DataCore Unveils Improved Performance, Availability and Utilization for Citrix's XenApp, XenDesktop and XenServer

Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 10, 2009 --(PR.com)-- DataCore Software recently highlighted at Cebit 2009 and VMworld Europe the new features in the forthcoming releases of SANmelody(tm) and SANsymphony(tm) storage virtualization solutions. In particular, DataCore is touting that the new versions of its solutions deliver SAN-wide performance boosts and provide radically simple, high-availability, and optimum disk utilization for Citrix(r) XenServer(tm), XenDesktop(tm) and XenApp(tm) environments. Recently, Citrix showcaseed its recent announcement "New Citrix XenServer Release Makes Enterprise-Class Virtualization Free for Everyone."

"Storage is critical to rapidly deploying virtualization solutions, and DataCore's storage virtualization solutions have been validated with Citrix XenServer and are deployed with XenServer in a growing number of customer installations. DataCore's affordable, flexible, high availability SAN storage solutions will help our mutual customers to overcome the cost barriers and complexity that SAN storage can present," stated James McNab, Senior Director of Marketing and Business Development at Citrix at Cebit 2009.

Key distributors and resellers that are seeing first-hand the benefits of selling DataCore in conjunction with Citrix include: Albora (Spain/Portugal), itX (Australia), Miel (France), Ready Informatica (Italy), ADN (Germany), DNS (UK and Europe), as well as Ingram Micro (USA), Moose Logic (USA), MTM (USA) and J4 Systems (USA), among many others. Moreover, numerous new customers are embracing SANmelody storage virtualization in conjunction with Citrix XenServer, as they are finding the tandem represents an affordable solution that is far more flexible than a proprietary approach.

Ingram Micro is the exclusive distribution partner for Citrix in North America and they recently signed up DataCore. According to the announcement, "DataCore is an enabling software product that our resellers can add to their arsenals, providing their customers with a solution set to virtualize their disks and achieve greater utilization of their storage investment," states Jodi Honore, vice president, vendor management for Ingram Micro.

DataCore value-added distributor ADN Advanced Digital Network Distribution is one of the biggest Citrix distributors in Europe and offers integrated end-to-end IT infrastructure virtualization from desktop to storage out of one competent hand. "The concept of total enterprise virtualization from desktop, application, server to storage becomes increasingly accepted. Here DataCore's storage virtualization proves to complement Citrix perfectly. With the Citrix and DataCore combination customers benefit from a flexible, high-performance and cost-efficient infrastructure solution with high-available storage," says Christian Geilen, Business Unit Manager Storage & Virtual Products at ADN.

High availability Solutions for Citrix
DataCore's lineup of solutions, which are Citrix Ready(tm) for XenServer 5, have been met with broad appeal worldwide and the momentum keeps rolling for DataCore storage virtualization solutions delivered in combination with Citrix XenServer.

Recently announced DataCore and Citrix customers include Washington Archives Management, Statewide Title Company, Inc., and Alameda County Medical Center, just to name a few. These customers are each testifying that DataCore yields the highest availability, fastest performance and fullest utilization from their storage assets, making it an essential element of Citrix configurations. A case in point is Statewide Title Company, Inc. "The selection of DataCore was designed to pave the way for the Citrix XenServer implementation that we are now in the process of deploying," explains George Overstreet, systems administrator, Statewide Title, Company, Inc. "For purposes of ease of management, efficiencies and centralizing storage, we went with SANmelody. With DataCore, you just have greater flexibility. And on top of this, with DataCore we can also meet all of our disaster recovery (DR) requirements as well."

Moreover, according to Benjamin Crill, partner, ESI Technology Advisors, "DataCore is the perfect complement to server virtualization with XenServer. They are hardware independent, portable - and above all, 'open' solutions. Both DataCore and XenServer are feature rich and value-packed. DataCore's storage virtualization solutions make storage management easy. They enable customers to maximize resources and lower costs, while delivering high availability, better utilization as well as enhanced performance and productivity."

Enhancements in SANmelody 3.0 and SANsymphony 7.0
DataCore Software enhancements in SANmelody 3.0 and SANsymphony 7.0 aimed at Citrix shared storage requirements include the following new features and functionality:

+64-bit "Mega Caches" Boost SAN-wide Performance
+Radically Simple, High-Availability for Non-Stop Storage
+Full Use: Space Reclamation for Thinly Provisioned Storage
+Windows Server 2008-based, Universal Storage Controllers
+New Hypervisor Migration Support

All DataCore Packages for Citrix will be Updated to SANmelody 3.0 and SANsymphony 7.0

DataCore has a suite of SANmelody-based Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) packages available for Citrix environments, ranging from Feature Packed BC/DR SAN Starter Virtualization Bundles to a Feature Packed BC/DR 32 Terabyte SAN Virtualization Bundle to virtually unlimited capacity SANsymphony Bundles.

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