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DIGITAL STORAGE BUILDS SANmelody SOLUTIONS FOR MEDIA INDUSTRIES

DataCore Software, an independent software vendor specializing in storage virtualization, management and consolidation, announced that Digital Storage, a DataCore SANvantage authorized system builder partner serving the media, digital prepress, printing and publishing industries in Europe, has launched a new line of products based on SANmelody Disk Server software. Digital Storage is delivering fully integrated systems, appliances and rich media solutions under the name, iSAN.Storage offering their customers a range of stringently tested hardware and software combinations. Recent customer wins include NRJ, one of the largest radio stations in France. NRJ is already deploying multiple DataCore based iSAN.Storage solutions.

Digital pre-press, multimedia and printing operations generate, move and accumulate large files at a rapid rate, often leading to storage shortages and performance bottlenecks that threaten to keep presses from running at full capacity. Digital Storage's solutions based on SANmelody provides these customers with a new way of addressing the high-performance storage and data availability requirements using low-cost server implementations and off-the-shelf standard components -- advantages unmatched by typical disk array hardware. SANmelody disk servers are well tuned to meet the high performance requirements for rich multimedia applications. The systems provide the top performance needed to move and manipulate large graphics files.

"In the printing and publishing industry, technology needs to strike a balance between cost-effective standards-based components and targeted custom solutions for their unique requirements. We are successful because we offer them the best of both worlds -- the benefits of non-proprietary systems with the expertise to tailor the servers, software and hardware to meet the demanding needs and performance requirements of the industry," said Alan Chanry, chairman of Digital Storage. "Our solution iSAN.Storage with SANmelody software at its core, allows us to deliver powerful, feature-rich and flexible storage network solutions at an affordable price."

"Digital Storage's ability to take advantage of SANmelody and integrate it into a cohesive solution for the rich media vertical market is superior," said George Teixeira, CEO of DataCore Software. "Customers who purchase solutions from digital Storage will benefit both from our software's ease of use and performance acceleration and their unique expertise in building and servicing systems specific to their industry."