Insight Investments' André Clark Wins NetApp Outstanding Contribution Partner Award

ORANGE, CA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2009) - Insight Investments, LLC, the industry experts in technology finance, announced that André Clark, senior consulting engineer for its Insight Integrated Systems (IIS) Division, has received the Outstanding Contribution Partner Award from NetApp, a global leader in enterprise storage and data management. The award was presented last month in Phoenix, AZ at the NetApp Insight Tech Conference*, a three-day networking and technical training event. Together, Insight Investments and NetApp have been successfully delivering enterprise storage solutions for more than 10 years.

"André is a proven leader in our northeast area and NetApp is proud to work with him. His NetApp colleagues across the country respect his capabilities and testify that he is an expert in helping customers deploy NetApp solutions to get the most out of their IT infrastructure," said Roger Anderson, vice president of worldwide systems engineering, NetApp. "His enthusiasm, commitment, and hard work earned him this honor."

André was selected out of more than 1,100 event attendees as the award recipient because of his demonstrated impact and success with NetApp solutions. André's history with NetApp originated as a customer and has continued more recently as a partner with Insight Investments. He has always been an evangelist for NetApp technology and products, and has been involved in several key accounts involving NetApp products including CA, MGM Grand, and Honda.

"I am honored to receive this award and recognition," said Clark. "I have worked with NetApp since 2001 and it continues to be a company that I'm proud to support as I have great faith in both the technology and people. I am looking forward to many new successful ventures."

Insight Investments and NetApp are key business partners in providing enterprise data storage solutions for growing organizations. NetApp's broad portfolio offers solutions for many of today's key IT challenges including disaster recovery, data security, business continuity, archive and compliance, back up and restoration, and more. Insight Investments works with NetApp to provide expertise in assessing, designing, and implementing these solutions. Insight Integrated Systems' team has achieved more than 20 NetApp partner certifications.

"NetApp is an excellent partner and we work hard to ensure our technical staff has deep expertise in all their solution areas," said Richard Heard, president of Insight Investments, LLC. "We are very proud of André as he exemplifies our philosophy and commitment to customers, technology, and partners. André does great work in his region and also contributes on other projects around the country where his expertise can be applied."

* The naming of NetApp Insight Tech Conference and Insight Investments, LLC is coincidental and not connected. The NetApp Insight Tech Conference event was formally called NetApp Fall Classic until 2008.

About Insight Investments, LLC

Based in Orange, California, Insight Investments, LLC helps companies worldwide better control their technology acquisition, leasing, and management requirements. Since 1987 the Company has provided a wide array of solutions designed to fit specific customer needs including new and used equipment acquisition, custom leasing and financing, asset management, off-lease portfolio management, excess equipment disposal, and the integration of best-of-breed technology for data management and security solutions. For further information, please visit www.InsightInvestments.com or call (714) 939-2300.

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