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Conseco Finance's Chief Architect Outlines How His Team Doubled Storage Capacity Utilization with DataCore Software

Case Study Featured at Storage Networking World Will Also Address Secure, Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery Strategy

PHOENIX (Storage Networking World -- April 14, 2003) — Rod Lucero, chief architect of Conseco Finance Corporation, will discuss how the $39 billion financial services giant layered DataCore's storage management software on existing high-end disk arrays -- doubling the effective capacity utilization and deferring substantial new storage purchases. Lucero will present a detailed case study at the Storage Networking World conference in Phoenix, Arizona, April 14-17. He'll also join a panel of corporate users discussing the storage issues enterprises worry about most.

Lucero, whose team manages 70 terabytes of mission-critical storage that is constantly expanding, hasn't had to purchase new storage hardware in 11 months -- almost unheard-of for an enterprise of its size. Lucero, unwilling to accept the industry's so-called 'standard' capacity utilization rate of just 40 percent, chose DataCore's SANsymphony™ software to automate the allocation of storage. With SANsymphony, Conseco Finance doubled its storage capacity utilization to 85 percent, delivering a significant savings while eliminating nearly all tedious maintenance and administration tasks associated with storage provisioning.

In the past five years, Lucero has tapped multiple new technologies to ensure high-availability, streamline administration and implement a cost-effective path for ongoing growth. Today, Conseco Finance, the fourth largest diversified finance company in the U.S., leverages virtual servers and storage, server-less backups and self-assured disaster recovery between its data centers in St. Paul, Minnesota and Tempe, Arizona.

WHO:	Rod Lucero, chief architect, Conseco Finance Corporation
WHAT:	Storage Networking World conference, April 14-17
WHEN:	Tuesday, April 15, 2003: IT Architects Panel, 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. MST; Conseco Finance case study, 1:30 - 2 p.m. MST
WHERE:	Phoenix, Arizona

DataCore's SANsymphony storage management platform improves the utilization of assets, reduces IT staff's storage management burden, supports the industry's broadest range of vendor-agnostic connectivity and interoperability and increases the return on investment from the current installation. DataCore's solutions will be featured in the Microsoft Pavilion, booth MP5.

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.

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