MBX Expands Server Appliance Business with New San Jose Office

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Server appliance builder MBX Systems today announced the opening of a San Jose office to expedite new product introductions for West Cost software vendors that deliver their applications in turnkey hardware/software systems. Engineering and testing services provided by locally based MBX staff optimize each hardware platform for the customer's application, leveraging MBX's two decades of hardware design experience for ISVs and service providers.

Headquartered in suburban Chicago with a state-of-the-art ISO-certified manufacturing plant, MBX specializes in developing, building and integrating customized server appliances for the data storage, cloud storage, video and security markets. The San Jose location is designed to help speed time to market for California-based customers by enabling in-person engineering discussions and evaluations of different hardware configuration options.

The new office also gives West Coast customers faster access to new technologies from key partners like HP, Supermicro, Seagate and Intel; provides compatibility, power consumption, environmental and image revision testing as well as performance evaluations of platform designs under consideration; and serves as a liaison with MBX's Chicago team. 

After a platform design is finalized, MBX supplies comprehensive hardware programs that relieve customers of all hardware responsibilities. Services span platform manufacturing, branding, image loading, final assembly, and testing to ensure trouble-free deployment in the field, as well as supply chain and component lifecycle management, accessory sourcing and packaging, global logistics, component lifecycle management and returns management.

"Our West Coast customers have been asking us to establish a local presence so that they can have face-to-face engineering conversations and prototype platform demos without flying to Chicago," said Jill Bellak, MBX President and Chief Operating Officer. "Opening in San Jose makes that possible while also expanding our footprint to support ongoing company growth."

In 2012, that growth prompted a move to a new headquarters that octupled the size of MBX's manufacturing floor and enabled production upgrades ranging from new automation systems to new 'SuperCell' configurations for larger orders. That was followed in 2013 by a 20% expansion of the MBX workforce, a 45% increase in the number of systems built, and a 75% revenue increase from key vertical markets.

MBX San Jose is located at 2635 N. 1st Street #150, San Jose, CA 95134 and can be reached at 800-560-1195.

About MBX Systems

MBX Systems is a leading designer and manufacturer of application-optimized server appliances and cloud-ready solutions for ISVs and service providers worldwide. MBX delivers turnkey hardware systems that are 100% customized to the customer's specifications by in-house platform engineers, while also offering value-added services such as branding, software imaging, regulatory/compliance, global logistics and warranty support to relieve customers of all hardware responsibilities. That unusual range of services, along with award-winning quality, innovation and customer service, has attracted customers in more than 40 vertical industries in the past two decades. For more information, visit www.mbx.com.

SOURCE MBX Systems