SAN JOSE, CA — (Marketwire) — 01/22/13 — Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced that two leading storage industry publications have named Quantum data protection products as finalists in their annual Product of the Year Awards. The virtual appliance is a finalist in Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com-s 2012 awards in the Backup and Disaster Recovery Software and Services category, while the midrange deduplication appliance is a finalist in the Network Computing 2013 Awards in the Storage Product category.
Quantum-s DXi V1000 is the first virtual appliance that combines the power and flexibility of target-based deduplication with the simplicity and affordability of an integrated virtual appliance to provide cost-effective backup and DR protection. Hundreds of customers have downloaded the , which stores up to 15 TB of deduplicated data, since Quantum began offering it in November.
The DXi6701/02, which has been widely adopted by customers around the world, was developed on the premise that customers shouldn-t have to make trade-offs in terms of features, performance and price when choosing a deduplication solution.
“Whether customers are storing data in a physical, virtual or cloud environment, the DXi® platform maximizes disk savings, minimizes restore SLAs and provides a backup and DR solution that can ensure their data is protected, even as their infrastructure evolves,” noted Robert Clark, senior vice president, Data Protection Group, Quantum. “The DXi V1000 and DXi6701/02 have been consistently recognized across the globe for the superior technology and value they offer for data protection.”
Over the last year, Quantum data protection products have received numerous accolades:
The DXi V1000 was named “Virtualization Product of the Year” at the .
The of disk backup, deduplication and replication appliances was named “Disk-Based Product of the Year – Enterprise” at the .
The DXi6700 was named Storage Product of the Year at the 2012 .
Quantum-s vmPRO virtual data protection solution won the “Backup Hardware Product of the Year” category in -s 2011 Products of the
Year competition.
Storage magazine will announce the 2012 Products of the Year winners in the February issue. Network Computing will announce the winners of its 2013 awards at a ceremony March 14 in London.
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Bob Wientzen
Public Relations
Quantum Corp.
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