DataCore Software today announced that it has entered into a partnership
with AccessFlow, a computer systems consultant and reseller that designs
and deploys virtual infrastructure solutions. AccessFlow's mission is to
combine server virtualization (VMware), storage virtualization (SAN),
network virtualization and client/application virtualization (Citrix) to
enable significant reductions in IT costs. AccessFlow was looking to fill
a void for its customer base between low-cost storage technologies and the
need to provide seamless failover and Fibre Channel storage solutions to
customers and prospects that have embraced VMware. By utilizing DataCore
software, AccessFlow has developed a flexible, virtual infrastructure
strategy that serves as a model to maximize investment protection for
customers that rely on AccessFlow for complete virtualization solutions.

    "With DataCore as a partner, we are now able to dynamically grow our
customers' storage strategy with the resources that they have already
procured," said Steve Kaplan, founder and CEO, AccessFlow. "The DataCore
partnership will help AccessFlow further meet the business objectives that
AccessFlow addresses for its customer base, including lowering costs and
increasing agility and reliability -- key benefits of 'going virtual.'"

    The bottom-line for AccessFlow customers is that DataCore technology
provides rich SAN functionality in a virtualized environment at a very low
cost of entry. Tactically with DataCore, AccessFlow is addressing the need to
get the most cost-effective storage space that it can for a customer through
its consultative process of building proof of concept solutions. Once the
proof of concept is developed, AccessFlow then works closely with the
customer to understand the disaster recovery (DR) processes and capabilities
that can take advantage of the flexibility and cost savings that virtual solutions
enable. Once the design phase is complete, AccesFlow then shows its
customers how to best use their virtualization investment and strategy
to create a DR strategy to better protect corporate assets.

    For AccessFlow, a storage strategy and the DR strategy go hand-in-hand.
"AccessFlow needed a flexible and proven solution to meet this objective,"
said George Teixeira, president and CEO, DataCore Software. "DataCore's
technology offered the richness of features and functionality that AccessFlow
needed from an enterprise perspective for its customer base."