Award Winning Distributor Building on Xyratex's Newest SAS-SAS/SATA RAID System.Hammer plc Delivers Xyratex's E5402E into the European Storage Market HAVANT, England -- Xyratex Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :XRTX XRTX Radiation Therapy ), a leading provider of storage enclosures for OEMs and Solution Integrators, today announced that Hammer plc will integrate Xyratex's latest E5402E SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. RAID system into its V2 branded storage solutions. The Xyratex E5402E RAID array is a 2U, 12-drive SAS-to-SAS subsystem that supports 3Gbps SAS and SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. disk drives and can be expanded to support up to 60 SAS/SATA drives. Hammer plc will integrate the E5402E into its V2 line of network storage products, which are ideal for use in SME (1) (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) See SMB. (2) (Subject Matter Expert) An individual who is well-versed in the policies and procedures of a particular department or division. environments. Hammer, which was recently named CRN's 2006 Storage Distributor of the Year, is one of Europe's longest standing distributors dedicated solely to the provision of data storage solutions, services and consultancy to organizations throughout Europe. Hammer also currently integrates the Xyratex F5402E 4GB FC-SAS/SATA RAID solution into its V2 Series of storage solutions. "SMEs depend on Hammer plc to provide storage systems that deliver high performance and scalability at a competitive price point," said James Ward, managing director, Hammer plc. "Hammer has a strong relationship with Xyratex and we feel their new SAS RAID technology is the ideal system for our V2 Series of storage solutions. Xyratex has a reputation for storage technology innovation and technical expertise; they are the ideal technology partner." "OEMs and Solution Integrators have long considered Xyratex a trusted source for high-performance, high-quality, customizable storage building blocks," said Todd Gresham, executive vice president for Xyratex. "This latest endorsement of Xyratex SAS technology reinforces our belief that organizations will continue to adopt tiered storage solutions that can support a wide variety of software applications." About Hammer plc Hammer plc is specialized distributor for storage components and solutions. The Hammer team is an organization of dedicated professionals. Focused, fully trained experts with a mission to meet the demands of the customer using only the most technologically advanced products from the world's leading manufacturers. About Xyratex Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise data storage subsystems and storage process technology. The company designs and manufactures enabling technology that provides 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 and disk drive manufacturer customers with data storage products to support high-performance storage and data communication networks. Xyratex has over 20 years of experience in research and development relating to disk drives, storage systems and high-speed communication protocols. Founded in 1994 in an MBO MBO See: Management buyout from IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , and with headquarters in the UK, Xyratex has an established global base with R&D and operational facilities in Europe, the United States and South East Asia. |
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