TeraCloud Corporation Signs SoftPlex, Inc., as Japanese Distributor; TeraCloud Expands Distribution Channel into Asia Pacific with Leading Japanese Mainframe Solutions Provider.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2004 TeraCloud(R) Corporation, a leading provider of storage resource management (SRM (1) (Storage Resource Management) The management of the storage resources in an organization in order to avoid duplication of files and to determine space utilization across all servers. ) solutions for mainframe and distributed storage environments, announced today that SoftPlex, Inc., will distribute the SpaceFinder family of System 390 and zSeries storage-management products in Japan. Founded in 1994, SoftPlex is a major distributor of MVS, System 390, and zSeries solutions in Japan. "The mainframe market is growing and for the first time in many years, we are seeing growth in new customers. Worldwide, there are more than 10,000 large System 390 and zSeries shops that we plan to target with our functionally superior storage management solutions. As a result, we continue to enhance our products while expanding our distribution network into new geographic markets," said Gary Tidd, 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. of TeraCloud. "Entering the Japanese market is a strategic key step for us, and we're delighted to engage in this relationship with a leading Japanese MVS, System 390, and zSeries distributor. Their depth of mainframe experience, significant customer base, and their technical support infrastructure will be very beneficial to us as we introduce our best-of-class storage management products to the Asia Pacific market." "We are excited about working with TeraCloud as we aim to offer our customers a full product lineup of MVS, System 390, and zSeries solutions, and their superior products fit our profile," said Mr. Yasu Hero Kasai, President and CEO of SoftPlex. "For the last decade, TeraCloud has been focused on developing premier storage software solutions for DASD (Direct Access Storage Device) Pronounced "daz-dee." A peripheral device that is directly addressable, such as a disk or drum. The term is used in the mainframe world. DASD - Direct-Access Storage Device , tape, catalog, and HSM with relevant value-added functionality for analysis and automation, with CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. overhead at a fraction the Computer Associates CA-Vantage product. Our Japanese mainframe customers struggle with storage growth and complexity issues, and we know they appreciate the qualities TeraCloud brings with their thorough knowledge of customer storage needs and easy-to-use software applications." ABOUT TERACLOUD TeraCloud is the first to provide a unified SRM solution for mainframe and distributed-storage environments. Its enterprise-wide software enables Fortune 1000 companies to centrally manage mission-critical data for SAN and NAS (1) See network access server. (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 environments down to file- or dataset-level detail. TeraCloud's solution is hardware-independent, integrating the management of UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (including IBM(R) AIX(R) , Hewlett-Packard(R) HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , and Solaris(TM)); Red Hat(R) Linux(R), Windows(R); NetApp(R) ONTAP ONTAP Open Network Technology for Appliance Products ; MVS s/390 and z/OS; and Novell NetWare(R) from a single console. Founded in 1991, TeraCloud Corporation is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Bellevue, Washington. For more information, visit www.teracloud.com. ABOUT SOFTPLEX SoftPlex, Inc., delivers superior software and services for MVS, System 390, and zSeries environments. Focus areas include systems management, storage, and software development. Founded in 1994, SoftPlex is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. For more information, please visit www.softplexinc.com, call 00813 3511 7941, or e-mail: kasai@softplexinc.com |
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