CMS, local StorageTek distributor, has announced an OEM, marketing and services agreement between StorageTek and Sun Microsystems that will simplify cross-platform storage networking for customers managing the explosion of business data across the enterprise, Internet and electronic commerce systems.
The alliance between the companies will result in cost savings, efficiencies and time-to-market advantages for many of their customers.
Under the multi-year agreement, StorageTek will OEM Sun`s open enterprise disk technology and Sun will OEM StorageTek`s enterprise tape automation systems. These storage offerings will be integrated into Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions targeted for availability later this year. The agreement further includes sales and marketing co-operation designed to provide solutions for customers running Unix and Windows NT platforms. Moreover, the two companies will provide co-operative service and support for their respective products.
"The alliance with StorageTek is founded on our shared commitment to drive industry standards and develop open storage networking solutions that will support our customers into the next millennium," said Janpieter Scheerder, president of Sun`s network storage division. "The explosion of business data is placing ever-increasing demands on network storage. Working together, Sun and StorageTek will be able to deliver modular, flexible and open network storage solutions to meet these demands."
Sun and StorageTek have pledged to continue working closely together to develop open storage networking solutions through leadership on standards bodies such as the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). Along with other industry leaders, the companies have worked closely on developing the Jiro platform. The Jiro platform, formerly known as the StoreX initiative, leverages Java and Jini technologies to make SANs manageable and interoperable
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