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http://www.equallogic.com/news/release_display.aspx?id=3965

ROUND ROCK, Texas and NASHUA, N.H., Jan. 28, 2008 — Dell has completed its $1.4 billion acquisition of EqualLogic, a leading provider of high-performance storage area network (SAN) solutions designed for virtualization and ease-of-use. The purchase extends Dell’s leadership in simplifying IT for customers and partners. For additional information, click on dell.com/storage.

“Virtualization and iSCSI are two keys to simplifying IT,” said Michael Dell, chairman and CEO, Dell. “Enterprises are creating data and consuming power at an exponential rate, driving up IT cost and complexity. Together with our PartnerDirect channel, we’ll use iSCSI and virtualization to make storing and processing data easier and more affordable for our customers.”

“Customers face extreme challenges with data growth,” said Darren Thomas, vice president and general manager, Dell storage. “Their ideal solution is secure storage that uses existing infrastructure, installs in minutes not days, manages itself, grows easily as needs increase and plugs into the virtualized IT ecosystem. That’s EqualLogic. And that’s the incredible value we will deliver to customers.”

Very cool and good news for Dell. I wonder if this might lead to more innovation on Dells’ blade and virtualization solutions/technology? Anything they can do to make virtualization projects easier has to be good news for the customer and the industry, check it out.

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