Talon Delivers Scalable Branch Office File Sharing Solution With TalonFAST(TM) Subscription Delivery

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ--(Marketwired - Nov 11, 2013) - Talon Storage Solutions (www.talonstorage.com), the leading provider of Microsoft File Aware application acceleration and storage solutions for branch office infrastructure, today announced the TalonFAST™ subscription delivery model. TalonFAST™ solutions are now available as an annual software subscription allowing companies to recognize the purchase as an operating expense. TalonFAST™ is considered the best-in-class Microsoft Windows Server (x64) File optimization product in the industry, allowing for true branch office storage consolidation, true multi site collaboration, and mobile workforce productivity.

Today's IT services must be more efficient, responsive to customer needs and delivered without degrading user experience. The success of any branch office IT infrastructure project depends on the competitiveness and performance of vendors' services. TalonFAST's ability to provide a rapid return on investment with a low TCO is imperative in today's IT environments.

Cloud-Distribution's Director Product Development, Adam Davison, explained, "The increasing need to consolidate remote data back into an enterprise's core data center is a trend driving companies to leverage optimization and acceleration capabilities as a service, rather than more traditional hardware deployments. Talon provides this option with its file and object optimization solution, and in a compelling way -- via subscription. This unique subscription model resonates with today's enterprises, simplifying Microsoft integration as well as the deployment process of these capabilities, while reducing total cost of ownership."

The TalonFAST™ solutions provide today's branch offices with scalable and reliable application performance along with business collaboration across distributed workforce environments. The solution addresses Microsoft File Server environments by enabling full-scale branch office consolidation and eliminating performance bottlenecks with large files. TalonFAST™ is delivered in ready-to-go physical and virtual appliances and embraces Microsoft Windows Server technologies such as domain-based DFS for scalability.

"As enterprises have become dependent on the WAN, branch office storage optimization has become a necessity. At Talon, we recognize this and in response we have made our solution cost-competitive with our unique licensing model," said Andrew Mullen, SVP, sales and marketing, Talon. "Not only are we staying ahead of competitive alternatives with our technology, we are also pushing the development of our RemoteFAST™ product forward to achieve the price points and scalability required by our customers. Talon's 'branch office in a box' solutions provide a compelling solution to managing business productivity in key IT initiatives such as mobile workforce, virtualization of the edge and server consolidation without performance comprises."

Available immediately, the TalonFAST™ software solutions ranges in price from MobileFAST™ at $72 per year to RemoteFAST™ at $2,500 annually for branch office environments with up to 10 users, to $6,500 annually for enterprise branches with up to 500 users.

About Talon Storage Solutions

Talon Storage Solutions is the pioneer and leader in helping organizations simplify their IT infrastructure while delivering mobile users and remote offices fast, reliable and secure access to datacenter applications. This results in improved user productivity and cost-effective IT management. From its headquarters in Mount Laurel, NJ and its global locations, Talon Storage Solutions (www.talonstorage.com) serves the largest architectural, manufacturing, and Global 2000 customers.

Talon Storage Solutions, TalonFAST™, RemoteFAST™, CloudFAST™, ViewFAST™ and MobileFAST™ are trademarks of Talon Storage Solutions. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.