Seagate Technology has announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire XIOtech Corporation, a leader in virtual storage and Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions. XIOtech designs, manufactures, and markets high performance, application-driven storage solutions.
The XIOtech MAGNITUDE provides over 3TB of high performance, centralized storage that can be continuously accessed by multiple servers in a heterogeneous environment. The MAGNITUDE is optimized for Storage Area Network (SAN) applications, and SAN technology increasingly plays a critical role in how digital information is stored and managed in the Internet era. SANs offer the scalability and manageability advantages of today's network architecture while significantly increasing network performance by eliminating bottlenecks on the information superhighway.
SAN technology enables migration of critical types of information intelligence from servers to storage platforms. These intelligent storage platforms can connect directly to the network and to each other, liberating server bandwidth, significantly increasing network performance and reliability, and substantially reducing network management costs.
XIOtech, a privately-held company founded in 1995 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, sells and services its products directly to major corporations worldwide and through an elite group of Reseller relationships and OEM partnerships within the storage industry.
Pursuant to the agreement, the value of this transaction is approximately $360 million in Seagate common stock and Seagate anticipates that the transaction will close next quarter. Seagate expects to account for the acquisition as a purchase transaction. The transaction has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, but is still subject to normal conditions of closing, XIOtech shareholder approval and the required regulatory approvals.
XIOtech Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets high performance, application-driven storage solutions.
The award-winning XIOtech MAGNITUDE's software-based architecture provides over 3TB of high performance, centralized storage that can be accessed continuously by multiple heterogeneous servers. The MAGNITUDE is a Storage Area Network (SAN) in a Box, and with XIOtech's exclusive REDI software family, is the only storage subsystem to offer server clustering and a true zero backup window. The privately-held company, founded in 1995 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, sells and services its products directly to major corporations worldwide and through Reseller relationships and OEM partnerships within the storage industry. The Company can be reached at +1 (612) 828-5980 or at www.xiotech.com.
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