Reduce Storage I/O Aggravation with Application Aggregation

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., September 22, 2005 – Backup, replication, data migration and storage consolidation chores decrease WAN performance and slow I/O traffic to a crawl, but there is a cure for the headache of moving massive amounts of data in a short window: storage application aggregation enabled by high-speed data transport protocols and IP accelerators.

Storage application aggregation takes advantage of the (300 to 1000) percent increase in WAN throughput provided by these large volume data transport optimizers, says NetEx®, creator of the world's fastest data transport solution, the HyperIP DRO (Data Replication Optimizer) appliance. Data transport solutions such as HyperIP allow storage applications to operate between WAN-linked data centers as if they are on a native/local network, and minimize disruptive network variations such as packet loss, jitter and latency that can decimate WAN performance.

 “Telecommunications professionals have known for years that IP accelerators make fast work of moving data over great distances, but storage administrators have been slower to come to the party,” said David J. Reiland, NetEx Chief Technical Officer. “By using IP accelerators for optimizing and aggregating storage applications, the same IP technology that is prevalent in today’s data centers, allows you to replicate a multi-terabyte database cross-country in a matter of hours.”

Application aggregation through data transport works with data storage and disaster recovery products and tools from EMC, HDS, IBM, Microsoft, Network Appliance, Oracle, SANRAD, Symantec (VERITAS), and others. Technology managers and VARs who require more information should contact NetEx at 763-694-4300 or visit: http://www.netex.com/products/hyperip.html.

About NetEx

Formed in 1999 as a spin-off of Storage Technology Corporation (StorageTek®), privately-held NetEx has provided the world's fastest data transport in the industry, along with guaranteed data delivery, for over 20 years to more than 100 of the world's largest and most sophisticated organizations, including some of the most prestigious providers of financial, transportation and telecommunications services and government entities. Customers include BP, Telstra, NTT, Verizon, BellSouth, Qwest, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, LloydsTSB, NDC Health, IRS, American, Lufthansa, Northwest, United Airlines and Kellogg. For more information about NetEx, NetEx/IP or HyperIP DRO, visit www.netex.com or call +1 763-694-4300.

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