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BREECE HILL RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE "COMPANIES TO WATCH IN 2004."
CMP Media LLC's Network Computing Selects Breece Hill for "The Survivor's Guide" in the Category of Storage and Servers.
Boulder, Colorado — January 15, 2004 — Breece Hill LLC, a manufacturer of tape autoloaders, libraries, and integrated information storage appliances based in Louisville, Colorado, today announced that it has been selected by CMP Media LLC's Network Computing as one of seven "Companies to Watch in 2004," in the category of storage and servers. The feature story highlighting the seven technology companies appears in the December 16 (2003) issue of Network Computing and is also available at www.networkcomputing.com.
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"All of us at Breece Hill are delighted. We are literally jumping for joy," said Frank Saab, Vice President of Marketing, Breece Hill. "Network Computing is one of the most highly regarded publications covering our industry. The six other companies named with us in the feature are all industry leaders. We feel we've earned this recognition by raising the bar in complete, easy-to-use, and affordable backup, recovery, and archiving solutions. We've responded to the market need for sound and sophisticated data protection and data retention solutions for companies of all sizes - not just big companies."
According to CMP Media LLC's Network Computing, organizations named in this special issue as a "Company To Watch" are worthy of recognition for their significant contribution to their core area and specific market sector.
"Each year Network Computing's editors select the top companies in several technology fields as innovators and trend setters from both a technology and business perspective," said Fritz Nelson, VP and Publisher of CMP's Network Computing. "Network Computing's Survivors Guide is continually referred to over the course of 2004 by our readers when making strategic technology purchase decisions. The companies selected are unique, because they have been picked by our editors who are current or former IT professionals."
In 2003, Breece Hill introduced its new Information Storage and Retrieval Architecture (iStoRATM), which is a disk-to-disk-to-removable storage platform for small and medium business (SMB) customers. With iStoRA, Breece Hill was first-to-market with a seamless integration of hardware and software providing SMBs with enterprise-level replication, backup, data migration, and individual file recovery utilizing disk, tape, and other removable media. The iStoRA product line combines the best features of both removable storage and NAS technology to deliver a complete, affordable, and easy-to-use data protection and archiving appliance-style solution for SMBs and department-level deployment.
The first product in the series, the iStoRA 4000, was previewed at Comdex in November 2003 and became available to beta customers in December 2003. Within its 4u-high enclosure, the appliance provides six Serial-ATA disks, a 1x10 tape autoloader, and a server motherboard with Gig-E connectivity. It ships pre-loaded and pre-configured with powerful policy-based management software to govern backups and the migration of data between disk and tape. Within minutes of deployment, the iStoRA 4000 can be ready for network-based backups to disk or tape.
From a customer perspective, the integrated aspects of the architecture offer tremendous advantages in ease of deployment, ease of use, and ease of management, and addresses issues of interoperability and compatibility typically encountered in other products, all of which lead to reduced requirements for IT resources.. From a vendor or solution provider perspective, the iStoRA appliance is exceptionally easy to sell, install and support. Integration also translates into reduced product cost, which makes iStoRA very affordable and well within the budget requirements of SMBs. With iStoRA, enterprise-class data protection and retention strategies are, for the first time, within reach for any size of organization, including SMB and workgroup customers.
About Network Computing
Network Computing (www.networkcomputing.com) published by CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, N.Y., is dedicated to providing critical analysis of technologies, vendors and products to 220,000 IT Managers and Staff who are accountable for strategic technology purchase decisions. In addition to the bi-weekly magazine, Network Computing provides a complete media platform including www.networkcomputing.com, Network Computing Research, and Network Computing Events. In 2002, www.NetworkComputing.com was named American Society of Business Publications Editors (ASBPE) Best 'Original Web Database' category for the Interactive Buyer's Guide and ranked Rob Preston 11th on Adweek's Technology Marketing Influencers Report "Hottest Tech Media editors" list.
About CMP Media CMP Media LLC (www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum — the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, and custom publishing.
About Breece Hill
Breece Hill is a leader in cost-effective and innovative solutions for information storage and retrieval, including tape appliances, autoloaders, and libraries, for the Small-to-Medium-Business (SMB) and workgroup sectors. The Breece Hill tape automation line, continuously marketed and supported since 1993, spans from entry-level autoloaders to mid-range libraries, with more than 25,000 units shipped worldwide. Breece Hill's Information Storage and Retrieval Architecture (iStoRATM), introduced in 2003, is a disk-to-disk-to-removable storage platform which brings new levels of data protection and data retention capabilities to SMB and workgroup customers.
The Breece Hill brand of tape autoloaders, libraries, and integrated information storage appliances is designed, manufactured, and marketed worldwide by Breece Hill LLC. The company, headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, also markets the MaxOptixTM brand of Magneto-Optical (MO) storage products.
Breece Hill, iStoRA, and MaxOptix are trademarks of Breece Hill LLC. Any other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.
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