Connex Extends its Reach by Linking Up with the World's Largest Technology Products and Services Distributor
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Connex, a Western Digital company (NYSE:WDC)
and developer of storage area network (SAN) and network-attached storage (NAS) solutions, today announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro (NYSE:IM)
, the world's largest wholesale provider of technology products and services. Connex will supply Ingram Micro with its innovative line of storage hardware and software systems, including the newly released Connex N3000(TM) NAS system.
According to a recent IDC Server Workload Study, the NAS market is forecasted to grow from $854 million in 1999 to more than $6.5 billion in 2003. This distribution agreement marks Connex's latest move towards capturing the exploding market for interoperable storage solutions.
"We are fully committed to the distribution channel, and Ingram Micro's size gives Connex access to the largest reseller base available as well as the ability to branch into virtually all reseller markets," said Mark Pollard, Connex's vice president of sales. "Both companies share the goal of providing new, high-availability storage solutions that enable our channel partners to offer best-of-breed networked storage systems to their customers."
"The need for highly available and easy-to-manage storage systems has created a tremendous business opportunity," said Thad Bennett, director of mass storage of Ingram Micro. "Our partnership with Connex will enable us to better meet our reseller customers' demand for storage systems that are easy to deploy, manage and operate."
The increase in information flowing through organizations has created a strain on many local area networks. This problem is further compounded by data intensive applications and the need to share information across workgroups and the enterprise. According to Pollard, "The partnership between Ingram Micro and Connex will offer companies new storage systems that are simple to implement and manage, while allowing for future expansion."
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM)
, headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., is the world's largest wholesale provider of technology products and services, and a leader of assembly and integration services with sales of $26.5 billion for the past four reported quarters. The company and its subsidiaries operate in 34 countries and distribute more than 225,000 products to more than 140,000 resellers in 130 countries.
About Connex
Connex specializes in providing networked storage solutions that are scalable in capacity and performance, centrally managed and provide coordinated intelligence that helps move the storage management function off the server. Connex's goal is to deliver systems that truly address the storage problems of the enterprise. Connex's solutions improve the reliability and availability of storage, greatly simplify storage management, and reduce the total cost of ownership.
As companies migrate from server-centric to storage-centric environments, they require the flexibility to grow their storage systems. Companies will demand the ability to grow their current storage systems to meet future storage requirements, fully leveraging their storage investments. The Connex approach -- managed scalability -- provides systems that grow in terms of performance, capacity and connectivity, while significantly lowering the total cost of ownership. Connex distributes products through its network of channel partners. Connex is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Digital Corporation. Visit the Connex web site at http://www.connex.com/.
Ingram Micro is a trademark used under license by Ingram Micro. Inc
Connex and Connex N3000 are registered trademarks of Connex, Inc., in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other products, brands and company names contained herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Source: Connex, Inc.
Contact: Mary Lindstrom of Connex, 408-325-5713, mlindstrom@connex.com;
Sunshine Cronin of Parker LePla, 206-285-5280, sunshine@parkerlepla.com, for
Connex; or Robert J. Blair, Investor Relations, Western Digital Corporation,
914-632-3919, bob.blair@wdc.com, for Connex
Website: http://www.connex.com/