Bluetrain.com Partners with StorageNetworks to Strengthen Enterprise-Class Groupware Applications for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers WALNUT CREEK Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2000 StorageNetworks delivers data on demand, backup, and restore capabilities to ensure application availability Bluetrain.com, a leading application service provider (ASP asp, popular name for several species of viper, one of which, the European asp (Vipera aspis), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra (Naja haja). ), today announced a partnership with StorageNetworks(SM), who will work with the company to strengthen their world-class hosted groupware Software that supports multiple users working on related tasks in local and remote networks. Also called "collaborative software," groupware is an evolving concept that is more than just multiuser software which allows access to the same data. application available for use by small and mid-sized businesses worldwide. Bluetrain.com will subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; two of the StorageNetworks PACS (Picture ArChiving System) A storage and management system for high-resolution images. Typically pertaining to the medical field, images such as X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans require a greater amount of storage than other industries. (SM) family of services: DataPACS for primary data on demand, and BackPACS for backup and restore capabilities. These services will enable Bluetrain.com to plug in to over 19 terabytes of data storage capacity within the high speed and secure StorageNetworks Global Data Storage(SM) Network. "We are excited to be working with one of the shining stars Shining Stars is a program introduced by Russ Berrie Inc. toy company in partnership with the International Star Registry. Russ Berrie's Shining Star Friends product line was introduced to market the program. in the emerging ASP arena," said Peter Bell, 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 StorageNetworks. "Bluetrain.com is a prototype of the software company of tomorrow, and we look forward to helping them deliver best-in-class groupware and communication capabilities to the mid-range customer base." Bluetrain.com selected StorageNetworks for its ability to deliver an electronic business infrastructure that would support its business and IT goals without exhausting the company's valuable resources, resources that could be better devoted to customer satisfaction, and those activities directly impacting the company's bottom-line. "Our core expertise is in delivering communication and collaboration applications across any platform, not building data storage architectures," said Jack Weixel, founder and chief executive officer of Bluetrain.com. "StorageNetworks' services give us the ability to plug in to virtually unlimited data storage capacity and capabilities - freeing our IT staff to focus on our strategic initiatives. Moreover, it allows us to buy only what we need now rather than having to make a huge investment in a data storage infrastructure that may or may not meet our needs down the road." The DataPACS and BackPACS services incorporate StorageNetworks best-of-breed storage expertise. With these services, Bluetrain.com can leverage the private high-speed fiber network connecting to the StorageNetworks' Storage Point-of-Presence (StoragePOP(SM)) data center, featuring industry leading storage hardware, software and networking technologies. Through the data center, Bluetrain.com gains added control of its greatest asset - its information - and easier manageability of its storage resources via the StorageNetworks Virtual Storage Portal(SM) (VSP VSP - Very Simple Prolog+. ) web-based software application. Added Weixel, "StorageNetworks truly took hours of work off our plate. I would recommend buying storage as a simple utility service to any company that wishes to stay competitive in today's e-Economy where the nearest competitor is just a click away." About StorageNetworks, Inc. StorageNetworks, Inc. is a leading Storage Service Provider (SSP (1) (Service Switching Point) The local exchange node in an SS7 telephone network. The SSP can be part of the voice switch or in a separate computer connected to it. ) for the e-Economy and an innovator that is making managed data storage services as accessible as phone or electric utility services. StorageNetworks enables emerging Internet companies, e-commerce companies and established enterprises to store, protect and access critical information more easily, reliably and efficiently. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. , StorageNetworks operates in major business and government centers nationwide. For further information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.StorageNetworks.com, email info@StorageNetworks.com, or call 1-800-463-7105. About Bluetrain.com Bluetrain.com provides the only enterprise class communication and collaboration application delivered via the Internet. Located in Walnut Creek, California Walnut Creek is a largely affluent suburb several miles east of Oakland in Contra Costa County, California, USA, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. While not as large as the neighboring Concord, Walnut Creek serves as the business and entertainment hub for the , Bluetrain.com delivers large company power and flexibility on a small company budget. The company hosts groupware for a wide range of customers including restaurants, design agencies, and software companies, Bluetrain.com's innovative products and services have attracted high-profile hardware, database and software partners. Detailed company information may be found at www.bluetrain.com or by calling 877.362.4212. Bluetrain.com, and Bluetrain.com Passport passport Document issued by a national government identifying a traveler as a citizen with a right to protection while abroad and a right to return to the country of citizenship. It is normally a small booklet containing a description and photograph of the bearer. are trademarks of Bluetrain.com, Inc. StorageNetworks, Global Data Storage, StoragePOP, Virtual Storage Portal and VSP are servicemarks of StorageNetworks, Inc. All other brand and product names contained in this release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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