Acopia Networks Joins HP's Information Lifecycle Management Partner Program; Plans to Pursue Opportunities to Integrate Award-Winning Functionality with the HP StorageWorks Reference Information Storage System

Business Wire, May 13, 2005

LOWELL, Mass. -- Acopia Networks, the innovator of Adaptive Resource Networking, today announced it has joined HP's Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) Partner's Program to deliver ILM solutions based on the use of its ARX(TM) products with HP's StorageWorks Reference Information Storage System (RISS).

Through innovative use of its ARX switches, Acopia provides to RISS users a global namespace for both Windows and Unix environments and the ability to migrate data between HP RISS and standard file servers without application disruption or client configuration changes. The combined use of ARX switches with RISS will provide enterprise customers with the ability to deploy highly scaleable RISS archive solutions, with unprecedented accessibility to information, for their existing global file data.

"Acopia's products offer unique file access capability for enterprise customers who are looking for innovative ways to manage global file data," said Paul O'Brien, Director of ILM at HP. "Together, the ARX and RISS deliver a unique solution for highly scaleable file data archival and lifecycle management across the global enterprise."

"We're excited about the opportunity to partner with a leading ILM solutions provider to create new product capabilities in the market," said Brendon Howe, VP Marketing at Acopia. "A combined ARX/RISS solution will offer unique capability for enterprises looking to deploy state of the art adaptive enterprise infrastructure."

Acopia Networks

Acopia Networks is the innovator of Adaptive Resource Networking products, a new class of file switches that uniquely solve the problem of managing unstructured data in the global enterprise. Acopia's Adaptive Resources Switches (ARX) allow customers to improve performance and better utilize existing file server infrastructure. The products also provide non-disruptive data replication, migration, and capacity balancing across multiple NAS devices, thereby reducing management overhead and accelerating business workflow in the process. Information about Acopia's products and services can be found at http://www.acopia.com.

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