Bluetrain.com Signs Deal With EMC to Enable Enterprise-Class Communications for Small and Mid-Size Companies.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 19, 2000 19 Terabytes of Storage Space Added to Bluetrain.com's World-Class Infrastructure Bluetrain.com, a provider of hosted Internet applications for small and midsize companies, today announced it has selected EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. ), the world's leading provider of enterprise storage systems, software and services, to provide the storage infrastructure for Bluetrain.com's world-class network. The deal, for nearly 20 terabytes of storage capacity, is another key component of the scalable, highly available, and reliable communications and collaboration application that Bluetrain.com offers to small and mid-sized companies. In the past, this level of functionality or IT infrastructure was not an option for small businesses. By leveraging Bluetrain.com's 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, built specifically to be hosted on the Internet and through key relationships with EMC and other major IT players (see Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. announcement dated March 13, 2000), Bluetrain.com provides large company power and flexibility on a small company budget through its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Passport(TM). As part of today's announcement, Bluetrain.com has qualified to be a member of the EMC Proven E-Infostructure program. Bluetrain.com will implement an EMC Symmetrix The Symmetrix is EMC's flagship enterprise storage array. There have been seven generations of Symmetrix hardware, with the first appearing in 1994 and the latest introduced in 2006. Enterprise Storage system to accommodate Internet-driven growth and adapt its business, providing exceptional Web site availability and performance. The EMC Proven program identifies businesses that have invested in best practices for enterprise storage and information infrastructure, and enables them to better leverage that investment through their own marketing and communications programs. Internet business leaders have recognized EMC as the tested and proven supplier for information-centric systems, software and services required to build best-of-breed IT infrastructures. "Today's forward thinking companies are building their entire business around information," said Mike Ruffolo, executive vice president of sales and marketing for EMC. "EMC Proven E-Infostructure provides organizations operating in the 24 hour Internet workday with the highest levels of information availability, and is a standard upon which investors and clients can measure commitment to future success and the promise of customer satisfaction." "Bluetrain.com is committed to providing our customers with affordable, enterprise-class groupware," said Jack Weixel, 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. and founder of Bluetrain.com. "Selecting EMC is a natural fit, in view of their extensive experience in building and participating in world-class IT architectures and applications. Our customers will benefit greatly from their support and services." About EMC EMC Corporation is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing the information infrastructure for a connected world. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.emc.com . 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 http://www.bluetrain.com or by calling 877.362.4212. |
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