Siafu Software Enters the IP SAN Storage Market with Rapid Momentum in 2006.Company Successfully Launches A New Series Of Cost-Effective IP SAN Appliances Rapidly Expands Its Product Line With New Tape Compression and Encryption Appliances Builds Strong Customer and VAR Adoption POWAY, Calif. -- Siafu Software, a leader in easy-to-install, easy-to-manage encrypted iSCSI solutions for affordable IP storage, today announced that it has exceeded its aggressive corporate goals for 2006, including rapid product delivery and strong VAR and customer adoption. After shipping its first Siafu Swarm Series iSCSI-based IP storage appliance just under six months ago, Siafu Software has authorized multiple storage VARs and key distribution partners and continues to see triple digit growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. month after month as it adds to its growing roster of small-to-medium sized (SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. ) customers across multiple industries. Siafu has quickly built on this momentum with the recent shipping of the new Siafu Sypher sy·pher tr.v. sy·phered, sy·pher·ing, sy·phers To overlap and even (chamfered or beveled plank edges) so that they form a flush surface. [Alteration of cipher, to chamfer away.] tape encryption appliance. "We are setting a new baseline for secure, cost-effective storage by uniquely addressing the previously underserved SMB market See SMB. with low-cost, full-featured IP storage and encryption," said John Matze, 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. , Siafu Software. "Following our first product shipment in August 2006, customer demand and VAR opportunities are soaring. Siafu is in a prime position to lead the low end market with the high performance, cost effective IP storage needed by today's smaller, yet dynamic businesses." "Customers of all sizes face the challenges of exponential storage growth and complexity in addition to new compliance and government regulations," said Arun Taneja, founder and consulting analyst, Taneja Group. "Products like Siafu Swarm and Siafu Sypher deliver storage security and all the benefits of storage networking without the complexity of traditional fibre channel at a cost SMBs can afford." Siafu Software's mission is to deliver easy-to-install, easy-to-manage iSCSI solutions for affordable IP storage. The company is currently shipping two series' of products designed to make IP storage and encryption easy including: * Siafu Swarm IP SAN Appliances: A series of IP SAN appliances that deliver the benefits of storage networking to small and mid-sized business that want encryption, storage consolidation, centralized management, automatic backup, 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 seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with the Microsoft operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. . The Siafu Swarm is an ideal alternative to today's costly and far more complex fibre channel alternatives. * Siafu Sypher Encryption Appliances: A series of SAN solutions which securely compresses data and encrypts tapes destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for offsite locations. The Sypher in-line appliance reduces backup server A computer in a network used to store copies of files from client machines or other servers. Such servers typically have their disks set up in a RAID configuration to provide fault tolerance. See backup program, RAID, SAN and LAN free backup. overhead and enhances compliance with governance initiatives such as the Data Accountability Act There are a number of piece of legislation known as the Accountability Act:
Looking Forward Into 2007 Moving into 2007, Siafu Software will continue to expand its portfolio of iSCSI-based IP SAN solutions by adding powerful new features including encryption and replication while maintaining an aggressively low price point. VARs and customers interested in learning more about Siafu Software and its affordable IP storage solutions should visit: www.siafusoftware.com. About Siafu Software Founded in September 2005, Siafu Software's mission is to deliver easy-to-install, easy-to-manage encrypted iSCSI solutions for affordable IP storage, including Siafu Swarm[TM] IP SAN Appliances which deliver the benefits of storage networking to small and mid-sized business. The company is located close to San Diego in Poway, California. The company's founder and president & CEO, John Matze, is one the original architects of the IETF's iSCSI standard. Swarm is a registered trademark of Siafu Software. Sypher is a registered trademark of Siafu Software. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. |
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