Open-E and Simpaticorp announce Partner Alliance

Open-E, Inc., a global leader and developer of innovative storage management software, creates a strategic alliance with leading hosting provider Simpaticorp, which is now an Open-E Authorized Partner.

Open-E’s Data Storage Software V6 is offered to Simpaticorp’s customers on Windows and Linux Virtual Servers with VMware as a virtualization platform. With vSphere 4.1. full and complete console control, customers are able to control their machines as if they are sitting right next to it.

“Our Storage Software combined with the reliable, VMware based virtual servers from Simpaticorp guarantees users the best possible virtual solution for off-site storage”, states Krzysztof Franek, president and CEO of Open-E. “We are certain that this cost-effective and secure service offers customers an easy way into cloud computing.”

“Open-E DSS V6 is a perfect solution for customers wishing to extend their SAN beyond their current physical facilities. We are seeing great value with the use of Open-E’s Data Storage Software and we are pleased to be able to provide this scalable solution to our enterprise clients”, says Simpaticorp President, Michael Baumann.

Open-E Data Storage Software V6 (Open-E DSS V6 ) is a unified file and block storage management operating system (OS) that provides Network Attached Storage (NAS), iSCSI and Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) functionality. It provides superior performance, security, and scalability at a fraction of the cost of alternative storage offerings. More information about the functionality of Open-E DSS V6 is available at the website of the storage software.

About Open-E

Open-E, Inc. is a pioneering leader and developer of IP-based storage management software with headquarters in the United States and Europe. Founded in 1998, the company sells its line of storage management software exclusively through a world-wide network of system integrators and reseller partners. The Open-E® DSS V6™ and Open-E® DSS V6 Lite™ line of products are aimed at the SMB and SME markets and enjoy a reputation for best-in-class performance, flexibility, reliability, scalability and return-on-investment.

With an extensive network of over 600 registered OEM, distributor and reseller partners, including over 200 Open-E certified partners, customers have the flexibility to work with the hardware solution provider of their choosing, allowing Open-E to focus on its core competency of storage software development.

With over 20,000 customer installations since 2003 in over 90 countries, Open-E data storage solutions are used by Fortune 500 customers world-wide.

For further information about Open-E, its products and partners, visit http://www.open-e.com/.

About Simpaticorp

Simpaticorp LLC, headquartered in Los Angeles, was founded in 2006 to provide VMware ESXi solutions to SMB and enterprise. Simpaticorp specializes in private cloud data storage with data centers located in El Segundo, One Wilshire, New York and St. Louis.

For further information about Simpaticorp, please visit http://www.simpaticorp.com/.