[April 09, 2007] Diligent Signs Kanematsu Electronics and Signs Sharp as First ProtecTIER Customer in Japan Tweet FRAMINGHAM, Mass. & TOKYO --(Business Wire)-- Diligent Technologies Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise data protection solutions today announced that Kanematsu Electronics, (KEL), one of Japan's most respected IT solutions providers, has entered into a reseller agreement with Diligent, enabling KEL to package and resell ProtecTIER(TM) to their enterprise customers throughout the region. This relationship extends Diligent's channel partner footprint into Japan for the first time. "At KEL, we are constantly looking for ways to bring together today's best of breed technologies and companies and present them to the Japanese market," said Hideki Enomoto, President of KEL. "Diligent's ProtecTIER is a premier product in the growing data protection market. We are delighted to offer this game-changing data reduction technology to our esteemed clientele." KEL is a $630M distributor and system integrator with more than 60 resellers and distributors. KEL is supplementing its already successful storage and backup/recovery practice and solution offerings by adding its first enterprise in-line data de-duplication solution with Diligent's ProtecTIER. "The Japanese market is a rich one but requires strong partnerships in order to be successful," said Tony Asaro, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "The Japanese will embrace capacity optimized protection but it requires a reputable Japanese company to bring it to them. That is what this relationship between Diligent and KEL signifies. It is also important that Diligent has been successful with HDS in the US. This validates the solution and will only serve to drive their success with KEL." ProtecTIER is the industry's first enterprise-class disk-based data protection solution enabling companies to reduce their required backup disk storage capacity by 25 times or more. Running at sustained throughput of 400MB/s, ProtecTIER powered by HyperFactor(TM), the industry leading in-line data de-duplication technology, allows users to combine the reduction in backup and archive storage needs, without trading off backup throughput, capacity of storage under management or integrity of data protection processes. "KEL has over 40 years experience in providing its Japanese customers with the best and newest technologies available and we are excited about our expansion into this region." Diligent is pleased to be among the group of companies that can state it is resold under the revered KEL brand name," said Doron Kempel, Chairman and CEO of Diligent Technologies. "We are confident that as ProtecTIER continues to span the globe, enterprises will continue to experience the benefits that our in-line data de-duplication can bring them." About Kanematsu Electronics Kanematsu Electronics Ltd. (KEL) designs and implements information systems and supplies operation and consulting services for business based on KEL's expertise in information technology. KEL imports, exports, retails, leases, maintains, develops, and manufactures IT system products and software. For more information on KEL, visit their website at www.kel.co.jp About Diligent Technologies Corporation Diligent delivers scalable, proven, enterprise-class disk-based data protection solutions. Diligent's ProtecTIER(TM) platform, powered by HyperFactor(TM), a game-changing in-line data de-duplication technology, enables customers to protect more data while recording less of it, all without disrupting existing policies, practices and procedures in their data center. Diligent's solutions and professional services are available through its reseller and partner channels along with sales, service and R&D support located worldwide. Information on Diligent Technologies is available on the World Wide Web at www.diligent.com, tel: +1-508-663-1300 or e-mail: [email protected]. ### Note to Editors: Diligent, Diligent Technologies logo, VTF, ProtecTIER and HyperFactor are trademarks of Diligent Technologies Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]