ASPX...Wednesday September 1, 9:10 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Auspex Systems, Inc.
eTunnels.com and Auspex Systems Deliver Internet Storage Through Virtual Private Networking Services to the Mass-Market
SEATTLE and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- eTunnels.com, the first company to bring virtual private networking (VPN) services to the mass-market, and Auspex Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASPX - news), a leading provider of Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions, today announced the formation of a strategic, long-term partnership.
''The partnership with Auspex provides eTunnels.com with tremendous flexibility in building our services,'' said Gersham Meharg, eTunnels' Chief Operating Officer. ''The NS2000 from Auspex provides the data availability and scalability that our customers demand. This partnership has allowed eTunnels to move much more quickly, with confidence that we have the technology in place to meet our data storage needs -- today, and in the future.'' eTunnels is also announcing the launch of its basic freeware service today.
VPNs enable the creation of private, Internet-based voice and data networks. eTunnels.com will be servicing the virtual networking needs of consumers and businesses alike. In addition to desktop-to-desktop networking, eTunnels supplies always-on, dedicated file storage over the Internet.
''To meet their customers' need for 24x7 data access, VPNs require the highest level of data availability, and they also must be able to scale their storage capacity as the business grows. These requirements make the segment a natural fit for Auspex technology,'' said Bruce N. Moore, Auspex President and Chief Executive Officer. ''By bringing services to individuals that previously were only available to the enterprise, hot new companies such as eTunnels.com are the innovators in this field, and Auspex's technology delivers the mission-critical data availability they need to take their business to the next level of growth.''
About eTunnels.com
eTunnels.com is the first company to provide virtual private networking services to the mass-market. The company is committed to facilitating effortless collaboration and sharing, PC-to-PC, anywhere on the Internet. Privately held, eTunnels.com was founded in May of 1999 and is rapidly expanding. Visit the company's Web site at www.eTunnels.com.
About Auspex Systems
Auspex Systems is a leading provider of network data-access solutions for All the Data, All the Time(TM). The company's customers are the market leaders and innovators in some of today's most competitive industries, where around-the-clock availability of data is essential in order to achieve the individual objectives of their business. Auspex employs approximately 600 people, with worldwide direct and indirect sales channels. Visit the company's Web site at www.auspex.com.
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