Ciprico Announces Partnership with EdgeMark Systems, Inc.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2000 Ciprico Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CPCI See CompactPCI. ) announced today it has entered into a reseller agreement with EdgeMark Systems, Inc., headquartered in Silver Springs, Maryland. Ciprico is a provider of high performance digital storage solutions to visual imaging companies worldwide. A full line of Ciprico products including FibreSTORE RAID and 7000 series Fibre Channel Storage Solutions and the 6500 and 6900 SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. disk arrays will be offered by EdgeMark. The Fibre Channel disk array solutions are built on Ciprico's expertise in high-bandwidth technology and fit applications in the streaming market, where there is a mix of both high-bandwidth and high I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output file transfer requirements. FibreSTORE RAID is a fully redundant, high availability architecture with up to 2 100 MB/second interfaces. All of Ciprico's Fibre Channel products are 100% SAN ready and have been tested with leading File Sharing SAN software packages. "Ciprico is very excited about the reseller agreement with EdgeMark," stated Robert Kill, Ciprico President 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. . "EdgeMark's quality of service, technical and application expertise and commitment to their customer base are the qualifications we look for in our resellers. We are looking forward to a long and successful relationship." EdgeMark Systems is a technology reseller and e-business solutions provider. EdgeMark delivers high-performance computing and visualization systems and e-business consulting services centered on enterprise financial and management applications, data management solutions, and network and systems engineering to its commercial and federal customers. "Ciprico's products are ideal for the EdgeMark customer because they are designed for a range of high-bandwidth to high I/O computing applications. Our customers, specifically in the visualization and simulation marketplaces, have unique storage requirements because of their data intensive applications," explained EdgeMark President and CEO Raymond Tuchman. "This new relationship strengthens our technology offering, further enabling EdgeMark to deliver an entire business solution specific to the customer's needs." About Ciprico Ciprico designs, manufactures and markets high-performance, direct-attached and networked storage solutions, including intelligent hardware, software and professional services. Ciprico storage solutions are designed for visual computing applications ranging from high-speed data capture, through processing and analysis, to real-time playback at sustained performance levels. Ciprico is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. More information about Ciprico is available on the World Wide Web at www.ciprico.com. About EdgeMark Systems EdgeMark Systems, Inc. is an employee-owned, award winning technology reseller and software services provider. EdgeMark's core competencies include technical computing solutions based on SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. platforms, mission critical systems based on Compaq and Computer Associates, and Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) based on Oracle and Great Plains technologies. Headquartered in Silver Spring, MD, EdgeMark employs over 120 people and has 10 offices nationwide. Washington Technology and The Washington Business Journal have recognized EdgeMark as a leading organization in the Washington, DC metro area. Major clients include the Federal government, Marconi, AARP AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan national organization dedicated to "enriching the experience of aging"; membership is open to people age 50 or older. Founded in 1958 by Ethel Percy Andrus as American Association of Retired Persons, AARP now has over 30 million , Metrocall and Booz-Allen Hamilton. Copyright(c)2000 Ciprico - All Rights Reserved. Ciprico is a registered trademark of Ciprico Inc. Product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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