Egenera Announces Dell(TM) PAN System for Dell PowerEdge(TM) M610 Blades

Dell PAN System Delivers an Efficient Data Centre


KENT, UK--(Marketwire - March 31, 2009) -


News Facts

--  Egenera today hit the next milestone in its partnership with Dell with
    the worldwide introduction of the Dell PAN System on Dell PowerEdge M1000e
    Server and PowerEdge M610 blade.
--  This follows the December 2008 announcement of the Dell PAN System on
    the PowerEdge 1950 rack mount servers and the February 2009 availability of
    the Dell PAN System on Dell PowerEdge M600 blade.
--  The Dell PAN System on M610 is delivered as a turnkey solution that
    unifies rapid provisioning, high availability and disaster recovery for
    both physical and virtual data centre resources.
--  The Dell PAN System supports both Dell PowerEdge M610 and M600 blades
    within the same PowerEdge M1000e chassis.
    

Supporting Quotes

"Data centres are becoming increasingly complex and Dell is committed to helping customers simplify their IT environment, to create a nimble, more responsive organization," said Sally Stevens, Director, PowerEdge Platform Marketing, Dell. "Working closely with Egenera and integrating the Dell PAN System with Dell PowerEdge M610 blades gives our customers the best management platform to efficiently manage their dynamic mission-critical data centre environments."

"We are pleased to deliver the leading infrastructure orchestration solution on Dell's next-generation 11g blade platform," said Mike Thompson, president, CEO and chairman of Egenera. "Enterprise data centres today often require multiple management solutions to oversee their virtual and physical computing resources. Our solutions provide a unified approach to managing all compute resources through a single console. As a result, our customers in the UK, EMEA and around the world have experienced up to 70% reduction in data centre complexity and operational expense."

Supporting Resources

--  Dell PAN System (http://www.egenera.com/products-dell-pan-system.htm)
--  PAN Manager software by Egenera (http://www.egenera.com/products-panmanager-ex.htm)
--  Dell PowerEdge M610 Blades (http://www.dell.com/poweredge)
    

About Egenera, Inc.

Egenera makes every data centre a reliable dynamic data center, quickly and easily. The company's integrated enterprise data center solutions, powerful PAN Manager® software and professional services are trusted globally to deliver proven value through agility, reliability and availability. Egenera solutions and services guarantee wire-once, always on, physical and virtual management across the data centre with measurable savings. Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., Egenera has offices worldwide. For more information visit http://www.egenera.com, call +44 208 133 8678 or send email to info@egenera.com.

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Contact Information: Contact Info Christine Crandell Egenera +44 208 133 8678 ccrandell@egenera.com