World's Largest Technology Products and Services Distributor to Supply SANavigator to Resellers Worldwide
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- SANavigator Inc., a technology leader in powerful, heterogeneous SAN management software, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM)
, the largest global wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services, to make its innovative Java-based storage management application, SANavigator(TM), available to Ingram Micro's distribution channel. SANavigator will initially be distributed through Ingram Micro U.S.
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"SANavigator is an innovative storage solution that is easy to deploy, manage and operate," said Jodi Honore, vice president, general manager software, Ingram Micro U.S. "This broadens Ingram Micro's storage area network offerings for our reseller customers, allowing them to target SAN end users that want platform-independent, centralized management software."
"We are dedicated to allying ourselves with partners such as Ingram Micro to fully leverage our entry into national distribution channels," said John Casalaspi, vice president of sales for SANavigator Inc. "SANavigator's ease of use, combined with its significant return on investment potential, makes it an optimal solution for managing complex storage networks. We believe that our alliance with Ingram Micro will bring these benefits to more resellers and end-users who have been looking for a real solution to their storage management nightmares."
SANavigator's innovative approach to SAN management dramatically reduces the effort and complexity of storage network management. SANavigator replaces cryptic telnet sessions and table dialog boxes with an intuitive interface and powerful point-and-click functionality. Through its informative display and monitoring of the complete SAN topology, administrators at all levels can visualize and manage their storage networks with ease.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro Inc. is the largest global wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services. The company operates in 36 countries with sales of $30.7 billion for the fiscal year 2000. Ingram Micro's global regions provide the distribution of technology products and services, marketing development and supply chain management services to more than 175,000 technology solution providers and 1,700 manufacturers. The company is focused on maximizing shareowner value and achieving customer satisfaction through innovation in the information technology supply chain. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com/corp.
About SANavigator Inc.
SANavigator Inc., a subsidiary of Western Digital Corporation (NYSE:WDC)
, is a leading supplier of innovative and powerful storage management software. SANavigator Inc. has quickly emerged as a technology leader in SAN management software. The company's powerful SANavigator management software is hardware-independent and the only software in its class that offers event notification with an agentless installation option, dynamic XML discovery interface and an easy to use GUI for entry-level through complex SAN environments. It gives the storage network administrator confidence that the network is operating properly and the data is available. For more information on SANavigator, visit the company's web site at www.sanavigator.com or call (408) 232-1000.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the benefits that SANavigator's distribution agreement with Ingram Micro will bring to resellers and end users. The forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations, and actual results may differ materially as a result of several factors, including customer preferences, the success of competitors' products, and other factors discussed in recent SEC filings of Western Digital Corporation, the parent corporation of SANavigator, Inc. Western Digital undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.
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