3PAR, Riverbed Deliver DR

FREMONT, Calif. -- 3PAR, the leading provider of Utility Storage, and Riverbed® (Nasdaq: RVBD - News), the performance leader in wide-area data services (WDS), announced today that the two companies have partnered to deliver an IT and disaster recovery consolidation solution for the enterprise. Tested and backed by a joint support agreement, the offering features Riverbed Steelhead® appliances and 3PAR InServ® Storage Servers with Remote Copy. Customers can now confidently leverage the proven consolidation technologies of both 3PAR and Riverbed for added savings and simplicity.

"We use 3PAR Remote Copy with native IP connectivity and Riverbed Steelhead WDS appliances to deliver extremely simple and efficient disaster recovery (DR) capabilities," said Kevin Fiore, Vice President and Director of Engineering Services at Thomas Weisel Partners. "With this combined offering, we are able to meet stringent DR requirements with virtually no administration, while speeding data transfers significantly."

3PAR Inc.