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Solarflare Establishes Distribution Partnership With Info X to Address Server Connectivity Demands in Virtualized Networks and Cloud Environments
Solarflare announced a
distribution agreement with Info X Distribution, expanding Solarflare's channel
reach. A leading storage area network (SAN) connectivity equipment distributor,
Info X enhances Solarflare's ability to reach IT and data center managers in
the 10GbE, storage networking, virtualization and cloud environments and enable
these end customers to address their requirements for enhanced network
performance.
Info X provides
top-quality, pre-qualified products to over 2,000 storage VARs, VMware
resellers, OEMs and system integrators. Specializing in the distribution of
server connectivity for virtualized networks and cloud environments, Info X
offers customers comprehensive pre- and post-sales assistance, technical
support, distribution and logistics services. As a channel partner, Info X will
ensure Solarflare's customers get the focus and attention needed to
successfully and quickly implement Solarflare's 10GbE server adapters to
experience rapid network performance benefits.
"We look forward to
working more with Solarflare and its unique family of 10GbE products, which
address growing storage networking demands," said Art Prutsalis, vice
president of sales and marketing at Info X. "We will be partnering closely
with Solarflare's technical and sales team to provide customers with valuable
direction quickly, accurately and efficiently, to help them realize immediate
benefits within their infrastructure."
"The valuable services
Info X provides its channel partners will help Solarflare connect with key
customers, and enhance the purchasing experience of our customers," said
Mike Smith, vice president and general manager of host solutions at Solarflare.
"This aligns with our own value proposition and sales strategy. We want to
ensure we provide our end users with all the technical support and information
they need to succeed when building application-intelligent networks. We are
happy to partner with Info X to expand our presence further into the storage
networking market."
Solarflare was recently
named a leader in the high performance computing (HPC) adapter market by IT
Brand Pulse1, a source of data and analysis on the IT infrastructure. Tapping
into pent-up demand for high-performance server connectivity, Solarflare
continues to gain customer traction, helping IT organizations build application
intelligent networks that can assign network and operating system resources in
response to business needs.