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German Public Utilities and Transportation Firm Implements SANsymphony
DVV on DataCore's Storage Platform
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (March 1, 2004) DataCore Software, a leading provider of enterprise-class, open storage networking software, today announced Duisburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (DVV) has chosen DataCore's software-based storage solution for the further expansion of its storage area network (SAN).
DVV has a heterogeneous application and storage environment in place. The company required a storage solution independent of hardware to provide greater flexibility to reduce financial expenditure over the long term for storage management.
"Our storage costs have continuously increased, but there was no guaranteed reliability with regards to storing our data," said Günter Althoff from DVV. "The Internet and the press drew our attention to DataCore. A workshop convinced us of the reliability and usability of its management software for our SAN."
SANsymphony was installed by DataCore's Elite partner Bechtle on storage domain servers (SDS) and connected via fiber channel switches to the application servers and the storage subsystems.
"SANsymphony is the ideal storage solution for public companies such as DVV, with its high demands on the storage infrastructure and its heterogeneous application and storage environment," said Bernhard Margos, managing director of Bechtle in Solingen. "SANsymphony makes it possible to assign storage capacities to applications flexibly and on demand."
In total, some 11 TB of storage capacity are managed at DVV, whereby 6 TB are assigned as virtual storage to the application servers. The system environment includes Windows 2000, Linux and NetWare application servers running applications such as Oracle-based databases, IBM Lotus Notes, file and eDirectory servers.
"Companies with a heterogeneous application and storage environment are not able to fully utilize available storage resources," said Bharat Kumar, worldwide marketing director at DataCore. "SANsymphony compensates for the differences in hardware components by creating a storage pool, which replaces the independently acting storage subsystems, giving the customer freedom of choice and strong economic benefits. We are very pleased that DVV will benefit from the advantages our software has to offer."
About Duisburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (DVV)
Established in 1971 as the umbrella company of the stock corporations Stadtwerke Duisburg and Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft, Duisburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH has become a "real" parent company of the group. At the beginning, the DVV group included only five companies, but today it consists of 20 companies, including all investments. The enterprises of Duisburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (DVV) offer a great spectrum of services and products.
About Bechtle
Established in July 1983 as a one-man business, Bechtle has since grown to become Germany's largest group-independent IT service provider with more than 2,600 employees. Bechtle's group of system houses provides nationwide coverage across the whole of Germany. It is a fully integrated reseller and IT service provider to the commercial sector (B2B). The company combines the service-oriented on-site operations of its system houses with Europe-wide Internet-based IT sales. This powerful combination of system houses and eCommerce is unique in Europe.
About DataCore Software
DataCore Software fundamentally changes the economics of managing storage with innovative software that combines advanced functions and services with the agility and savings of hardware independence. The company's award-winning SANsymphony software provides unprecedented purchasing flexibility and future-proofing by empowering customers to fulfill portability and price/performance requirements across a broad choice of systems and devices. Global 2000 enterprise data centers and OEM storage subsystems rely on this comprehensive software platform to centralize and automate storage management for Windows, UNIX, Linux, MacOS and NetWare systems. 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.
DataCore, the DataCore logo, SANsymphony and SANmaestro are trademarks or registered trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation. Other DataCore product or service names or logos referenced herein are trademarks of 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
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Duisburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (DVV)
+49 02 03/6 04 0
info@dvv.de
Bechtle Solingen
+49 (0) 212 3390106
solingen@bechtle.com
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