Fusion-io Integrates ION Data Accelerator Shared Flash Solution with Oracle Management and Virtualization Software

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) today announced that the Fusion ION Data Accelerator all-flash shared storage solution now features integrated support for Oracle Enterprise Manager cloud computing management software and Oracle VM Server virtualization software. ION Data Accelerator software delivers powerful shared storage performance using industry standard server platforms and Fusion ioMemory to provide real-world acceleration for enterprise applications from leaders like Oracle, expediting business-critical information across cloud computing, virtualization, data warehousing, online transactions and business intelligence.

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"At Oracle OpenWorld 2013, the focus is on simplifying IT to enable business transformation," said Jeff Treuhaft, Fusion-io Executive Vice President of Products. "As an easily integrated solution for sharing powerful all-flash performance across enterprise applications like those from Oracle, Fusion ION Data Accelerator is an ideal way for enterprises to improve business responsiveness with application performance that gets noticed. The integration of Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle VM support now makes it even more transparent for IT teams to manage the performance provided by ION Data Accelerator throughout an enterprise's infrastructure."

Cloud computing delivers many benefits, including the ability to access data anytime, anywhere, making the cloud an appealing solution for empowering business productivity. Supporting cloud workflows can be challenging for IT teams that need to ensure security as well as easy accessibility for users. Oracle Enterprise Manager addresses the challenges of cloud control with enhancements for managing infrastructure, middleware, and applications. ION Data Accelerator features a customized plugin for Oracle 11g and 12c databases to enable database administrators to monitor performance and system status. Through the ION Data Accelerator integration with Oracle Enterprise Manager, IT service providers can enable industry-leading application performance and agility while further reducing the costs and complexity of their cloud and enterprise IT environments.

Users demand responsive performance from the applications they rely on, regardless of whether the software is hosted on physical or virtual servers. Designed to enable rapid enterprise application deployment and simplify lifecycle management for Oracle and other applications, Oracle VM Server for x86 is an enterprise-proven server virtualization solution that makes it easier to deploy, manage, and support applications in virtual environments. The new ION Data Accelerator certification for Oracle VM Server enables enterprises to add breakthrough performance that meets expectations even for data-intensive virtual workloads.

Fusion ION Data Accelerator is now available from Fusion-io and leading server systems vendors. For more information, visit Fusion-io booth 1127, Moscone Center South Hall at Oracle Open World in San Francisco September 22 – 26, 2013, stop by the Fusion-io Performance Cafe at 28 3^rd Street San Francisco during the show, or visit http://www.fusionio.com/products/ion-data-accelerator/. For more about Fusion-io solutions for Oracle, visit http://www.fusionio.com/solutions/oracle/.

About Fusion-io
Fusion-io delivers the world's data faster. Our Fusion ioMemory platform and software defined storage solutions accelerate virtualization, databases, cloud computing, big data and performance applications. From e-commerce retailers to the world's social media leaders and Fortune Global 500 companies, our customers are improving the performance and efficiency of their data centers with Fusion-io technology to accelerate the critical applications of the information economy.

Note on Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements concerning the potential performance benefits of the Fusion ioMemory products and technology, particularly Fusion-io's ION Data Accelerator all-flash shared storage solution. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions regarding future events and business performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained, anticipated, or implied in any forward-looking statement, including, but not limited to, the risk that users of Fusion-io's products may not realize the expected benefits, and such other risks set forth in the registration statements and reports that Fusion-io files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.fusionio.com. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Fusion-io undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason after the date of this press release.

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