New Customers Select Xyratex for Data Storage Solutions

HAVANT, United Kingdom, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Xyratex Ltd (Nasdaq: XRTX), a leading provider of enterprise class data storage subsystems and hard disk drive capital equipment, announced today that SEPATON and Solera Networks have begun shipping new solutions based on the Xyratex OneStor™ platform.

OneStor Integrated Application Platforms are the "next generation" storage solution that enables OEMs to offer their customers more powerful solutions as part of an integrated computing platform. OneStor Integrated Application platforms consolidate a server with storage into a single device. Compute power and memory provide server intelligence and the ability to scale-up (increased capacity) or scale-out (increased compute, I/O performance and capacity) while eliminating additional hardware costs, cabling and complexity of installation as well as minimizing footprint requirements.

"SEPATON has built a strong reputation in very large enterprises as the leader in extremely high performance, enterprise-class data protection platforms capable of protecting petabytes of data in a single system. By leveraging the expertise Xyratex brings to the product design and quality of the OneStor platform, SEPATON is able to extend its leadership data protection solution from the datacenter to the edge of the enterprise with its S2100-DS3 offering," said Michael Thompson, President & CEO of SEPATON, Inc.  "Partnering with Xyratex brings strong platform and integration capabilities which has allowed SEPATON development resources to stay focused on core software competencies while quickly bringing to market an enterprise class branch office solution."

"Solera Networks is the leader in scalable network forensics solutions and we wanted a partnership that enabled us to deliver our solutions without having to expend our internal resources on application integration and support," said Steve Shillingford, President & CEO of Solera Networks. "We value the data storage expertise that Xyratex provides and we benefit from the experience they have had with the leading server, storage and application developers. We know we can rely on Xyratex to provide the enterprise quality and reliability that our customers demand."

"SEPATON and Solera Networks are great companies and they're making significant inroads in their respective markets," said Todd Gresham, SVP at Xyratex. "We're excited about our partnership and the opportunity to be the platform for these solutions. Xyratex has a long history of working with emerging companies that possess significant IP, target high growth markets and have experienced management teams. We see SEPATON and Solera Networks as great examples of this profile."

About SEPATON

At customers like Union Bank, Kindred Health Care, Victaulic, and Foxwoods Resorts, SEPATON's industry-leading products address the top data protection issues facing IT departments at large enterprises – explosive data growth, rapidly changing storage compliance regulations, evolving technology architectures, and emerging data storage trends. SEPATON's powerful, massively scalable, and extensible data protection platform addresses these challenges head-on, and assures enterprises that they will be able to backup, recover and restore their data quickly and completely. The company operates globally and has offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia and partnerships with leading resellers and OEMs worldwide. For additional information call 866-SEPATON begin_of_the_skype_highlightingend_of_the_skype_highlighting or visit http://www.sepaton.com.

About Solera Networks

Solera Networks is a pioneer in delivering Network Security Analytics – high-speed network surveillance and forensics platforms for complete capture, classification, indexing, visualization, and reconstruction of any network event. Our systems record and classify every packet at line rates up to 10Gbps on physical and virtual networks. The Solera Networks appliances integrate into existing security workflows and support best-of-breed security tool environments, giving security professionals comprehensive network visibility. For more information on Solera Networks, visit www.soleranetworks.com.

About Xyratex

Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise class data storage subsystems and hard disk drive capital equipment. The Networked Storage Solutions division designs and manufactures a range of advanced, scalable data storage solutions for the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) community. As the largest capital equipment supplier to the industry, the Storage Infrastructure division enables disk drive manufacturers and their component suppliers to meet today's technology and productivity requirements. Xyratex has over 25 years of experience in research and development relating to disk drives, storage systems and manufacturing process technology.

Founded in 1994 in an MBO from IBM, and with headquarters in the UK, Xyratex has an established global base with R&D and operational facilities in Europe, the United States and South East Asia.

SOURCE Xyratex Ltd