Bill Falbo Joins Storage Dimensions; Chicago Office Expands Data Storage Sales Team; Storage Dimensions expands office to increase support for growing customer base in Midwest area.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1996--Storage Dimensions, the leading independent vendor of high-availability client/server storage, today announced that Bill Falbo has joined the company's Chicago sales office as account executive. Falbo, 35, becomes the fourth member of the Chicago office. He will provide support to the growing Storage Dimensions customer base in the Chicago area. "Bill Falbo is a welcome addition to Storage Dimensions," said Jeff James, regional sales director for Storage Dimensions. "He brings over 10 years of experience supporting companies in the Chicago area, and he has spent the last four years specializing in RAID technology and mass storage products." Falbo, who resides in Chicago, comes to Storage Dimensions from Valcom, a computer hardware and software vendor, where he was account manager for several Fortune 500 companies. He can be reached by phone at 312/380-4018 or by e-mail at bill_falbo@xstor.com. Storage Dimensions Delivers Leading Edge Products Storage Dimensions offers a family of high-availability disk storage and tape backup Using magnetic tape for storing duplicate copies of hard disk files. Users can add an internal or external tape drive to their desktop computers for backup purposes, and files are typically copied to the tapes using a backup utility that updates on a periodic schedule. solutions that run on a variety of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and server platforms. This allows a customer to standardize stan·dard·ize v. 1. To cause to conform to a standard. 2. To evaluate by comparing with a standard. on one server storage solution across an entire client/server network (1) A communications network that uses dedicated servers. In this context, the term is used to contrast it with a peer-to-peer network, which allows any client to also be a server. (2) A network that is processing applications designed for client/server architecture. , resulting in easier configuration management, as well as reduced spares inventories and training requirements. Throughout its ten year history, Storage Dimensions has consistently been the first to bring new technologies to market. In 1996, the company introduced two such products: -- SuperFlex 5000x is the first dual controller RAID storage system in the PC server market. It is also the first dual controller system in the UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). market at a price point 25% below similar UNIX offerings. -- SuperFlex 3000 with DGRx is the first RAID storage system with the ability to add storage capacity and change RAID levels on the fly. In addition, Storage Dimensions is among the first storage vendors to offer new 9 GB capacity in a 3.5-inch disk drive. The drives more than double the maximum storage of the seven bay SuperFlex enclosure from 30 to 63 GB, resulting in tremendous capacity potential while consuming a minimum of rack space. Storage Dimensions Backs Products with Innovative Support Programs Storage Dimensions' comprehensive support begins with 24-hour access to technical support through the company's TechConnect(SM) information knowledgebase. In addition to free on-site service for one year, products are backed by SpeedExchange(SM), an advanced exchange warranty program that provides replacement products within 24 hours of the request. With all storage system purchases, customers can take advantage of FlexCredit(SM), the industry's most generous rebate rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges. program. Customers receive 50% credit toward the purchase of new storage when they turn in used equipment from a variety of manufacturers. Founded in 1985, Storage Dimensions is the leading independent vendor of high-availability disk and tape storage systems for client/server and open systems environments. In addition to award-winning, leading-edge products, the company provides a number of innovative and sophisticated support programs to help customers minimize the total cost-of-ownership over the life-cycle of their storage investment. The company is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 certified See certification. and primarily serves Fortune 1000 corporations and large institutions that have business- and mission-critical applications requiring high capacity, performance, reliability, and availability. Storage Dimensions products are available through a worldwide network of authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: resellers and distributors. The company is located at 1656 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035 and can be reached at 408/954-0710. The World Wide Web address is http://www.storagedimensions.com . CONTACT: Storage Dimensions Liz Wageck, 408/894-1420 lizwagec@xstor.com or Dovetail dovetail (dov´tāl), n a widened or fanned-out portion of a prepared cavity, usually established deliberately to increase the retention and resistance form. Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Mark Coker/Corey Oiesen, 408/395-3600 dovetailpr@aol.com |
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