EYT Opens IBM TotalStorage Solution Center in Chantilly, VA.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers CHANTILLY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2001 EYT EYT Enjoy Yourself Tonight , formerly Ernst & Young Technologies, today announced the grand opening of their 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) (R) TotalStorage(TM) Solution Center, as part of IBM's network of over 120 TotalStorage Solution Centers worldwide. The TotalStorage Solution Center offers services that include testing, designing, education and training to customers who want to realize the benefits of linking storage products into their networks. The center, which is part of IBM's initiative to harness the explosive growth of data, represents a new opportunity for customers to experience the value IBM Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions can bring to most computing installations. A Storage Area Network is a dedicated network that allows centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. access to data stored on a range of devices. "EYT has experience with IBM that dates back over six years and the combination of their skills and IBM SAN solutions represents a marvelous opportunity for local customers to experience, in person, the incredible value IBM SAN solutions can bring to most computing installations," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Kent Winton, worldwide director of channel development for IBM. "EYT customers will benefit tremendously from the newly launched TotalStorage Solution Center, which will enable them to mutually take advantage of the undisputed value of IBM's Storage Area Network program, and EYT's full-service approach including education, training and system support," said Jim Hunt
James Baxter Hunt Jr. (born May 16, 1937 in Wilson, NC) was a four-term Democratic governor of the U.S. , President & 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 EYT. The Solution Center features a range of SAN solutions that are tailored according to each customer's needs. Equipment at the Center includes Shark Enterprise Storage Server, RS/6000 servers configured with or without 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. Cluster MultiProcessing (HACMP HACMP High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing (IBM) HACMP High Availability Clustered Multi Processing ), Netfinity servers and numerous software suites, and IBM SAN Fiber Channel switches. Customers can test, model, demo and benchmark a host of applications and architectures. "This is a powerful combination of IBM products The following is a list of products from the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation and its predecessor corporations, beginning in the 1890s, and spanning punched card machinery, time clocks, and typewriters, via mainframe computers and minicomputers, to microprocessors, PCs, and EYT's great service and implementation," said Denise Buonaiuto, worldwide vice president of Channel Sales for Storage for IBM. "Through Business Partners like EYT, IBM continues to reach customers with e-business solutions that bring bottom line results." Features and services the new SAN Solution Center offer include: -- Centralized Storage Solutions In SAN Environment -- Tape Device Sharing -- LAN-Free Backup & Recovery -- Data Sharing Across Platforms, Server-Free Backup & Recovery -- High Availability Server Clusters -- Training (Including Classroom Lecture and Hands-On SAN Technical Training) -- Technical Demonstrations -- Customer Testing -- Benchmarking -- Storage Consultants -- Free Pre-Sales Assessment About EYT EYT, formerly Ernst & Young Technologies, is an Application Service Provider (ASP) and solutions integrator that hosts, implements, develops and supports applications for clients worldwide. EYT accelerates application implementations by providing complete end-to-end hosting from development to production with its Internet-based solution offerings. In addition, EYT serves as a single source of accountability for the procurement, configuration, integration and delivery of hundreds of best-of-breed technology products. More information about EYT's product and service offerings is available at www.eyt.com. (A Charterhouse Charterhouse [Fr.,=Chartreuse], in London, England, once a Carthusian monastery (founded 1371), later a hospital for old men and then a school for boys, endowed in 1611. The school, which became a large public school, was removed (1872) to Godalming, Surrey. W. M. Equity Partner III, L.P. Portfolio Company) |
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