Leading IT Distributor in China to Provide Sales, Service, and Support for
ONStor Clustered NAS Solutions
CAMPBELL, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- ONStor, Inc., a leading
provider of clustered NAS solutions for enterprises and content-rich
organizations, today announced that it has formed a strategic partnership
with Beijing Futong, a leading distributor of IT products in China, adding
them to its growing channel program in the Asia-Pacific region. Beijing
Futong, the largest distributor and the chief agent of IBM China, will sell
and support ONStor's clustered NAS solutions, including the recently
released Cougar 6000 series. Beijing Futong addresses the rapidly
uncontrolled growth of content by offering solutions through a distribution
network of value-added resellers throughout the People's Republic of China.
"Beijing Futong is committed to working with vendors who provide
solutions with a clear value-add for our customers and we believe that
ONStor represents a great addition to our portfolio," said Mr. Chen Jian,
Chairman of Beijing Futong. "Our partners are looking for cost-effective
solutions to help businesses of all sizes manage the uncontrolled growth of
unstructured data. With ONStor's heterogeneous storage virtualization, IT
departments can leverage their existing storage infrastructure while also
benefiting from the consolidation and energy efficiency that advanced
technology like ONStor's offers."
"ONStor is honored that Beijing Futong has agreed to the formalization
of this powerful alliance. We have been working with Futong for several
years to develop and expand our relationship and have recognized the
importance of China as a part of our global distribution strategy," said
Bob Miller, CEO of ONStor. "Beijing Futong has a highly successful track
record in the region and has been instrumental in offering the most
advanced technologies and services to businesses covering all major
industries for more than two decades."
Miller continued, "By providing localized service and support, Beijing
Futong will enable ONStor to reach not only companies headquartered in
China, but also multinational corporations that are developing operations
in China. We see the expansion of our partnership with such a strong leader
as Beijing Futong as a tremendous and mutually beneficial business
opportunity."
About ONStor Cougar and Bobcat Clustered NAS
Designed with n-way clustering, support for open storage, file server
virtualization, and advanced power management, ONStor's Cougar and Bobcat
clustered NAS gateways deliver a simple and efficient content storage
solution for the management of today's uncontrolled growth of unstructured
data. ONStor's file storage products offer up to 95 percent power savings
compared to traditional direct-attached and networked storage environments.
ONStor's products are deployed in enterprise data centers across many
industries, including geo-spatial mapping, medical imaging, oil/gas, and in
Web 2.0 companies that produce data sets ranging from very large image
files to large amounts of user files.
About Beijing Futong
Founded in 1993, Beijing Futong is a distributor and agent of IBM
China, as well as a primary agent Oracle in China. The company grew from a
single product distributor into the largest distributor and the chief agent
of IBM China, covering IBM series products such as R5/6000, SSD and
software (DM, AIM, Tivoli), and AS/400.
As a professional distributor, its sales network covers whole China and
all major industries, such as telecom, postal, banking, power, petroleum,
education, health, media, transportation, government, etc. There are twelve
different offices located in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong,
Shenzhen, Shenyang, Chengdu, Wuhan, Xi'an, Nanjing, Fuzhou, Jinan and
Hangzhou, respectively. For more information, visit
http://www.futong.com.cn.
About ONStor
ONStor provides clustered NAS solutions for both primary and value-tier
storage, focusing on enterprise data centers and content-rich
organizations, and giving customers the ability to cost-effectively manage
the accelerating growth of unstructured data. ONStor's award-winning
solutions deliver flexible data management, protection, and file server
consolidation for a new generation of data-intensive applications through a
combination of advanced technologies including virtualization and
energy-efficient design.
Proven at customer sites worldwide, ONStor Pantera clustered NAS
systems plus Cougar and Bobcat clustered NAS gateways offer the broadest
choice of storage and enable customers to easily scale storage with the
lowest total cost of ownership (TCO). ONStor solutions are available
through a global network of resellers and distribution partners. More
information about ONStor can be found at http://www.onstor.com.
ONStor, the ONStor logo, Pantera, Bobcat and Cougar are trademarks or
registered trademarks of ONStor, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All
other marks and trademarks are or may be the property of their respective
owners. Information regarding products, services and offerings may be
superseded by subsequent documents and is subject to change without notice.
For the latest information and specifications regarding ONStor, Inc. and
any of its offerings or services, please contact your local sales office or
the corporate headquarters.
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Related links:
http://www.onstor.com
http://www.futong.com.cn
CONTACT:
Douglas W. Gruehl of ONStor, Inc.,
+1-408-963-2463, douglas.gruehl@onstor.com; or Angela Griffo of
Trainer Communications, +1-949-842-7695, os@trainercomm.com, for
ONStor, Inc.; or in Europe, Richard Merrin of Spreckley Partners
Ltd., +44(0)20 7388 9988, merrin@spreckley.co.uk
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