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LightSand and Repton team up to bring distant SAN Connectivity for Business Continuity solutions to the UK Medium and Large Enterprise marketPLANO, TX, June 13, 2006. LightSand® Communications, Inc., a company pioneering SAN Connectivity solutions, announced today that it has signed a reselling agreement with Repton, a leading provider of a comprehensive range of services on all platforms including: NT, Linux, VMware, Unix, VMS, Oracle, and Citrix, with high levels of technical expertise in all the critical IT areas, and supplier of key manufacturers with senior accreditations held in IBM, HP, Sun and Cisco being but a few. Under the agreement, Repton will provide LightSand unique SAN Connectivity Solutions over distance, to its medium to large enterprise customers in the UK. LightSand is a global leader in the development and delivery of SAN connectivity products that can be used to interconnect multiple SANs regardless of physical proximity or vendor disparity, and enable companies to implement mission critical applications. LightSand delivers outstanding compression performance which allows companies to deploy state-of-the art connectivity solutions for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery applications, while fully optimizing the connection cost on their WAN. “We continue to execute successfully against our strategy to recruit a select group of high value added resellers and integrators worldwide. This strategy enables us to leverage our unique connectivity technology, and together with the alliances we are establishing with global IT manufacturers, to deliver state-of-the art remote connectivity solutions for mission critical projects, said Richard Czech, CEO of LightSand. Repton is a perfect match for the caliber of premier VARs we are seeking. They provide a very high level of technical expertise and service to the Enterprise and SMB market in the UK. They are recognized suppliers of global manufacturers such as IBM, HP and Sun, all which play a major role in data protection and storage. We are very pleased that Repton has joined forces with us to deliver our solutions to the UK market.” “We are delighted to be working with LightSand to bring their technologies to the UK market. The need to replicate from SAN to SAN across very long distances is growing rapidly, affected by compliance and business continuity needs. With LightSand, the SANs involved can be from different manufacturers, delivering huge benefit to customers, and LightSand's combination of speed, integrity, price and heterogeneous support makes them a very clear market leader”, said Greg Carlow, Managing Director, Repton. As the result of this agreement taking effect immediately, interested customers in the UK can contact Repton or LightSand to enquire about solutions to their Remote Connectivity needs.
About LightSand For more information visit www.lightsand.com
Contact LightSand: Eric Merjagnan - Phone: +331 535 36 767
About Repton The company was formed in 1990 and has grown into a significant IT company with a £40 million turnover and over 60+ staff. Dedication to customer service has helped Repton develop a large and diverse client base As a result, Repton is able to offer a comprehensive range of services on all platforms including: NT, Linux, VMware, Unix, VMS, Oracle, and Citrix, with high levels of technical expertise in all the critical IT areas. In addition Repton continues to be a leading supplier of key manufacturers with senior accreditations held in IBM, HP, Sun and 3COM. For more information, visit www.repton.co.uk
Contact Repton: Jane Dance – Phone: +44 208 894 9000 |