BluePoint Data Storage Announces Fortune 100 Customer and Q3 Results.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2003 BluePoint blue·point also blue point n. A small oyster (Crassotrea virginica) found chiefly in coastal waters of the eastern United States and usually eaten raw. Data Storage, Inc. (Pink Sheets:BLPDF) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension VENTURE:BLP BLP Barbados Labour Party BLP Bible Literacy Project BLP Bypass Label Processing (IBM) BLP Buddhist Liberal Party (Cambodia) BLP Bonded Logistics Park BLP Borland Learning Partner ), an established provider of managed storage, availability and data protection services, today announced that it has begun the installation of their DataSafe(TM) data protection service for a Fortune 100 customer. The company also reports that the deal was closed in conjunction with 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) . The company goes on to say that their proprietary Sonar(TM) and Osmosis(TM) technologies were key in winning the business and delivering the service, and that their solution prevailed in a head-to-head "bake-off" with other competitors. The company is quick to caution investors that this contract is tactical in nature and therefore has not yet been converted to a long-term contract. Third Quarter Results The company reports revenue for the quarter ending September 30, 2003 as $152,919, a 150% increase over the same period last year and an 18% increase over the previous quarter. The net loss for the quarter was $491,510, versus $892,526 for the same period last year and $615,908 for the previous quarter. Each of these quarters included non-cash, depreciation expense on fixed assets fixed assets npl → activo sg fijo fixed assets npl → immobilisations fpl fixed assets fix npl → of $282,501 per quarter. About BluePoint Data Storage BluePoint delivers managed data protection, availability and recovery solutions that ensure the protection and availability of corporate data and information technology systems while reducing the total cost of ownership. BluePoint manages these systems with unparalleled storage and networking expertise, guarantees high performance and availability, and ensures systems are on par with the current state-of-the-art. Services are supported through a 24/7 service and monitoring center. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of BluePoint or industry results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: general economic and business conditions, demographic changes, regulation, major technology changes, timing of product introductions, competition and the ability of BluePoint to attract and retain key employees. The TSX Venture Exchange TSX Venture Exchange Originally called the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), this was a result of the merger of the Vancouver and Alberta stock exchanges. The goal of TSX Venture Exchange is to provide venture companies with effective access to capital while protecting investors. has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release. |
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