Open-E Experiences Strong Channel Growth to Address Growing Market for Next-Generation IP Storage Management Software

IP NAS/SAN Storage Management Company Positioned to Outpace First-Generation Solution Providers

Aug. 19, 2008 10:15 AM

Open-E announced that the number of companies using its comprehensive NAS/iSCSI software offering has grown by more the 30 percent since its entry into the U.S. market this year. The company has established a worldwide presence with 220 OEMs, resellers and integrators located across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions, and is positioned to outpace first-generation solution providers. With over 10,000 installations, in over 93 countries, Open-E data storage solutions are used by Fortune 500 customers worldwide.

Hot Market Provides Strong Revenue Opportunity for Open-E and the Channel
IDC predicts a 75.8 percent increase in iSCSI revenue between 2005 and 2010, according to the company's Worldwide Disk Storage External Revenue by Installation report. The firm estimates that by 2010, iSCSI revenue will be around $5.1 billion or 20 percent of the external disk storage market, up from $305 million or 3 percent of the external disk storage market in 2005.

To create velocity for resellers and reduce sales cycles, Open-E provides the industry's most flexible procurement and pricing programs to remove financial barriers to sales. Open-E now provides subscription-based pricing and financing options in addition to standard perpetual software pricing.

As part of its commitment to the channel, Open-E is offering a special summer promotion to its partners. Buy any five products from an Open-E distributor during August and get a free upgrade from Open-E that includes a free 4TB, 8TB or 16TB Storage Capacity Upgrade, or free upgrade from NAS-R3 or iSCSI-R3 to Data Storage Server (DSS). To learn more about the promotional program visit: www.open-e.com/promotion-usa.

“Open-E continues to assert its position in the market as a leading provider of unified IP storage management,” said Krzysztof M. Franek, president and CEO of Open-E. “Organizations, regardless of vertical industry and size are demanding increased operational efficiency, reduced costs, and improved reliability and performance for their storage management requirements – creating exciting opportunities for Open-E and our resellers worldwide.”

For more information on Open-E contact Joe Austin, joe.austin@ventanapr.com at Ventana PR.

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About Joe Austin
Joe Austin is Vice President, Client Relations, at Ventana Public Relations. He joined Ventana PR in 2006 with more than 14 years experience in high-tech strategic communications. His media relations experience spans both broadcast and print, and he maintains longstanding relationships with editors and reporters at business, IT, channel, and vertical publications. Austin's relationship with the media includes marquee outlets including CNN, BusinessWeek, USA Today, Bloomberg, and the Associated Press for clients ranging from startups to billion-dollar enterprises. Experience includes working with Maxell, McDATA (Acquired by Brocade), Center for Internet Security, Securent (Acquired by Cisco), Intrepidus Group/PhishMe, FireEye, Mimosa Systems, Xiotech, MOLI.com, EMC/Rainfinity, Spinnaker Networks (Acquired by NetApp), ONStor, Nexsan, Asigra, Avamar (Acquired by EMC), BakBone Software, Dot Hill, SANRAD, Open-E and others. With more than a decade of strategic planning, media tours, press conferences, and media/analyst relations for companies in the data storage, security, server virtualization, IT outsourcing and networking arenas, Austin's domain expertise assists in positioning clients for leadership. Austin was recently recognized as a “Top Tech Communicator” for the second year in a row by PRSourceCode. The editorial community – represented by more than 300 participating IT journalists – rated each winner based on best overall performance and recognized those who added the most value to their editorial processes in terms of responsiveness, reliability, and overall understanding of editorial needs.

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