Dot Hill Teams in OEM Agreement With Phoenix International Systems

Dot Hill Systems Corp. has entered into an
OEM agreement with Phoenix International Systems,
a manufacturer of rugged commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) data storage systems
for military, aerospace, telecommunications, utilities and process control
industries.

Under the
terms of the agreement, Dot
Hill’s 3000 Series RAID controller technology will be integrated with
Phoenix International’s storage solutions and deployed in Northrop Grumman’s Joint Surveillance
Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) program and Boeing’s Airborne Warning
and Control System (AWACS) platform.

An incumbent
supplier to the JSTARS program, Phoenix International will be using Dot Hill
8Gb Fibre Channel RAID controller technology to deliver improved storage
management and performance in support of its long-range, air-to-ground
surveillance system, designed to locate, classify and track ground targets in
all-weather conditions. While flying in friendly airspace, the joint Army-Air
Force program can look deep behind hostile borders to detect and track ground
movements in both forward and rear areas. JSTARS tracks ground vehicles and
some aircraft, collects imagery, and relays tactical pictures to ground and air
theater commanders.

In addition
to ground surveillance, Phoenix International has begun supporting a similar
program in the skies through Boeing’s AWACS platform. AWACS provides
surveillance, command-and-control, and communications functions for tactical
and defensive missions. In service since 1977, it is used by the U.S. Air
Force, NATO, the United Kingdom,
France, and Saudi Arabia.

"Dot Hill’s rock-solid 3000 Series RAID
controller technology has proven to be a perfect fit for our storage solutions
and the company has proven to be a valuable go-to-market partner for us in the
defense industry," said Amos Deacon III, president, Phoenix
International. "Dot Hill technology
is field proven in a variety of ruggedized storage applications and the Dot
Hill 3000 Series’ 8Gb Fibre Channel and 6Gb SAS interfaces deliver the
bandwidth and performance we need for today’s sophisticated JSTARS and AWACS
storage environments."

"Our agreement with Phoenix International is
the latest validation of Dot Hill’s capabilities in ruggedized storage for
military applications," said Inese Lanka, senior director of sales – North America, for the federal sector at Dot Hill
Systems. "With more than 18 years of
experience designing ruggedized COTS storage systems, Phoenix International is widely respected in
the defense industry. We believe that our newly expanded relationship holds
great promise for both companies to expand our reach in the military IT
marketplace."