SEPATON and German storage specialist HMK Group sign reseller agreement for Germany, Austria and Switzerland

 

MARLBOROUGH, MA – October 27, 2010 – SEPATON, Inc., the leader in enterprise-class disk-based data protection platforms, today announced it has entered into a reseller agreement with HMK, a leading European specialist in delivering enterprise storage solutions. Under the agreement, HMK Group will resell and support SEPATON’s solutions across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

 

 

HMK Group specializes in designing, delivering and supporting enterprise storage solutions to meet the demands of large, fast-moving and data-intensive organizations. Addressing a customer base of more than 500 companies, HMK’s solutions comprise data storage and disaster recovery, data center technologies and other high-performance solutions, incorporating clustering and supercomputing technologies.

 

As a SEPATON partner, HMK now has access to the SEPATON data protection platform to incorporate backup, restore, deduplication, and replication into its offerings. The two companies have already launched a co-operative marketing and sales plan to target specific enterprise customers with SEPATON’s S2100-ES2 series data protection platforms, a product set that handles large data volumes with rapid backup and restore speeds as well as highly efficient deduplication. 

 

Helmut Mühl-Kühner, managing director for HMK Group said, “SEPATON develops incredibly sophisticated and capable technologies. When we are delivering solutions to our end users, we always provide the most innovative, scalable, and cost-effective solutions possible. Adding SEPATON’s range of enterprise-class data protection solutions to

 

Mühl-Kühner continued, “As a first step in our partnership we will be co-marketing SEPATON’s virtual tape library solutions. With the ability to backup petabytes of data at up to 17TB per hour, this technology will surpass the expectations of even our most sophisticated and data-driven customers. We look forward to a fruitful and worthwhile partnership.”

 

Rolf Lange, sales director Central Europe for SEPATON, said, “This agreement substantially increases the footprint for SEPATON products in Europe. It’s also a great opportunity to work with a company that has a focus for outstanding support, innovation and effectiveness. HMK Group is a large and serious player in Europe that is instantly recognized by regional storage managers and data specialists looking to address the challenges of handling large volumes of data. The company’s high-calibre portfolio of products, solutions and support is relied upon by household names, commercial leaders and scientific departments across the DACH region.”

 

Jon Mills, EMEA managing director for SEPATON, said, “This new partnership will provide SEPATON with access to new prospects through innovative storage combinations that meet the needs of continental European organizations. The combination of SEPATON’s technology leadership with HMK’s specialist knowledge and dedication to sophisticated solutions with unparalleled support is a very compelling offering, and I am excited about what this new partnership can deliver to all parties – including our joint customer base.”

SEPATON’s data protection appliances deliver high performance solutions for backup, restore, deduplication, replication and disaster recovery that enable enterprises to ensure the right data is in the right place at the right time. SEPATON designed its unique DeltaScale™ architecture to enable all of its products to deliver grid scalability and unparalleled performance. SEPATON’s next-generation ContentAware™ approach provides advanced deduplication as well as intelligent monitoring and management of data throughout the complete data protection lifecycle. As a result, companies around the world rely on SEPATON products to provide the data asset protection and dynamic access to data that are critical to their business success and continuity. The company has offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia and partnerships with leading resellers and OEMs worldwide. For additional information call 866-SEPATON or visit http://www.sepaton.com.

 

HMK Computer Technologies GmbH was founded in 1995 by. Helmut Mühl-Kühner (Dipl.-Ing) in Kronberg near Frankfurt am Main. For more than 10 years HMK has worked with strategic partners in storage and data management. From its home market of Germany the company has a reach and presence across continental Europe.

HMK’s mission is to ensure business and organisations can manage increasing data volume with cost efficiency, preventing data loss and ensuring data retrieval.   To ensure this, HMK works with its clients on the concept, technology selection, and solution implementation to achieve their data storage and recovery objectives. www.hmk.de

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Beth Winkowski

SEPATON, Inc.

978-649-7189