BCC Retains Markwood Capital Alliance for Next Phase of Growth in Storage Industry.Business Editors IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2002 Experienced RAID Disk Subsystem, Tape Library Manufacturer and Data Replication Software Provider Leverages Financial Resources Needed for Their Next Stage of Growth Highlights: -- Markwood Capital Alliance lends investment banking expertise. -- Assistance includes strategic alliances and opportunity analysis. -- BCC manufactures leading storage solutions for the IBM iSeries. BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) The field in an e-mail header that names additional recipients for the message. It is similar to carbon copy (cc), but the names do not appear in the recipient's message. Not all e-mail systems support the bcc feature. See fcc. Technologies, 13-year provider of storage solutions for the iSeries midrange marketplace, has engaged the advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal of Markwood Capital Alliance to provide investment banking assistance to the company during the next phase of its growth. Markwood Capital is a Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, investment banking firm founded in 1988, and specializing in serving the capital needs of technology industries. David Breisacher, chairman and 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. of BCC, said "Markwood Capital brings to BCC their involvement in corporate finance and investment banking, overseeing deal-making in equity capital transactions, researching business combinations, building strategic alliances and expanding advisory boards." Brian Callahan, managing director and CEO of Markwood Capital, said "BCC has developed a proprietary technology that allows it to be a highly significant participant in the multi-billion dollar iSeries and AS/400 midrange computer A medium-sized computer system or server. Midrange computers encompass a very broad range and reside in capacity between high-end PCs and mainframes. They cost from $25,000 to more than a million. IBM's AS/400s (iSeries) and HP's 3000 and Alpha families are examples. marketplace, where storage represents a $1.6 billion annual market." BCC markets mature products to the $46 billion worldwide Disk Storage Subsystems and Tape Backup storage markets, with current focus on the 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) iSeries (formally AS/400) server platforms. By 2003, the worldwide disk and tape storage markets are projected to grow to $54 billion. Current product sets include RAID subsystems for iSeries, tape subsystems and enterprise tape libraries for backing up critical data assets, and data replication software for the Unix, Linux and NT markets. The company has completed the R&D on their disk and tape storage product families, resulting in a mirrored tape backup system that delivers the type of backup and disaster recovery protection that has been in demand since the Sept. 11 disaster, as well as the highest performing RAID subsystems for the iSeries. The company also is launching its CopyFlash(TM) data replication software that permits backup functions, batch processing (1) Performing a particular operation automatically on a group of files all at once rather than manually opening, editing and saving one file at a time. For example, graphics software that converts a selection of images from one format to another would be a batch processing utility. plus other off-line jobs to be performed in parallel with mission-critical online applications in a highly efficient manner. Located in the prestigious Irvine Spectrum Business Park in Irvine Calif., and founded by David Breisacher in 1989, BCC has built a solid management team that guided the company to become an established manufacturer in the storage infrastructure business for midrange servers. Firms that wish to investigate business opportunities with BCC should contact Brian Callahan, managing director, Markwood Capital Alliance, 6 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 1110, Santa Ana, CA 92707. Tel 714/540-8020 ext. 102; fax 714/957-2799; e-mail brian@markwoodcapital.com; Web site www.markwoodcapital.com. For more information about BCC's products, contact David Breisacher, chairman and CEO at BCC Technologies Inc., 15331 Barranca bar·ran·ca also bar·ran·co n. pl. bar·ran·cas also bar·ran·cos Southwestern U.S. 1. A deep ravine or gorge. 2. A bluff. Parkway, Irvine, Calif. 92618. Tel 949/453-7600 ext. 37; fax 949/453-7601; e-mail Dbreisacher@bcctech.com; Web site www.bcctech.com. About BCC Technologies BCC Technologies, founded in 1989 with corporate headquarters in Irvine, is a leading manufacturer of computer storage solutions for the iSeries, AS/400, Unix, Linux and NT platforms. BCC's Extender See Media Center Extender, bus extender and DOS extender. Disk Family that includes both 10K RPM EDD Noun 1. EdD - a doctor's degree in education DEd, Doctor of Education doctor's degree, doctorate - one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university and 15K RPM EDD RAID subsystems, fulfills BCC's commitment to provide the highest performance and value for the iSeries community. Tape subsystems and enterprise-wide libraries are configured with LTO (Linear Tape Open) A family of open magnetic tape standards developed by HP, IBM and Quantum (formerly the Certance subsidiary of Seagate) that are licensed to third-party vendors. LTO cartridges contain a memory that stores historical usage data. , AIT, and DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. tape technologies. BCC's products are marketed directly and through BCC Authorized Resellers (BARs) accessible through the company's Web site at www.bcctech.com. About Markwood Capital Alliance The company is a 12-year old corporate finance group that specializes in helping middle market companies with their merger, acquisition and growth capital needs. The senior staff has a diverse set of backgrounds and disciplines. An extensive list of clients has used their wide range of services: To find and negotiate acquisitions, to sell all or part of a company, to raise growth and working capital, to arrange strategic or joint venture partnerships, to assemble a board of directors or advisors, and to structure and negotiate senior debt. Clients focus in computer hardware, software, telecommunications, high-tech electronics and manufacturing/distribution. The company's Web site is located at: www.markwoodcapital.com. Note to Editors: BCC, Extender, FAST Technology, Maxback, ServiceOne, BCC Concurrent Save and Ultimate are trademarks of BCC Technologies Inc. in the United States and other countries. AS/400, iSeries, Drive-TIP, No-ID, Predictive Failure Analysis Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) is a proprietary IBM technology for monitoring the likelihood of hard disk drives to fail. It was introduced in 1992 in IBM 0662-S1x drive (1052 MB Fast-Wide SCSI-2 disk at 5400 rpm), and was industry's first such technology. , IBM, Magstar, OS/400, RS/6000, Ultrastar are registered trademarks or trademarks of IBM corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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