Iomega Brings VMware Cloud Infrastructure and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to Small Business and Distributed Enterprises
Iomega Brings VMware Cloud Infrastructure and Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure (VDI) to Small Business and Distributed Enterprises
VMware vSphere 5 Certification for Top-of-the-Line Iomega Network
Storage Products Creates an Ideal Combination for VMware View Virtual
VDI Deployments
SAN DIEGO – November 30, 2011 – Iomega Corporation, an EMC company
(NYSE:EMC (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=emc)) and a leading innovator in
data storage solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs),today
announced that the complete line of the Iomega® StorCenter™ PX series
network storage products has been certified as VMware Ready™ for use
with servers running VMware vSphere® 5, creating ideal cost-effective
storage solutions for VMware® cloud infrastructure and virtual desktop
deployments at small and mid-sized businesses and distributed
enterprises.
“Qualifying our top-of-the-line PX series of network storage products
for VMware vSphere 5 enables Iomega customers to use the newest and best
technology from VMware,” said Jonathan Huberman, President of Iomega
Corporation. “It’s been our goal at Iomega to bring the cost
advantages of VMware cloud infrastructure and virtual desktop
deployments to SMBs and distributed enterprises. This is another
important milestone in the overall value and capabilities of Iomega
network storage solutions for serious business use. Bringing enterprise
level applications to SMBs and distributed enterprises as part of rock
solid, economical Iomega network storage solutions is what being part of
EMC is all about.”
“Iomega has been instrumental in delivering virtualized storage
solutions for SMB customers and has demonstrated a robust solution for
SMBs deploying VMware View,” said Parag Patel, Vice President, Global
Strategic Alliances, VMware. “Now with VMware vSphere 5 certification
for the Iomega PX series, customers can use the latest VMware technology
on the network storage products that opened up the market for small
installations.”
News Summary:
The Iomega PX series of network storage products has been tested and
certified as VMware Ready with VMware vSphere 5 as both iSCSI and
NAS/NFS storage targets.* This certification means that users can take
advantage of VMware vSphere features on Iomega network storage platforms
designed for small and medium businesses and distributed enterprise
locations with up to 250 users.
VMware vSphere 5 is the foundation for desktop virtualization, and
Iomega’s support of solid state disks (SSDs) with its StorCenter PX
series of advanced network storage products provides a unique and
compelling value to customers with small installations.
The recently introduced Iomega StorCenter PX series network storage
product line now listed on the VMware hardware compatibility list
includes the desktop models – the four-bay Iomega® StorCenter™
px4-300d and the six-bay StorCenter px6-300d – as well as the
rackmount models – the Iomega® StorCenter™ px4-300r and flagship
StorCenter px12-350r.
The certifications with both NFS and iSCSI enable users to leverage the
flexibility of Iomega network storage and the capabilities of VMware
vSphere 5. Certification with iSCSI enables servers running VMware
vSphere 5 to use the latest version of VMware VMFS in VMware vSphere 5
on top of block storage to capitalize on benefits such as improved
scalability and performance, and reduced space usage by small files.
Certification with NFS lets users deploy Iomega’s native file-based
replication technology for backup or offsite data protection of virtual
machines. Both storage options enable customers to fully utilize
advanced VMware vSphere 5 features that require network shared storage.
In addition, Iomega network storage devices also support CIFS for
storing production data from virtual machines running Microsoft
Windows.
About Iomega StorCenter PX Series Network Storage Devices
Th
e Iomega StorCenter PX series features four models that are available
in diskless, partially populated and fully populated configurations that
allow users the freedom of choice and economics to grow their network
storage capacity as needed. These include the new four- and six-drive
desktop Iomega StorCenter px4-300d and px6-300d models, with up to
18TB** of storage, and the rackmount models – the Iomega StorCenter
px4-300r and flagship StorCenter px12-350r network storage array –
which offer up to 36TB of storage capacity. All StorCenter PX series
models have SSD capabilities for high I/O performance.
All of Iomega’s StorCenter NAS devices utilize the acclaimed EMC
LifeLine™ software, a fully-developed Linux operating environment that
incorporates select EMC world class storage technologies typically
available only for enterprise-level customers.
Availability
All of the Iomega® StorCenter™ PX Series models are available
worldwide. Pricing starts at less than US$800.00.
The Iomega StorCenter PX Series includes a standard three-year limited
warranty with U.S.-based phone support up to 13 hours a day, five days a
week. Optional service plans include Iomega’s Enhanced Service Plan
which includes 24x7 phone support with advance replacement.
For more information on Iomega's complete line of StorCenter network
storage models, including pricing for all models, please go to
www.iomega.com.
About Iomega
Iomega Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation
headquartered in San Diego, is a worldwide leader in innovative storage
solutions for small businesses, home offices, consumers and others. The
Company has sold more than 425 million digital storage drives and disks
since its inception in 1980. Today, Iomega’s product portfolio
includes industry leading desktop and rackmount network attached storage
products for small and medium businesses and distributed enterprises;
one of the industry’s broadest selections of direct-attached portable
and desktop external hard drives; and multimedia drives that makes it
easy to move video, pictures and other files from the computer room to
the livingroom. To learn about all of Iomega’s storage products and
network storage solutions, please go to the Web at www.iomega.com.
Resellers can visit Iomega at www.iomega.com/ioclub.
About EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service
providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service.
Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through
innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud
computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze
their most valuable asset – information – in a more agile, trusted
and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at
www.EMC.com.
EMC Canada (www.EMC2.ca), headquartered in Toronto with nine offices
from coast to coast, is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation.
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For more information contact:
Mike Martin/Michelle Chang
StrategicAmpersand
416-961-5595
mike@stratamp.com
michelle@stratamp.com
Copyright© 2011 Iomega Corporation. All rights reserved. Iomega and
StorCenter are trademarks or registered trademarks of Iomega Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries. EMC and LifeLine are
trademarks or registered trademarks of EMC Corporation. VMware, VMware
View and VMware vSphere are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of
VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
This release contains “forward-looking statements” as defined under
the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from
those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain
risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in
general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in
information technology spending; (iii) o
ur ability to protect our
proprietary technology; (iv) risks associated with managing the growth
of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and
investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring
and achieving anticipated synergies; (v) competitive factors, including
but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vi)
the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost
declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues;
(vii) component and product quality and availability; (viii) the
transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of
new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (ix)
insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (x) war or acts of
terrorism; (xi) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified
employees; (xii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xiii) other
one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and
from time to time in EMC’s filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
* The Iomega® StorCenter™ px12-350r Network Storage Array has been
tested and certified as an iSCSI and NAS/NFS storage target. All other
Iomega StorCenter PX series models are certified as iSCSI storage
targets and are currently completing testing and certification as
NAS/NFS storage targets.
** 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes.