Either way, if EMC does a fresh de-dupe deal, it would do so despite already having an OEM agreement with FalconStor that includes de-duplication. Another de-dupe OEM deal would also go outside EMC's Avamar offering, which has its own de-duplication.
The anonymous source cited above says EMC's relationship with FalconStor has been wobbly, but the reason is not clear. Avamar, the source says, hasn't provided de-duplication in the way EMC wants to offer it for the EDL.
But another industry source thinks the adoption of another de-duplication technology doesn't mean EMC is done with FalconStor. "One vendor's expanding relationship does not mean the demise of another," says Greg Schulz of the StorageIO Group. "A good example is the story that Sun was dumping FalconStor for Diligent, yet Diligent was simply a reseller services deal for specific needs while FalconStor continues to be an OEM option for [Sun] VTL." (See Sun Will Resell Diligent De-Duplication.)
Quantum and Diligent products are already resold by EMC as part of its EMC Select reseller program.
An EMC spokesman refused to comment on the Quantum rumor. "Regarding our relationship with FalconStor, we have a very successful relationship and don't expect to see any change to that," he stated.
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