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EqualLogic Expands Its UK Channel Operations

• World’s leading iSCSI SAN vendor recruits new UK channel partners in a drive to meet increasing demand for iSCSI storage
• Offers cost effective, reliable storage; can now add new arrays online, in 20 minutes and with zero downtime.

LONDON, 19^th July 2006 EqualLogic, a leading provider of enterprise-class iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions, today announces it is expanding its UK operations to meet increasing customer demand for dynamic virtual storage solutions, which offer a reliable, self-managing, scalable pool of storage that responds nimbly to users’ demands.

EqualLogic has already recruited a number of experienced partners in the UK including: Alpha Business Systems, B2Net, Business Systems International, Cisilion, Infrasys, Latitude, Environ, Datarch and Willow Star.

Infrasys, a long-standing reseller of EqualLogic enterprise-class iSCSI storage area network systems, is experiencing increasing demand for the EqualLogic arrays from a large customer base as companies realise the benefits of iSCSI over traditional Fibre Channel storage.

Neil Finnegan, Sales Manager at Infrasys, comments, “There is a growing trend among IT Managers to adopt functionally rich technology, cost efficiently. In response, EqualLogic clearly stands out as the leader in meeting the demand for enterprise-class storage, while reducing the need for on-going management of the arrays and costs. Disaster Recovery planning is an increasingly high priority for many business, and EqualLogic’s architecture and pricing is perfectly suited to a DR strategy.” Infrasys has recently implemented over 100TB of EqualLogic storage across sectors including finance, telco media and utilities.

Paul Klinkby-Silver, VP Europe at EqualLogic says; “Beyond the widespread acceptance of iSCSI as an enterprise-worthy networked storage protocol, what is driving EqualLogic’s phenomenal growth is that we have made buying, deploying and managing SANs so much easier without compromising reliability and performance.  We have the ideal value proposition in a market hungry for a storage solution that just works.”

EqualLogic has been ranked number two in worldwide iSCSI SAN terabytes shipped in 2005, according to the most recent IDC report on worldwide disk storage systems.

About EqualLogic

EqualLogic, Inc., is the leading provider of intelligent, enterprise-class iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions that enable businesses - from Fortune 100 to small and mid-size organisations - to realise the economic benefits of consolidated, self-managing storage. The EqualLogic PS Series of storage arrays, based on the company's patented peer storage architecture, is the industry's first automatic storage platform that delivers operational simplicity, comprehensive data management services and high data availability in a single, scalable pool of storage. EqualLogic's global headquarters are located in Nashua, New Hampshire.  For more information about EqualLogic, please visit www.equallogic.com.

About Infrasys

Infrasys specialises in providing essential IT management and disaster recovery services to the telecommunications, defence, aerospace and automotive industries. Clients include Jaguar & Land Rover, NTL and British Aerospace. Infrasys typically works alongside an existing IT department or IT provider. The company services the UK & Ireland from offices in Solihull, Dublin & Belfast. For more information about Infrasys, please visitwww.infrasys.co.uk.


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