SAN JOSE, CA — (Marketwire) — 03/19/13 — Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced that Quantum-s DXi® deduplication and backup products recently received annual awards from two technology industry leaders. The new appliance won the Initiative Mittelstand Innovation IT Award 2013 at the CeBIT trade show, and the appliance won the Network Computing 2013 Product of the Year Award in the Storage Product category.
Introduced in January, the DXi6800 combines industry-leading performance, scalability and efficiency with “pay-as-you-grow” extensibility for better overall value than any competitive offering. It delivers up to 16 TB/hour performance — four times that of the market leader. The DXi6800 combines Quantum-s patented variable-length data deduplication technology with the StorNext® high-performance file system to deliver this best-in-class performance and efficiency. The DXi6800 also offers 13-156 TB of usable capacity in a single system — three times more scalability than the market leader while requiring just half the power and data center floor space.
The DXi6701/02 has been widely adopted around the world and has proven popular with customers that don-t want to make trade-offs in terms of features, performance and price when choosing a deduplication solution.
“We appreciate the recognition our DXi products continue to receive from the storage community,” noted Robert Clark, senior vice president, Data Protection Group, Quantum. “The DXi-Series has been embraced as the backup and deduplication cornerstone for an expansive range of environments, and the DXi6800 and DXi6701/02 exemplify Quantum-s leadership in providing best-in-class technology, solutions and value for meeting customers- data protection needs.”
Over the last year, Quantum data protection products have received numerous accolades, including:
The DXi V1000 was named “Virtualization Product of the Year” at the .
The DXi6700 Series was named “Disk-Based Product of the Year – Enterprise” at the .
The DXi6700 was named Storage Product of the Year at the .
The Network Computing Awards invite industry experts and readers from Computer Networking publications to nominate companies, products or services that made a lasting impression over the year. The awards recognize the hardware, software and services which have most impressed the readers of Network Computing, the U.K.-s longest established computer networking publication.
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“Safe Harbor” Statement: This press release contains “forward-looking” statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Specifically, but without limitation, statements relating to 1) customer benefits and value to customers from using DXi appliances and 2) customer demand for and Quantum-s future revenue from such appliances are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Quantum on the date hereof. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Quantum-s actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include operational difficulties, unexpected material deviation in product operation, unexpected changes in market conditions and unanticipated changes in customers- needs or requirements, as well as the risks set forth in Quantum-s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled “Risk Factors,” in Quantum-s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2013 and Quantum-s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2012. Quantum expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Bob Wientzen
Public Relations
Quantum Corp.
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