Arsenal Digital Named Exclusive Storage Services Provider to MCNC's Customers.Business Editors/High Tech Writers DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2001 Strategic alliance will address MCNC MCNC Microelectronics Center of North Carolina Partners' Infrastructure, Storage Needs Arsenal Digital Solutions--the only managed storage and information applications platform that stores and manages, sends and receives as well as extracts additional value from stored data--today announced it has formed a strategic alliance with MCNC, to service MCNC's NetPROvisions customer base. MCNC is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that maintains advanced equipment and expertise in electronic and information technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, Arsenal Digital will provide storage and related services to about 30 NetPROvisions customers, as well as address the infrastructure and storage needs of MCNC's business, government and education partners that fall outside the NetPROvisions division. The alliance will allow MCNC to focus on its core business competencies while allowing Arsenal to expand its managed storage services customer base as well as develop and test best practice storage platforms for a changing market. "This partnership will allow Arsenal to assist MCNC's customers in improving both their local and global positions in the marketplace by offering cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. and comprehensive storage and related-services," said Kevin H. Pollard pollard fine protein-rich feed supplement for farm animals; a byproduct from the milling of wheat for flour. Called also shorts. , chairman and chief executive officer, Arsenal Digital. "We are excited to be the exclusive storage service provider for MCNC and look forward to working with their wide array of customers." "Partnering with Arsenal gives us the opportunity to provide increased services to our customers by integrating new and developing technology," said Bill Kress, chief executive officer, MCNC. "This partnership is an example of our continued effort to look into the future and incorporate best-of-breed practices while also ensuring that our customer's critical storage needs are met." About MCNC Headquartered in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , MCNC is a nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. that offers advanced electronic and information technology and services to businesses, educational communities and state and federal government agencies to provide its clients with a competitive advantage. MCNC maintains advanced equipment and expertise in emerging technologies. Partnering with industry and academia, MCNC using its microfabrication, computing computing - computer , and networking resources to develop and apply technologies with commercial value and to help businesses integrate the latest innovations into their products. For more information on MCNC, visit the company web site at www.mcnc.org . About Arsenal Digital Solutions Headquartered in Durham, N.C., Arsenal Digital Solutions (Arsenal) delivers the industry's most comprehensive and flexible suite of managed storage services. With Arsenal's storage utility and robust information management platform, customers can store and manage, move and collaborate on, and derive additional value from their large and complex digital files. Arsenal's storage services provide companies - ranging from start-ups to large enterprises - with access to a scalable and secure storage platform with utility based pricing for its services. Additionally, Arsenal offers powerful data movement and value-added application services See ASP and Web services. , such as a digital content management tool and application program interface to address access control, security, management and bandwidth problems that businesses encounter while moving and storing large amounts of digital information over the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . Founded in August 1998, Arsenal is a privately held, venture-backed company. For more information on Arsenal Digital, its solutions and services, visit the company web site at www.arsenaldigital.com . |
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