Astute Expands Distribution

Astute Networks, Inc., provider
of storage appliances, announced the expansion of its AstuteNET Partner
Program with fourteen new channel partners.

The profit-building program provides compelling sales
resources, marketing programs and support services for the a cost-effective flash storage offering, the ViSX family of performance storage appliances.

The expansion of the ViSX family of storage appliances with
enterprise data protection and a new MLC flash offering will be attractive to SME and SMB
markets. The MLC flash-based ViSX has been designed to offer lowe cost-per-gigabyte and high IOPS per dollar for enterprise
flash storage appliances at a solution price that is comparable to disk-based
storage systems. The MLC flash
solution and the ViSX Replicator, a flash-optimized data availability solution
that supports both synchronous and asynchronous replication will be generally
available on June 24, 2013.

The AstuteNET program, which has been enhanced with expanded resources to
maximize solution delivery and profitability, assists partners in becoming
trusted advisors to their customers by providing a component-rich program that
is built around ViSX   a simple-to-deploy
flash storage appliance that is the perfect solution for both virtual
and physical performance-hungry applications.

New partners include:

• AWData,
• CPU Inc.,
• Computerland,
• cStor,
• CWPS,
• KIS,
• Norlem Technology Group,
• Safari
  Micro,
• SHI,
• Sterling Computers,
• Storage-IT Solutions,
• USI, WW Technologies and
• Zones.

According to a recent Trendfocus report, the enterprise SSD market is
gaining rapid traction in data centers and cloud storage, as the price per gigabyte
metric decreased to levels low enough to drive an inflection in demand. The
price per gigabyte of SSDs means the performance and TCO arguments in support of
flash storage are more compelling. With costs expected to continue
downward, enterprise SSD adoption is expected to continue to grow at rates far
outpacing other storage devices. In fact, the SSD market has grown 22% quarter
on quarter in the most recent quarter.

"The ViSX family of Performance
Storage Appliances gives our channel partners a solution that delivers a two to
five times performance and price/performance advantage over alternative
iSCSI-based storage arrays," said Steve Kucker, VP sales, Astute. "Our new ViSX appliances,
which complement existing installed disk-based storage arrays, are ideal
solutions for mid-sized customers giving them unprecedented application
performance and data protection at a price point comparable to disk-based
storage systems."

Findings from a recent Demartek report, Lab Evaluation of Astute Networks
ViSX G4 iSCSI Flash Storage Appliance, revealed that ViSX delivered a two
to five times performance and price/performance advantage over competitive
iSCSI-based storage arrays.

Astute breaks application performance barriers by resolving critical I/O
bottlenecks with the ViSX flash-based performance storage appliances for
physical and virtual environments. Based on its 10GbE DataPump Engine and networked flash architecture, ViSX gives IT managers a storage I/O acceleration appliance that boosts application and VDI performance
up to 10X in a matter of minutes. Companies improve user productivity, customer
satisfaction and revenue generation while eliminating the over-provisioning of
storage, servers, and network resources. ViSX co-exists with installed storage
and delivers 100% flash performance in a non-disruptive
solution, at prices comparable to disk-based systems.

Partners Recognize Value,
Performance
and Profit Opportunities with ViSX
Members of the AstuteNET Partner Program continue to recognize the value,
performance and profit opportunities of the  ViSX solution.

"Our customer base has growing needs
for storage solutions that eliminate I/O bottlenecks and increase application
performance for both virtual and physical environments," said Darren
McLaws, owner, CPU Inc. "Astute has perfected the ideal combination
of performance and cost-effectiveness with their flash storage products. ViSX appliances give our customers an
enterprise-class solid state storage solution at price points comparable to
traditional disk offerings to deliver bottom line profitability for the long
haul."

"Astute ViSX is simple to deploy and
the performance enhancements can be seen right away," said Bryan
Norman, president, Norlem Technology Group. "This will quickly result in improved user
productivity and customer satisfaction while helping us to optimize our
customers’ storage, network and staff resources. It’s an ideal addition to our
solution portfolio."

"Storage-IT Solutions is always
looking to deliver the most compelling solutions to meet our customers’ data
storage requirements," said Kevin Corcoran, principal, Storage-IT Solutions Ltd. "Astute has a unique product set that
provides the most cost-effective solution for iSCSI SAN users to immediately
take advantage of the massive performance benefits of flash storage.  ViSX appliances are ideal for any company
that wants a high-performance storage solution to optimize their virtual
infrastructure investments. We are proud to offer ViSX in our suite of
products."

"ViSX is truly unique in how it
co-exists with and complements existing storage systems," said Scott
Miller, director of business development, World Wide Technology, Inc. "Its non-disruptive approach can dramatically and immediately improve
the performance of any virtualized environment. Astute pairs this compelling
solution with the support and resources that make partners successful and
profitable in a scalable way that will drive sales growth."