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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Ocarina Networks With Green Excellence Award
Ocarina Networks Receives 2008 North American Storage Optimization Award for Data Footprint Reducing Technology
| Source: Ocarina
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - September 18, 2008) - Ocarina
Networks, provider of the industry's first online storage optimization
solution, today announced that it has been presented with the 2008 Frost &
Sullivan Green Excellence Award. This award, which focuses specifically on
technology innovation, is presented to the company that best implements
innovative, environmentally friendly and sustainable technology within its
industry.
"We are pleased to recognize Ocarina Networks for its breakthrough
implementation of a novel storage optimization technique that dramatically
reduces power, cooling, and storage costs, reducing the digital footprint,
and thereby the carbon footprint, of online storage," said Anirudh S.
Srinivasan, Research Analyst with the Technical Insights team of Frost &
Sullivan. "With its remarkable technology, Ocarina Networks has helped
advance a new era of 'green' storage."
As the volume of information created and shared over the Internet,
including email attachments, office and media files, continues to grow at a
massive rate, the requirements for the modern internet data center have
drastically evolved. Now more than ever, organizations need solutions that
cost-effectively increase the capacity of their existing storage solutions,
while decreasing related operational expenses.
Ocarina's ECOsystem employs a novel content-aware storage optimization
technique to significantly reduce the data footprint of online storage.
This innovative approach performs Extraction, Correlation, and Optimization
of files providing as much as 10:1 data reduction and radically decreasing
the carbon footprint of online storage applications and allowing users to
store ten times more data on existing storage systems.
Photoways Group, the European leader of online photographic services which
operates under Photoways and PhotoBox brands, chose to use Ocarina's
technology for increased efficiency and to combat the rising cost of
energy. "We needed a proven and reliable way to increase storage density
and make our existing infrastructure more efficient. We are reducing our
rackspace and power footprint, and slowing the rate of new hardware
purchases," said Graham Hobson, CTO of Photoways Group. "With this solution
in place we have reduced energy consumption while achieving significant
savings."
"At Ocarina, we recognize that green technology initiatives in the storage
industry can pay huge dividends to our customers, both in terms of storage
savings as well as reductions in power and cooling expenses," said Murli
Thirumale, CEO of Ocarina Networks. "We are thrilled that Frost & Sullivan
is recognizing our technology with this award and look forward to making a
continued positive impact in green technology."
The Frost & Sullivan Green Excellence Award in Technology Innovation is
presented to a company that has demonstrated superior technological
advancement, which is aligned with a sustainable and environmentally
conscious objective within its industry sector. This award signifies the
company's identification of a unique and revolutionary solution with
significant environmental benefits, while presenting tremendous market
potential. Moreover, the award signifies that the company's overall
business strategy is sound and poised for success.
About Ocarina
Ocarina is a leader in online storage optimization solutions. Organizations
of all sizes use Ocarina's file-aware optimization technology to reduce
their storage footprint and achieve a ten-fold capacity increase on their
current storage systems. Based in San Jose, Calif., Ocarina is
privately-held and financed by leading investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield &
Byers and Highland Capital Partners. For more information, visit
www.ocarinanetworks.com.
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