Poway Unified School District Sees Value in Gateway Storage Products as
Part of Their Disaster Recovery Plan
IRVINE, Calif., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway today
announced five new Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices featuring
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 and a choice of Intel(R) Xeon(R)
processors or AMD Opteron(TM) processors.
As organizations consolidate and back up their data and centralize
their file and print functions, quick and easy deployment has become a
critical and decisive factor for many IT managers and business owners.
Preconfigured for simple plug and play installation, Gateway's new rack
mount storage servers provide seamless integration into existing storage
configurations, allowing customers to get up and running quickly. The new
models are the E-9422R; E-9425R, E-9522R, E-9525R and the E-9520T Storage
Servers.
NAS servers can act as file servers hosting files or as local print
servers. They're ideal for any environment requiring end-users to
continually access and share documents that are stored and safeguarded in a
central, highly protected environment vs. a personal desktop. This includes
hospital personnel accessing medical files or educational institutions,
which require students to save their lessons to a central server, so
teachers can easily access their schoolwork.
"We are seeing increased demand for networked storage across the board
from all of our customer segments," said Barry Silvester, senior product
manager, Enterprise Storage Platforms. "These five new storage servers give
our customers powerful yet easy-to-use solutions for all their data storage
needs. Their affordability makes them particularly attractive, especially
when you consider the benefits they offer."
Organizations such as the Poway Unified School District in Poway,
Calif., are experiencing the benefits of Gateway storage products. The
district recently chose to deploy Gateway storage platforms as part of a
disaster recovery solution for its elementary and middle schools, as well
as its administrative center. Using this system helps safeguard the school
district from partially or completely interrupted crucial functions, such
as daily record keeping, retrieving critical student information or
accessing software applications necessary for the curriculum. The Gateway
solution also provides the IT staff with a means to manage and restore
normal operations quickly and seamlessly if a disaster does occur.
"Gateway's understanding of our operational aspects was essential in
finding the right technology to meet our disaster recovery needs," said
Robert J. Gravina, chief technology officer at Poway Unified School
District. "Gateway's disaster recovery solution allows us to maintain
business continuity in the event of a disaster, as well as recover quickly
from any disruptions to our fundamental business processes and systems."
Packing numerous high-performance features into their compact rack
mount and scalable tower designs, the servers offer best-in-class storage
technologies, including hot swappable high-capacity SATA or SAS hard drives
and redundant hot swappable cooling and power options.
The new storage servers also come equipped with manageability features,
including Web-based management for Windows 2003 Storage Server; Gateway
Systems Manager; and Gateway Lights Out (GLO) system management. GLO brings
a high-level of efficiency to professional customers, allowing a server to
be remotely shut down, re-started and managed regardless of its power
condition. An optional low-cost remote control K/V/M with media redirect
features enables full remote control of a server. This capability allows
customers to set up, manage or add applications from their desktop,
notebook or another server through a floppy disk drive or CD.
In addition, Gateway Professional Services can help customers plan
their storage strategies and identify the best products and technologies
for their business needs.
Pricing and Availability
The new storage servers are available now, with prices starting at
$2,549. For more information, customers can visit http://www.gateway.com or
call 1-800-GATEWAY. Solution providers and value-added resellers (VARs)
interested in partnering with Gateway through the ProNet Partner Program
can find more information at http://www.gateway.com/pronet.
North America Based Telephone Technical Support
While many PC vendors go off-shore to save service costs, Gateway's
telephone technical support for U.S. customers is 100-percent based in
North America. Customers are assured their calls are handled by
knowledgeable, experienced, well-trained and dedicated support agents close
to home(1).
Gateway Professional
From ultra-reliable desktops, notebooks and servers to comprehensive
services, Gateway has served organizations for twenty years. Gateway makes
technology purchase, use and support simple through programs developed for
education, government and business customers. The ProNet(SM) Partner
Program's channel-friendly benefits help solution providers strengthen and
grow their businesses. Gateway customers include many of the world's
leading organizations, such as the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency, the
University of Arizona, State of California, State of New York and others.
For more information on Gateway Professional solutions, visit
http://www.gateway.com/business.
About Gateway
Since its founding in 1985, Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway (NYSE: GTW)
has been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning PCs and related
products to consumers, businesses, government agencies and schools. See
http://www.gateway.com for more information.
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CONTACT:
Erin Davern of Gateway, Inc.,
+1-949-471-7785, erin.davern@gateway.com
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