CARLSBAD, Calif. & MOSINEE, Wis., Oct. 22, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dot Hill Systems Corp. (NYSE:HIL), a leading provider of carrier-class information storage and storage area network (SAN) solutions announced its partnership with Wausau Financial Systems (WFS), the leading developer and provider of transaction processing applications, to offer storage solutions to the payment and transaction processing industry. Dot Hill is exhibiting its high-availability SANnet(r) storage system today through October 24 at the IIPAC (Item and Image Processing Advisory Council) Conference in Milwaukee, WFS' annual customer conference.
WFS provides its customers, such as banks, utilities and government agencies, with complete end-to-end solutions for check and remittance processing, from capture to archive and retrieval of information with its Optima3(r) and IMAGERPS applications and modules. WFS integrates Dot Hill's SANnet 3000 series as the storage component into its solutions to enable end users to easily archive and retrieve their documents such as checks and customer data. Dot Hill's SANnet was selected by WFS primarily for its scalability and ease of use.
"Our software solutions can be integrated with a variety of different PC and server hardware, so the storage component has to be easy to integrate and configure, said Bill Cook, WFS System Engineering Manager. "SANnet is an ideal storage component for both our NT and Unix solutions."
Dot Hill's chief technology officer, Dana Kammersgard, said, "SANnet's open systems architecture was designed for ease of use, configuration and management, because that's what our customers want and need. SANnet's 99.9998+ percent uptime gives our customers continuous computing with virtually no downtime. Dot Hill has a proven track record with the financial services industry, and we look forward to providing WFS with SANnet storage solutions for its customers in transaction processing."
About Dot Hill
Dot Hill is a leading independent provider of carrier-class data storage solutions and services. With SANnet solutions that include storage area networks, NEBS Level 3 certified systems for Telco and Internet operations, and world-class service capabilities, Dot Hill is uniquely positioned to address the storage requirements of mission-critical continuous computing environments. Dot Hill's customers include many of the world's leading Internet service providers, common carriers, service and equipment providers, advanced technology and telecommunications companies, and government agencies. Dot Hill is an ISO 9002 certified company, and its Web site is www.dothill.com.
About Wausau Financial Systems
Wausau Financial Systems (WFS) is the recognized leader in the development and implementation of knowledge-based products for the payment and transaction processing industry. WFS provides transaction-processing applications for all size companies ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to independent local financial institutions and commercial businesses worldwide. WFS applications are solutions that provide customers with the information they need to make informed business decisions. In addition to software and hardware options, the company offers comprehensive training, consultation, international image solutions, a unique associate reseller channel, 24-hour customer support, consumable supplies, and a 100% money-back guarantee. For more information on Wausau Financial Systems and its knowledge-based solutions, call (715) 359-0427 or visit www.wausaufs.com.
Dot Hill, the Dot Hill logo and SANnet, are all trademarks of Dot Hill Systems Corp. All other products and names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Certain statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements include the future availability of any particular Dot Hill product, the actual demonstrations to be made at the IIPAC Conference and the amount of revenue to be recognized by Dot Hill due to its partnership with Wausau Financial Systems. The risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: the terms of the relationship between Wausau Financial Systems and Dot Hill, which do not provide for any minimum purchase amounts, and unforeseen technological, intellectual property, supply or engineering issues and changing customer preferences. However, there are many other risks not listed here that may affect the future business of Dot Hill, as well as the forward-looking statements contained herein. To learn about such risks and uncertainties, you should read the risk factors set forth in the forms 10K and 10Q recently filed by Dot Hill. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Dot Hill undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.