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SAN VALLEY SIGNS ACAL AS A MASTER DISTRIBUTOR

SAN Valley Systems and ACAL Storage Networking announced they have signed a contract that enables ACAL's network of resellers and systems integrators to distribute SAN Valley's products in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

ACAL will offer the complete line of SAN Valley SAN expansion products including the SL 700, SL 1000, and SL 2100 FCIP Gateways. These products are perfectly tailored for resellers and systems integrators that require an enduser solution that is not only easy to use and configure but also delivers excellent performance and reliability. SAN Valley products offer enterpriselevel reliability with price points and overall total costs of ownership that yield the fastest return on investment.

"As part of our increased focus on the indirect channel, we selected ACAL because of their proven expertise in the storage industry providing and supporting storage connectivity solutions throughout EMEA," said Sandy Helton, president of SAN Valley Systems. "Their reputation and successful track record made them the best choice for a master distribution partner for EMEA."

Andrew Litherland, director of EMEA at ACAL Storage Networking stated, "We're very happy with the opportunity to offer SAN Valley's SAN expansion products, as we pride ourselves on only bringing storage networking solutions from the leading manufacturers to our customers. Furthermore, we see the importance of enabling our network of resellers and integrators to be able to build and deliver business continuity and disaster recovery solutions to all of their customers."

"We're excited to be partnering with ACAL Storage Networking and their network of more than 400 resellers and systems integrators throughout Europe to deliver our SAN expansion products across their vast markets," said Cindy Crowe, director of Sales at SAN Valley Systems.