AppIQ to Present Customer Case Study with MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG at Storage Networking World Europe 2004.BURLINGTON, Mass. -- One of Europe's Largest Commercial Vehicles Manufacturers to Discuss How Storage Area Management Software Improves Operational Efficiency and Business Productivity AppIQ(TM), Inc., a leading provider of software solutions that enable data storage to be managed as a business-focused IT utility, today announced that it will be joined by German customer MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG to present a case study session at Storage Networking World Storage Networking World (commonly called SNW) is a for data storage professionals in the United States. Sponsored by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association, SNW is held twice each year. (SNW SNW Snow SNW Strange New Worlds (Star Trek) SNW Social Networking Website SNW Sub Networks SNW Storage Networking World ) Europe 2004 in Frankfurt-Messe, Germany. The presentation will educate conference attendees on how integrated storage area network (SAN) management and storage resource management (SRM (1) (Storage Resource Management) The management of the storage resources in an organization in order to avoid duplication of files and to determine space utilization across all servers. ) software can help improve service levels, accelerate business objectives, and reduce storage costs and complexity in enterprise data centers. MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, a division of MAN Group, is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles, with over 34,000 employees worldwide and revenues of approximately EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 6.7 billion. To support the company's continued growth, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge has been investing in its data storage infrastructure, which now exceeds 85 terabytes of SAN-based storage connected to a wide range of host servers. To monitor and manage its growing storage environment, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge recently selected and implemented HiCommand(R) Storage Services Manager, a "Powered by AppIQ" solution, from AppIQ strategic 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 partner Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. . On Tuesday, September 7 at 2:00 p.m., AppIQ and MAN Nutzfahrzeuge will co-present "MAN case study: solving business problems with SRM and SAN Management solutions." During this Storage Management Breakout Session, Tom Rose, Vice President of Marketing for AppIQ, and Roman Graminger, Space and Storage Administrator, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG will discuss how enterprises can centrally manage a heterogeneous storage infrastructure from a single point, ensure the availability of critical business applications hosted on storage area networks, plan for hierarchical storage management See HSM. (HSM (1) (Hierarchical Storage Management) The automatic movement of files from hard disk to slower, less-expensive storage media. The typical hierarchy is from magnetic disk to optical disc to tape. ) and information lifecycle management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. (ILM) implementations, and manage additional storage capacity without adding more IT staff. "The best presentations at conferences like SNW Europe are delivered by customers who are willing to share their experiences and technical solutions with fellow conference attendees," said David Nortier, vice president, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, AppIQ. "AppIQ is proud that so many of our customers are implemented and realizing business benefit from our solutions, and we look forward to presenting with MAN Nutzfahrzeuge how integrated SAN management and SRM technology can be applied to solve real-world business problems." SNW Europe, the only European conference endorsed by the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ), is the leading global event series focused on the continued rapid growth and implementation of storage networking, data management, architecture, infrastructure and data center technologies. Throughout the two-day conference, attendees from major enterprises in the public and private sectors will learn about the latest end-user successes, challenges, technologies, standards, business benefits and products. AppIQ, a Gold Sponsor of the conference, will be demonstrating its award-winning storage area management solutions in booth #37. SNW Europe will also be showcasing a unique Solutions Centre focused on products, such as AppIQ StorageAuthority Suite, that comply with the Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S SMI-S Storage Management Initiative - Specification (SNIA) ). To learn more about the conference, visit http://www.snweurope.com Event: "MAN case study: solving business problems SRM and SAN Management solutions" Date: Tuesday, September 7 Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Place: Congress Center, Frankfurt-Messe, Germany About AppIQ AppIQ(TM), Inc. is a leading provider of Storage Area Network (SAN) management and Storage Resource Management (SRM) solutions. AppIQ StorageAuthority(TM) Suite is "Enabling the storage utility"(TM) for today's data-intensive enterprise by seamlessly integrating storage resource visualization, provisioning, monitoring, reporting, and policy-based automation, and by correlating the availability of business-critical applications with SAN configuration, capacity, and performance. AppIQ products are sold across all continents directly and through a network of strategic OEMs and resellers. Customers worldwide in almost every industry rely on AppIQ software to reduce operational costs and improve business performance. AppIQ is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Burlington, Mass. For more information, visit http://www.appiq.com. (C) 2004 AppIQ, Inc. AppIQ, StorageAuthority, and "Enabling the storage utility" are trademarks of AppIQ, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. |
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