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Shoden to resell Luminex Channel Gateways across Europe
London, UK, 14 September 2010: Shoden Data Systems UK, an innovative provider of server and data storage solutions, today announced that its appointment as Luminex’ reseller for the United Kingdom has been strengthened further by expanding the agreement to cover all of Europe. Luminex Software, Inc. is the company behind the Channel Gateway modern mainframe virtual tape products, and Shoden has already installed its solutions in several major organisations including grocer J. Sainsbury’s in London, UK, and service provider RZV in Essen, Germany. This success in installing and supporting the Gateway solutions and Shoden’s long-standing experience in helping organisations design, implement and manage cost-effective server and data storage environments were the reasons why Luminex decided to broaden its partner’s geographical reach.
"We are excited to extend our partnership with Shoden to the rest of Europe to deliver our Channel Gateway virtual tape to mainframe users," says Arthur Tolsma, CEO at Luminex. "Shoden has a deep understanding of the mainframe data centres and how their storage administrators struggle to meet advanced business requirements with physical mainframe tapes. By using our Channel Gateway products, Shoden can help customers improve their operational and disaster recovery capabilities while saving power, floor space, and costs."
Luminex decided to entrust Shoden to represent it across the region because the integrator had shown success in selling and supporting the Channel Gateway in the UK; Luminex already has a very broad user base in the US and Shoden now aims to replicate this success in its target countries. “The Shoden Data Systems UK team includes very experienced IT professionals who stand out thanks to their knowledge and understanding of the mainframe market,” continued Tolsma.
The innovative technologies used in the Luminex Channel Gateways, coupled with EMC|Data Domain’s industry-leading in-line deduplication (another solution offered by Shoden), and the system integrator’s own QuickRecover management software, result in a unique solution that has been honed and perfected by more than 20 years of technological research and development, to offer the only fully-resilient mainframe deduplication platform currently available. This allows mainframe users to vastly reduce or even eliminate physical tape, resulting in significant savings in floor space, utility usage, and other costs while improving performance dramatically.
John Taffinder, CEO of Shoden Data System UK, says “To be appointed Luminex’ main reseller in Europe is a tremendous vote of confidence, one that we are very excited to have achieved. As an integrator, we feel that the mainframe market represents an opportunity we cannot ignore because there is a lack of suitable solutions built specifically to improve mainframe backup and recovery. The Luminex Channel Gateway has great potential and with no other vendor offering a truly competitive solution, we are looking forward to rapidly growing our market share across Europe.”
About Shoden Data Systems UK
Shoden Data Systems UK is based in London, was founded in 2008, and is part of the Shoden Data Systems (Pty) Ltd group, Africa’s largest independent IT solutions integrator. Shoden Data Systems UK is an innovative provider of best-of-breed data storage solutions to the European market place, with a focus on backup and recovery, and high-performance offerings that meet the needs of enterprise-level organisations. Shoden Data Systems UK is committed to supplying the highest levels of pre and post-sales support, taking full advantage of Shoden’s world-leading infrastructure in Johannesburg, while relying on a local experienced and skilled team. Shoden Data Systems UK solutions are available directly from the company. For further information please contact us on +44 (0) 20 7956 2103 or info@shoden.co.uk.
