Crossroads Announces OEM Agreement with Tributary Systems; Support Agreement Targets HP NonStop(TM) System Environments.AUSTIN, Texas -- Crossroads Systems(R) Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDS CRDS Contribution pour Le Remboursement de la Dette Sociale (French: Social Debt Repayment Contribution) CRDS Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy CRDS Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies ), a leading global provider of highly secure storage and data management solutions, and Tributary Systems, Inc. (TSI TSI Total Solar Irradiance (sum solar light in energy per unit of time) TSI Trading Standards Institute (UK) TSI Transportation Safety Institute (US DOT) ), the leading provider of integrated storage solutions for the HP NonStop(TM) platform, today announced the two companies have entered into an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement for the support of HP NonStop system environments. Under terms of the agreement, TSI will become the first provider of Crossroads storage router See data mover. and ServerAttach solutions for the HP NonStop platform. In addition, TSI will provide support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for all TSI branded OEM versions of Crossroads Fibre Channel (FC) SAN solutions. "Crossroads is addressing an important and newly emerging market with its connectivity solution for customers migrating to the new Itanium based Fibre Channel NonStop systems soon to be released by HP," said Richard Villars, vice president at IDC, an information technology market intelligence and advisory firm. "Customers now have investment protection and storage network connectivity for their existing and future server infrastructure." TSI solutions for the HP NonStop system platforms are designed for consistency with the absolute data integrity, fault-tolerance and continuous application availability required by NonStop systems. Qualified solutions are selected carefully by TSI to ensure that the reliability of these attributes will not be compromised. "Having met the stringent high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and interoperability requirements of HP NonStop environments, Crossroads joins an elite group of vendors," said Rob Sims Rob Sims (b. December 6, 1983) is an American football offensive guard, who currently plays for the National Football League's Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted in round four, pick 128 of the 2006 NFL Draft. , president and chief executive officer, Crossroads Systems. "Our selection as TSI's provider for storage routing and ServerAttach solutions is a prestigious honor, and signals Crossroads' continued leadership in the storage routing market." "TSI is excited to offer Crossroads storage routing and ServerAttach solutions for HP NonStop environments," said Shawn Sabanayagam, president and chief executive officer, Tributary Systems. "As HP NonStop customers evaluate migration to the new Integrity NonStop server, investment protection and scalability while maintaining iron-clad data integrity and fault-tolerance are critical issues. Crossroads solutions provide an excellent choice for secure, high performance operation of both new and existing server and storage investments." Advantages of TSI supported Crossroads solutions include: Improved Return on Investment For Existing Tape Storage Resources: Utilizing the TSI T1200/HP M8201 Storage Router based on the Crossroads 6000 product, HP NonStop customers can attach existing 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. tape storage devices to the new HP Itanium-based FC servers. Extended Life For Existing Servers: Utilizing the T4400 and T4200 Crossroads ServerAttach SA40 based products, HP NonStop customers can connect their SCSI servers into FC architectures, including Storage Area Networks (SANs). With ServerAttach appliances there is no need to upgrade servers and customers can share their FC tape subsystems across multiple hosts. Increased Distance For Backup And Remote Disaster Recovery: Utilizing Crossroads longwave FC technology, the T4400 and T4200 products can provide HP NonStop customers with support for extended distance FC connectivity of offsite locations for backup and disaster recovery solutions. Enhanced Data Integrity And Storage Security: Utilizing Crossroads Access Controls technology, HP NonStop customers can promote SAN security with advanced LUN zoning and masking capabilities to prevent unauthorized systems from gaining access to storage resources. Availability TSI-branded versions of the Crossroads 6000 (T1200/HP M8201) are available now and the ServerAttach SA40 (T4400 and T4200) products will be available in the Fall 2005. For ordering information about these TSI-branded solutions, please contact Tributary Systems, Inc. (TSI) by calling 817-354-8009 or sending email to salesUSA@tributary.com for the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. or to salesEurope@tributary.com for the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community . For general information about Crossroads-branded storage routers and ServerAttach appliances, visit www.crossroads.com or call Crossroads at 800-643-7148. About Crossroads Systems, Inc. With headquarters in Austin, Texas, Crossroads Systems (Nasdaq:CRDS) is a leading global provider of highly secure storage and data management solutions. Crossroads' solutions serve the growing data storage and data management markets, and are designed to help companies store, manage and ensure the integrity and availability of their data. Crossroads' products are in solutions from companies such as 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. , HP and StorageTek, and are distributed through partners such as ACAL ACAL Asociación de Archiveros de Castilla Y León (Castille and Leon, Spain) ACAL Academia de Ciencias de América Latina (Spanish: Academy of Sciences of Latin America, Venezuela) , Bell Micro, DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. Solutions, Info-X, and Promark. Crossroads is a voting member of the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ) in both the United States and Europe. For more information about Crossroads Systems, please visit www.crossroads.com or call 800-643-7148. About Tributary Systems, Inc. Tributary Systems Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. , is the worldwide leader in the development of data storage automation and connectivity solutions for the HP NonStop(TM) platform. Founded in 1990, TSI serves as an outsourced engineering, development, integration, sales and support arm of HP's NonStop Enterprise Division for providing tape storage automation and connectivity solutions to NonStop customers worldwide. TSI, with its expert staff resources, develops hardware and software solutions and provides a wide range of professional services including custom solution development. TSI serves a wide customer base of Fortune 100 companies, federal and state government agencies, universities, and small business enterprises. TSI's development center in Dallas, Texas houses legacy K-series, S-series and the new state-of-the-art Itanium based NonStop systems for product development, testing, and on-going support. For more information about Tributary Systems, Inc., please visit www.tributary.com or call 817-354-8009. Crossroads Forward-Looking Statements This release may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words "believe," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "will" and similar phrases as they relate to Crossroads are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements reflect the current views and assumptions of Crossroads, and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. Specific risks include delays in new product development, product performance and quality issues and market acceptance of our new and existing products. Other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are those detailed in Crossroads' filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . Crossroads expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to the information contained in this press release, or to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect any changes in expectations, or any change in events or circumstances on which those statements are based, unless otherwise required by law. |
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