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Oxford University Selects DataCore's SANsymphony
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (July 8, 2002) — DataCore Software, a leading provider of
enterprise-class, open storage networking software, today announced that the Oxford
University Clinical School, a world leader in education, has chosen SANsymphony™ for its
storage management requirements.
Tim Shaw, deputy director for systems and networking, explained, "SANsymphony offers
significantly greater utilization of our existing legacy storage investments. As an educational
institution, we have real constraints on our IT expenditures, so SANsymphony was rigorously
and successfully evaluated to assess its potential to deliver genuine benefits and savings."
The Oxford University Clinical School Information Management Services Unit (IMSU) is
installing SANsymphony into their current Novell® NetWare®-dominated 'SAN in a box' storage
solution, enabling better management of data pools across directories, clients and various
legacy systems.
Prompted by the immediate requirement for additional storage capacity, the IMSU turned to
DataCore partner, TriSys, who recommended SANsymphony. SANsymphony is now freeing the
Clinical School from the constraints of its proprietary solution, while also enabling it to get the
most out of its existing storage resources.
"Automation, consolidation, flexibility and a good return on investment is what our customers
want," said TriSys Director, Bram de Groot. "With the right mix of hardware and software, we
can ensure that systems work more efficiently and effectively. DataCore's software is
absolutely the right application for this environment and offers excellent performance with the
added bonus of leaving IMSU's vendor choice open for the future."
The IMSU judged a number of solutions and approaches to better manage its growing data
against detailed criteria. With important ongoing research, the Clinical School needed increased
performance and scalability for its increasing data. SANsymphony's cross-platform
management capability enables the Clinical School to cost-effectively store images, gene
sequencing projects and other data.
"DataCore has an established network across Europe of value added integrators and resellers,
such as TriSys, who can offer valuable consultative advice to customers such as the Oxford
University Clinical School," commented Marcus Thompson, director of partner development
EMEA, DataCore Software. "Through our partner, TriSys, we have been able to deliver
significant value to the Oxford University Clinical School and transform its data management
approach."
Flexibility in choice of future disk storage vendors, together with improved centralized
management and reliable data replication were key considerations. SANsymphony meets all of
these criteria and enables Oxford Clinical School to facilitate reliable disaster recovery using
the new Asynchronous IP Mirroring component.
About Oxford University Clinical School IMSU
Formed in 1995 to meet the needs of the Clinical departments within Oxford University, the
IMSU supports a user base of around 3000 users, predominantly research workers. The Clinical
Departments are located in most of the Oxford hospitals and within University buildings on
various sites spread out over 2 miles within Oxford. The IMSU directly or indirectly employs
around 25 staff. All sites are linked with Gb Ethernet.
About DataCore Software
DataCore Software Corporation's award-winning software automates and consolidates storage
management, for enterprise customers worldwide, significantly reducing their costs and
increasing the return on investment from information technology assets. The company's
SANsymphony™ software sets the standard for open storage networking platforms, supporting
all major brands of disk arrays and operating systems. It is available and supported through
major OEMs, system integrators and resellers. DataCore is privately held with corporate
headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. For international office locations and more information,
call (877) 780-5111 or visit www.datacore.com.
About TriSys Ltd.
Founded in January 1991, TriSys has grown to become one of the UK's most respected
independent dedicated suppliers of data storage solutions. With a turnover of £10m in 2001
TriSys have successfully integrated data management, protection and availability solutions into
many blue chip companies throughout the UK. TriSys' headquarters are in Luton, Bedfordshire
with branch offices in Poole, Dorset and Stirling, Scotland. TriSys can be contacted on 01582
733 133, email info@trisys.co.uk or visit our website www.trisys.co.uk.
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DataCore Software Corporation. All other products, services and company names mentioned herein may be
trademarks of their respective owners.
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Corporate Contacts:
DataCore Software Corporation
(954) 377-6000
pr@datacore.com
Bharat Kumar
+44 (0) 118 949 7024
bharat.kumar@datacore.com
Partner Contact:
TriSys Ltd.
Annie Rickard
+44 (0) 779 964 5116
annie@trisys.co.uk
Media Contacts:
(954) 377-6000
pr@datacore.com
Kendra Balcius
(760) 758-8002
kbalcius@corporateink.com
CIT Public Relations
Emmaline Damerum
+44 (0) 1908 542777
emmaline.damerum@citpr.com
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