Pentagon Awards EMC $40 Million Contract; EMC to Address Pentagon's Business Continuity and Information Lifecycle Management Challenges.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOPKINTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2004 EMC Corporation, the world leader in information storage and management, today announced a $40 million competitive award of EMC's networked storage, business continuity software and open management software for the Pentagon Renovation Office (PENREN PENREN Pentagon Renovation (Pentagon renovation project) ), a large-scale initiative to modernize the Department of Defense's IT infrastructure. PENREN supports multiple agencies within the Pentagon, including the Office of the Secretary of Defense The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is part of the United States Department of Defense and includes the entire staff of the Secretary of Defense. It is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource , Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army, Navy, Air Force and the Marine Corps. PENREN intends to use the new contract to build on the Pentagon's existing infrastructure of one petabyte-plus of 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. networked storage and advance its information lifecycle management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. (ILM) strategy for optimally managing and storing information throughout its useful life, thereby lowering operational costs and improving data availability. In a separate $4.3 million award, PENREN will utilize LEGATO Software's business continuity solutions for automated monitoring and failover of critical applications coupled with EMC's SRDF SRDF Symmetrix Remote Data Facility SRDF Symmetric Remote Data Facility (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility) and Global Services (see separate LEGATO news release). Michael Sullivan, PENREN's Program Manager, said, "Business continuity and information lifecycle management are essential to the secure future of our information infrastructure. With 200 percent storage growth in certain operations, we are helping to manage a complex environment that includes thousands of data ports and hundreds of servers running on multiple operating systems. Our storage environment is becoming increasingly stratified stratified /strat·i·fied/ (strat´i-fid) formed or arranged in layers. strat·i·fied adj. Arranged in the form of layers or strata. with tiers of requirements for data availability, scalability, and different service level agreements. To execute our vision, we required a vendor that commits to working with us as a partner, satisfies our multi-tiered environment with a full range of solutions and delivers the best value." Steve Alfieris, Vice President of EMC Federal, said, "EMC strives to be a strategic partner to its customers by consistently delivering innovative technology and services. We are proud to provide the Pentagon with advanced storage systems and software to ensure mission readiness and enable the continuity of government." This agreement provides PENREN with access to EMC networked storage products and Fibre Channel switches Major manufacturers of Fibre Channel switches are: Brocade, Cisco, McData and Qlogic.
(2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ). PENREN also will use EMC's open management and business continuity software, and LEGATO's storage and e-mail management software. A team of EMC Global Services consultants will assist PENREN with solutions assessment, project management, design and implementation services. The infrastructure provides centralized storage for hundreds of Pentagon servers, and includes command and control and continuity of business applications. About the Pentagon Renovation Program The Pentagon Renovation Program or PENREN is a long-term project by the United States Department of Defense to perform a complete slab-to-slab renovation of The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The program began in the 1990s, and is expected to be completed by 2010. The Pentagon Renovation Program (PENREN - http://renovation.pentagon.mil) is charged with transforming the 60-year-old headquarters of the United States military into a modern, flexible and efficient work environment. The project requires the phased relocation of 25,000 Pentagon tenants, removing thousands of tons of hazardous materials, modernizing the utility and IT infrastructure and improving force protection and energy efficiency. About EMC EMC Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EMC) is the world leader in products, services and solutions for information storage and management that help organizations extract the maximum value from their information, at the lowest total cost, across every point in the information lifecycle. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com. EMC, Symmetrix, CLARiiON and Celerra are registered trademarks, and Centera, ControlCenter, TimeFinder, SRDF and PowerPath are trademarks of EMC Corporation. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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