructure software company, today announced they have formed a strategic partnership. The two companies have signed an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and distribution agreement whereby AnexTEK will offer FalconStor's network storage software as part of its RAID storage solutions. FalconStor has designed the industry's first open, high-performance software-only storage infrastructure that aggregates and virtualizes storage resources and provides services for both SAN and/or NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular over IP. "The rapidly expanding storage market is driving demand for more affordable, reliable and manageable products. FalconStor's software takes the guesswork out of storage, while reducing the cost of ownership. We feel FalconStor's software solutions address many of today's storage management challenges; brings significant value to customers; and thanks to a Windows-styled graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , it's very easy to use. That's why AnexTEK finds FalconStor's software such a compelling offering," said Alex Kuo Since receiving a B.A. from Knox College (studied with Sam Moon & Gogisi) and M.F.A. from the University of Iowa (studied with Donald Justice & Philip Roth) in the early 1960s, more than three hundred-and-fifty of his poems, short stories, photographs and essays have appeared in magazines , President of AnexTEK. ReiJane Huai, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President of FalconStor, commented, "The FalconStor / AnexTEK relationship solves the customers' quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the a reliable network storage system. To help customers reduce their total management costs, a full suite of storage services such as unified SAN/NAS access, storage virtualization Treating storage as a single logical entity without regard to the hierarchy of physical media that may be involved or that may change. It enables the applications to read from and write to a single pool of storage rather then individual disks, tapes and optical devices. , high-availability, mirroring, remote replication, snapshot, and zero impact backup/restore facilitation are also offered." Continued Huai, "We expect this relationship to yield much mutual benefit. FalconStor will have access to AnexTEK's/Servex's channels in Africa, Australia, Greater China, the Middle East and South East Asia East Asia A region of Asia coextensive with the Far East. East Asian adj. & n. , while AnexTEK will have an opportunity to break into the enterprise network storage market." About FalconStor(TM) FalconStor Software, Inc., is a storage infrastructure company bridging the divide between storage and IP networking. FalconStor's IPStor(R) is the first software to centralize, virtualize To cause a virtual technique to be performed. See virtualization. and provision storage over IP using standard industry components including Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. , Fibre Channel, SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , and iSCSI, with future support planned for InfiniBand. Unlike network storage products that focus either on FC-to-IP tunneling or storage management, IPStor is the only product to combine IP-connectivity with essential enterprise-class storage services: virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. , high availability (active-active failover), mirroring, replication, snapshot, and transparent integration with standard industry backup/recovery software. In addition, IPStor software unifies Storage Area Networks (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) under a common management umbrella, delivering both block and file level sharing to application servers and workgroup users. Founded in 2000, the company is privately held with corporate headquarters based in Melville, NY. International headquarters include Paris, France; Taichung, Taiwan; and Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit www.falconstor.com, or call +1-631.777.5188. About AnexTEK Global Inc. AnexTEK Global Inc. is a division of the Servex Group which in turn is a subsidiary of the Acer Group. AnexTEK has recently opened for business and is positioning itself as a value-added and affordable network storage solutions provider. AnexTEK currently offers mid-ranged DAS (Direct Attached Storage) systems with SCSI-to-IDE and SCSI-to-SCSI solutions. AnexTEK also provides storage-related digital security solutions to meet the long-term requirements of data-rich digital video surveillance systems. AnexTEK is currently working on integrated NAS (Network Attached Storage) solutions and hardware-ready SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions. AnexTEK's first NAS product will be available in May 2001. AnexTEK is promoting its products through its successful Servex sales channels and is targeting ASPs, IDCs, ISPs, SSPs, VARs and small-to-medium sized businesses. Wholly owned by the Acer Group, AnexTEK in its first full year of operation is expected to contribute positively to the earnings of its parent company as well as provide positive returns for the Servex group. For more information about AnexTEK and AnexTEK products, please visit their web site at http://www.anextek.com. Acer, Servex, AnexTEK and their respective logos are registered trademarks of the Acer Group. (c) 2001 FalconStor Software, Inc. FalconStor and IPStor are registered trademarks of FalconStor Software, Inc. All other company and product names contained herein are trademarks of the Respective holders. http://www.falconstor.com/ |
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