LeftHand Networks Gains Traction in US and Canada
Open Storage Solutions® Selects LeftHand's SAN/iQ Software to Address the Growing Demand for IP SANs
Brampton ON, November 22, 2004 - Open Storage Solutions® Inc, one of Canada's leading storage solutions providers, today announced that it has chosen LeftHand Networks® SAN/iQTM software, to be incorporated with its latest IP SAN offering for small and medium sized business. Open Storage Solutions chose LeftHand's software to round out the company's portfolio of storage offerings with an easy-to-manage solution that enables server and storage consolidation, robust disaster recovery/business continuance infrastructure and centralized backup capabilities.
LeftHand's SAN/iQ software will be integrated into the company's Infinity XFileT IP SAN, a storage solution from OSS which runs on the Intel® XeonT processor-based server architecture including an Intel® I/O processor. The SAN/iQ software leverages existing Ethernet infrastructure to provide the functionality of a fibre channel SAN while eliminating the learning curve, complexity and expensive components associated with alternative storage area network offerings.
"SAN/iQ is a perfect fit for customers who require centralized storage management and non-disruptive scalability, as well as backup and data recovery capabilities," said Andy Betterton, president and CEO of Open Storage Solutions. "With The LeftHand software it is both flexible and offers sophisticated functionality, letting OSS better customize storage solutions to each customer's specialized IT needs."
LeftHand's SAN/iQ software is revolutionizing the storage market by delivering simple, cost-effective, standards-based storage solutions that adapt to unpredictable business requirements. Additional vendors to distribute LeftHand's SAN software include MPC Computers, Silicon Mechanics, Verari Systems and Crossroads Systems.
"OSS is a market leader in providing advanced storage products and is recognized as one of the largest storage integrators in Canada," said Karl Chen, vice president of business development for LeftHand Networks. "The release of the Infinity XFile IP SAN will enable OSS to offer its customers additional storage capabilities, while extending the awareness of the SAN/iQ software through OSS's regional locations in Canada and the US."
LeftHand Networks re-defined shared network storage in 2001 with the introduction of the first full-featured IP Storage Area Network (SAN). By building a SAN with LeftHand's SAN/iQ software and the existing Ethernet infrastructure, the LeftHand solution provides all the functionality of a fibre channel SAN while eliminating the learning curve, complexity, and expensive components associated with fibre channel. SAN/iQ - the intelligence behind the SAN - spreads the power of the LeftHand SAN across all storage modules using a distributed computing model. The advantages for users include simple management and unlimited, dynamic growth, no single point of failure, and performance that scales up as storage capacity grows.
The LeftHand SAN is ideal for server and storage consolidation, centralized backup, and disaster recovery projects. More information is available at www.lefthandnetworks.com.
About Open Storage Solutions (OSS)
Headquartered in Toronto Canada, Open Storage Solutions®, Inc designs and integrates advanced storage products for high performance computer applications. The company has a total commitment to providing the very best value solutions by utilizing leading edge technology and backing it with quality manufacturing standards and a high level of after sales service. Open Storage Solutions provides storage solutions from single tape and disk drives to tape libraries, RAID systems as well as Enterprise Class servers, Network Attached Storage and Storage Area Networks.