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CLARiiON Business Unit Achieves Milestone with Shipment of 10,000th RAID Disk Array Subsystem

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The CLARiiON Business Unit of Data General Corporation has reached a significant milestone with the shipment of its 10,000th RAID disk array subsystem. This feat was achieved with the delivery of the 10,000th system, a CLARiiON Series 2000 array, to Silicon Graphics Inc. in Mountain View, California. CLARiiON disk arrays are re-sold by Silicon Graphics as high availability/high capacity storage subsystems for the CHALLENGE line of network resource servers. The CLARiiON Business Unit has experienced substantial growth, driven by the development of its sales channels, including OEMs, VARs, private labelers, system integrators, and distributors worldwide.

Key Takeaways:

  • CLARiiON Business Unit has shipped its 10,000th RAID disk array subsystem, a significant milestone in the company's growth.
  • The 10,000th system, a CLARiiON Series 2000 array, was delivered to Silicon Graphics Inc. in Mountain View, California.
  • CLARiiON arrays are re-sold by Silicon Graphics as high availability/high capacity storage subsystems for the CHALLENGE line of network resource servers.
  • The CLARiiON Business Unit has experienced significant growth with the development of its sales channels, including OEMs, VARs, private labelers, system integrators, and distributors worldwide.
  • CLARiiON arrays have earned several industry awards, including RAID Product of the Year in the Well Connected Awards sponsored by Network Computing magazine.
  • CLARiiON is committed to maintaining its leadership position in the open systems storage market with its patented industry-leading technology.
  • The company plans to introduce new storage products to address evolving customer needs and solidify its market position.
  • Data General Corporation reported revenues of $1.12 billion in fiscal 1994.

Statistics:

  • Number of RAID disk array subsystems shipped: 10,000
  • Location of the 10,000th system delivery: Mountain View, California
  • Revenue of Data General Corporation in fiscal 1994: $1.12 billion

Sources:

  • Business Wire, July 17, 1995
  • Data General Corp., Westboro
  • Silicon Graphics Inc., Mountain View, California
  • Network Computing magazine

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