DataCore Joins Microsoft Partner Solutions Center

DataCore Software Corporation announced
that it has joined the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center (MPSC). For more than
a decade, DataCore has developed storage
virtualization solutions designed to work on Microsoft platforms.

As an MPSC partner, DataCore now has increased access to Microsoft product
teams, data centers, a laboratory environment, technical support and training,
and space directly on the Microsoft campus. This allows for the company to
align better with Microsoft engineering, management, and sales teams to provide
the best storage virtualization solution to partners and customers.

Located on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, the MPSC facility brings
together technology companies dedicated to the rapid development of secure,
end-to-end business solutions for enterprise customers and partners.

This membership further strengthens DataCore’s relationship with
Microsoft along with the company’s recent joining of the Microsoft System
Center Alliance and the introduction of the SANsymphony-V Monitoring Pack for
System Center Operations Manager 2008 R2, which provides visibility into the
health, performance, and availability of virtualized storage resources from
within System Center.

"We welcome DataCore to
the MPSC and our partner ecosystem," said David Hayes, Senior
Director, Microsoft Partner Solutions Center. "As with all of our partners in the MPSC, DataCore brings a unique
offering that helps address various infrastructure challenges our customers
face today. With DataCore’s storage hypervisor, customers can now better
monitor and manage their dynamic storage environments, while allowing for
increased availability, speed, and utilization."

DataCore’s SANsymphony-V storage hypervisor enriches Microsoft’s
virtualization solution by harnessing the native capabilities of Windows Server
2008 R2 and Windows Server Hyper-V to address storage challenges. It enhances the value of diverse storage
resources by unifying advanced services, such as provisioning, auto-tiering,
replication, and performance acceleration, through a common storage
virtualization layer.

"Joining the MPSC was an
important progression of our relationship with Microsoft," stated
Carlos Carreras, Vice President of Alliances & Business Development for
DataCore. "DataCore has
worked with Microsoft for 13 years, delivering advanced storage solutions. As
customer demand for storage virtualization solutions on the Windows platform is
growing quickly, it is a great opportunity for us to work on-site at
Microsoft’s headquarters and to build on our combined strengths to address the
storage needs of our customer and partner community."