ProStor Systems and Tandberg Data Announce Manufacturing and Licensing Agreement
Tandberg Data signs licensing contract to build and sell ProStor Systems’ new RDX removable disk drives and cartridges
Susan MerrimanProStor Systems
Phone: 303-565-3109
E-mail: susan.merriman@prostorsystems.com
Judy Smith
JPR Communications
Phone: 818-386-0403
E-mail: judys@jprcom.com
BOULDER, Colorado – May 23, 2006 – ProStor Systems, a provider of removable disk storage solutions, and Tandberg Data, a global supplier of professional data storage solutions, today announced the signing of a non-exclusive licensing agreement that allows Tandberg Data to manufacture, market, distribute and support ProStor Systems’ new RDXTM removable disk cartridges and drives designed for backup and disaster recovery of critical data for the small business market.
Tandberg Data will offer RDX products to OEM customers, in addition to selling them through their established reseller channels under their own brand.
“We chose Tandberg because of their top-tier OEM relationships, global distribution channel, low-cost manufacturing and reputation for high quality,” said ProStor Systems CEO and President Steve Georgis. “These business strengths combine to give us a partner that will be first to market with ProStor’s RDX technology,” he added.
“We have already seen strong OEM interest in the new RDX disk storage technology,” said Gudmundur Einarsson, CEO and president of Tandberg Data. “In signing this agreement, we are broadening our storage portfolio and continuing our tradition of supplying the best and most innovative backup and recovery solutions to our customers,” he added.
The new RDXTMremovable disk cartridge and drive solutions provide entry-level data backup to users who previously could not justify the expense or hassle of tape storage. Developed by a team of engineering professionals with more than 200 years of combined tape and disk design experience, RDX technology blends the best features of tape and disk to provide small businesses with superior data protection that is simple, reliable, fast, portable and archival.
About ProStor Systems
ProStor Systems develops, manufactures and markets RDXTM technology, the industry’s first removable disk cartridge technology and the heir to tape storage for backup, disaster recovery and archive applications. RDXTM technology brings enterprise-class reliability and data protection to servers, networks and professional workstations at an affordable price. For more information about ProStor Systems, visit http://www.prostorsystems.com or contact the company at info@prostorsystems.com or 303 565-3100. For press and analyst inquiries, contact Susan Merriman at 303 565-3109 or PR@prostorsystems.com
RDX, ProStor and the ProStor logo are trademarks of ProStor Systems, Inc.
