BLUEPOINT ANNOUNCES SALES AND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY LEADING DEDUPLICATION PIONEER, DATA DOMAIN
February 7, 2008
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, – February 7, 2008 - BluePoint Data Storage, Inc. (“BLP” or the “Company” - TSXV: BLP), an established provider of managed storage, server, network availability and data protection services, announces that it has signed an agreement with Data Domain to provide enterprise data replication, protection, archival, compliance and disaster recovery services using Data Domain Deduplication Storage systems, to Data Domain and BluePoint customers. With this agreement, Data Domain systems become a key element of the BluePoint Data Storage Business Continuance Network™ service platform. Authorized Data Domain Channel Partners can purchase replication target services from BluePoint Data Storage to resell to their customers that are not yet taking advantage of the benefits of Data Domain replication.
“We are very excited about this relationship,” says Paul Sachse, BluePoint President and CEO. “Partnering with industry leader Data Domain provides BluePoint with service differentiation that will pay great dividends in the short and long-term, and provides a strategic avenue for delivering data protection, archival and compliance services for our customers in a cost-effective manner. This leading-edge, proven, technology is a perfect compliment to our Tivoli, CommVault and Osmosis™ based platform.”
“Our agreement with BluePoint makes the benefits of Data Domain’s replication capabilities available to any current or future customer, regardless of whether or not they have a disaster recovery facility,” said Beth White, Data Domain Vice President of Marketing. “Users can now leverage Data Domain’s market-leading deduplication storage products with BluePoint’s managed services delivery approach. BluePoint’s expertise in a broad spectrum of data protection technologies enables rapid deployment best-of-breed solutions. We are excited to work with BluePoint and their customers.”.
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BluePoint delivers server management, monitoring, primary storage & back-up, evaulting and archiving, system availability, and recovery solutions that ensure the availability and protection of corporate data and information technology systems, while reducing overall costs to the customer. BluePoint manages these systems with unparalleled storage, network, and server management expertise, guarantees high performance and availability, and ensures systems are on par with the most current, proven technology.
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