SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) - Corporate Express, a $1.16 billion supplier of products for the office with 40 locations across Australia and New Zealand, is extending its commitment to virtualisation in the data centre with its selection of technology from Cisco (
In September 2009, Corporate Express issued its inaugural sustainability report and vision to provide socially responsible solutions through its products and the way it operates. The company's decision to bring network, compute and virtualisation platforms closer together with support from NetstarLogicalis, the first Australian partner to be qualified to resell and implement Vblock, aligns with this vision to increase energy efficiency by creating a green data centre. The solutions from Cisco, EMC and VMware will enable:
Andrew Grech, Infrastructure and Operations Centre Manager, at Corporate Express, said: "Because Corporate Express is the one dependable source for the many things our customers need to run their business, systems availability and reliability is a paramount concern. The selection of Cisco, EMC and VMware technology was driven by this requirement coupled with the goal to improve alignment with the business' initiatives for faster growth and corporate sustainability."
Dylan Morison, Data Centre Practice Manager for Cisco Australia and New Zealand, said: "We are thrilled that Corporate Express has selected the Cisco Unified Computing System as the foundation for the transformation of its data centre. As it's rolled out, we expect Corporate Express to realise many of the benefits of virtualization including lower facilities and power and cooling costs, better server utilisation, higher service levels, and faster deployment of applications."
"We have had a long standing relationship with Corporate Express and this recent commitment will align our two businesses well into the future as we look to lead the world from a best practice perspective around dynamic and increasingly efficient data centres that enable IT to deliver far greater value back to the business," said Darren McCullum, EMC's VCE Business Manager.
"We are very excited to be working in this collaborative partnership to help Corporate Express achieve their IT Transformation goals, and ultimately realise the full benefits of virtualisation, especially the significant positive environmental impact for which our technology is world renowned," said Paul Harapin, Managing Director VMware, Australia and New Zealand. "
Oliver Descoeudres, Marketing Director at NetstarLogicalis, said: "It's great to be involved in this project at Corporate Express where technology is so actively integrated into business strategy, and even more so, when management teams are looking at how technology can be used to deliver innovative solutions and support staff career progression."
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About Corporate Express
Corporate Express Australia Limited (CXP) is an Australian provider of non-production office products to large corporations and government in Australia and NZ. The company's strategy is to allow customers to outsource all the products and services they need for the office, help them simplify their procurement process and reduce their costs of doing business.
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NetstarLogicalis is part of the Logicalis Group, which is a division of Datatec Limited (DTC), a $4.2 billion multi-national Group listed on the AIM market of the LSE and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. NetstarLogicalis offers a complete range of end-to-end solutions for converged data, security and Data Centre infrastructure. NetstarLogicalis' state-of-the-art network management facilities help customers reduce the cost of managing their infrastructure. Our goal is to help customers better run their business, leveraging our proven networking and Data Centre expertise and experience. For more information visit www.au.netstarlogicalis.com.
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