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EqualLogic Announces New Software Platform for PS Series SANs

PS Series Version 3.0 Firmware Delivers Data Segmentation and Control with Multiple Pools of Storage in a Single SAN

Nashua, N.H.,—July 31, 2006—EqualLogic®, the leading provider of enterprise-class iSCSI storage area network (SAN) solutions, today announced Version 3.0 of its PS Series storage array firmware.  Version 3.0 delivers more choice and control to storage managers by enabling flexible data segmentation with multiple pools of storage in a single SAN.  Addressing the evolving storage needs of today’s mid-size to large enterprises, the introduction of Version 3.0 coincides with the release of EqualLogic’s new high-capacity PS400E, the first iSCSI storage array to employ 750 gigabyte Barracuda ES hard drives from Seagate(see separate press release, “EqualLogic Employs Seagate Enterprise SATA Technology to Power New High-Capacity PS400E Storage Array”). Version 3.0 is currently available to all of EqualLogic’s more than 1,400 customers.

“Enterprises of all sizes are faced with the challenge of storing unprecedented amounts of data while maintaining the ability to easily adapt where information is housed and how it is accessed,” said John Joseph, vice president of marketing at EqualLogic.  “Version 3.0 empowers businesses to better segment and control their data with the ability to create multiple pools of storage within a single SAN environment. This ‘SAN within a SAN’ capability allows customers to more easily manage information while optimizing its day-to-day access by business-critical applications.”

Version 3.0 includes the following features and capabilities:

• Multiple Pools of Storage in a Single SAN: Each pool can be configured with capacity/performance characteristics to serve particular business/application needs; all pools are managed from a single interface
• Data Segmentation: Pools of storage allow data segmentation within the SAN by application, organization or location, giving storage managers greater flexibility and control
• Automatic Data Placement and Load Balancing: Performs automatic data optimization within each pool according to application demands
• Transparent Data Migration: Storage managers can move volumes of data between pools while online and in use for complete control of data placement
• Consistency Groups: Delivers snapshots of multiple volumes across arrays and across pools, creating backups of related information for instant recovery of complete data sets
• Interoperability: Ensures seamless interoperability between all EqualLogic PS Series arrays, protecting customer investment

"EqualLogic is building real momentum and is now entering a new stage in their evolution," said Tony Asaro, senior analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group.  "Their customers are implementing bigger systems and with that the requirements for management and data protection are becoming more sophisticated.  EqualLogic is continuing to add advanced functionality like its data segmentation, snapshot consistency groups, transparent data migration, etc., to meet these needs.  These high-end capabilities go beyond the basic storage requirements and is reflective of EqualLogic and its customers advancing to the next level of accelerated growth."

“Having a storage solution capable of evolving with our ongoing organizational needs helps our team focus on business issues at hand,” said Alan J. Hunt, manager of operations at Dickinson Wright PLLC, a full-service law firm specializing in corporate and business law.  “EqualLogic’s latest management software gives us the tools we need to store increased amounts of data and then more effectively structure and protect this information so it remains an asset to every lawyer who needs it.”

EqualLogic delivers a dynamic virtual storage solution to companies of all sizes, offering a reliable, self-managing, scalable pool of storage that responds nimbly to users’ demands.  The award-winning and data-center-proven PS Series is the only native iSCSI SAN solution to offer a comprehensive and fully integrated standard feature set at no additional cost.  Each PS Series storage array comes with fully redundant, fault-tolerant hardware and includes automatic storage-management software in a self-contained chassis.  Multiple arrays combine to form a scalable storage grid that expands in capacity as needed without disruption.


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