| I am excited to announce that Rainfinity
has entered into an agreement to be acquired by EMC.
We look forward to joining forces with EMC, one of the top
10 technology providers in the world and the leader in networked
storage and information management.
This is the right move at the right time for Rainfinity.
EMC and Rainfinity share the vision that virtualization is
a key enabler of information lifecycle management and better
resource management. EMC and Rainfinity have a mutual respect
for each others’ culture of innovation and believe that
this combination will help customers more effectively utilize
their storage assets.
This acquisition represents a significant win for our customers:
- The addition of Rainfinity’s products to EMC’s
industry-leading network attached storage (NAS) portfolio
will enable non-disruptive migration of file systems in
Windows, Linux and Unix environments, improve management
and simplify migration and consolidation projects. It will
also help optimize storage utilization and improve performance,
providing a greater return on your NAS and file server investment.
- EMC is dedicated to investing in and expanding Rainfinity’s
overall product scope and capability. EMC is also committed
to maintaining and expanding Rainfinity’s support
of heterogeneous NAS and file server environments including
the EMC Celerra family of NAS systems, as well as systems
from Network Appliance. You can expect continuity and investment
protection.
- The acquisition will dramatically expand Rainfinity’s
financial and technical resources. You will benefit from
a breadth of technology innovation and world-class support
unsurpassed in our marketplace.
Our partners will also benefit:
- EMC will embrace all of Rainfinity’s partnerships
and expects to continue them moving forward.
- Reseller partners will continue to have a broad, comprehensive
product portfolio, as well as expanded channel support resources
backed by enhanced financial and corporate strength.
The acquisition will be completed later this month and based
on EMC’s excellent track record of integrating smaller
technology companies, we expect an extremely smooth transition.
Rainfinity customer support will be integrated into the EMC
support infrastructure once the acquisition is complete. In
the meantime, customers should continue to contact Rainfinity
support with any service-related inquiries. You can reach
Rainfinity Support by phone or email: Toll Free (within the
USA): 800-479-9880 (Outside the USA): 408-382-5069 or via
email: support@rainfinity.com.
I would like to extend my personal thanks to our customers
and partners for their ongoing support. We look forward to
strengthening our relationships with you as part of the EMC
family. Please visit our web site in the weeks ahead to learn
more about the progress of the acquisition.
John Schroeder
CEO, Rainfinity
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