Pillar Data Systems Joins with Oracle to Deliver Improved Storage Management

Business Wire, Feb 20, 2007

Pillar Data Systems and Oracle Aid Customers to Simplify Storage Management in Mixed Networking Environments through Pillar Data Systems Storage Manager plug-in for Oracle[R] Enterprise Manager 10g

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Pillar Data Systems, a leading provider of enterprise network storage systems and member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, today announced that the company has joined the Oracle Enterprise Manager Partner initiative. As part of the collaboration, generally available today is a management plug-in for Oracle[R] Enterprise Manager 10g, enabling lower cost of storage management across database infrastructures. The Pillar Data Systems Storage Manager plug-in extends Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g to enable system monitoring of one or more instances of the Pillar Axiom[TM] system.

Pillar and Oracle share the vision of reducing complexity in running distributed IT environments to help provide a higher return on investment (ROI) and a lower total cost of ownership (TCO). Pillar's development of a plug-in for Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g is an example of its work with Oracle to enable joint customers to ease the management of Pillar and Oracle environments. Specifically, Pillar's plug-in allows administrators to monitor one or more instances of the Pillar Axiom 500 system for storage management from within Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g's Web-based console.

Oracle provides a foundation for grid computing with Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Real Application Clusters and Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g. When combined with Pillar's flexible storage architecture, users can add storage incrementally, when needed, further proving why Pillar's technology is ideally suited for Oracle Databases deployed in enterprise grid environments.

"Pillar is proud to be a part of the Oracle Enterprise Manager Partner initiative," said Mike Workman, CEO and President, Pillar Data Systems. "Working with Oracle allows Pillar customers to take advantage of a robust solution that gives our joint customers higher performance, more power with less complexity, and reduced TCO."

For more information about the Pillar Data Systems Storage Manager plug-in for Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g, go to: www.pillardata.com

About Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g, an industry-leading family of management products, is a comprehensive application and system management solution. Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g manages packaged and custom applications and a wide variety of IT infrastructure, including Oracle and non-Oracle technologies. With a broad set of administration, configuration management, provisioning, end-to-end monitoring, service level management, and security capabilities, Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g helps reduce the cost of ownership of enterprise applications and their dependent IT resources.

About the Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork is a global business network of more than 19,000 companies who deliver innovative software solutions based on Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle PartnerNetwork program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's global economy. Oracle partners are able to offer customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's largest enterprise software company. Partners who are able to demonstrate superior product knowledge, technical expertise and a commitment to doing business with Oracle can qualify for the Oracle Certified Partner levels.

About Pillar Data Systems

Founded in 2001, Pillar Data Systems develops midrange and enterprise network storage systems. The company's Pillar Axiom solution, driven by its innovative policy-based management capabilities, integrates SAN and NAS into a centrally managed storage platform. Pillar Axiom systems consolidate multiple tiers of enterprise network storage into a single, easily managed system capable of scaling to hundreds of terabytes of capacity. Pillar Data Systems is privately funded by Tako Ventures, LLC, the venture arm of Larry Ellison. The company is headquartered at 2840 Junction Avenue, San Jose, California 95134. The company can be reached on the Web at http://www.pillardata.com, by phone at 408-503-4000 or by email at sales@pillardata.com.

About Oracle

Oracle (NASDAQ GS: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com.

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