RORKE DATA SIGNS ASK CORPORATION AS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION PARTNER FOR JAPAN

ASK to Distribute Rorke’s Galaxy^® Aurora High-performance RAID Product Line Targeting the Film, Broadcast and Video Post Production Industries

Inter BEE 2009, Hall 8, Booth #8204, Tokyo Japan Nov 18th-20th — — Rorke Data Inc., a data storage-centric, end-to-end solutions provider that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell Microproducts (OTC: BELM.OB), announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Tokyo Japan-based ASK Corporation to distribute its new Galaxy^® Aurora 8 Gbit Fibre Channel and 20/40 Gbit InfiniBand RAID storage solutions. The agreement specifically targets the storage bandwidth-intensive Film, Broadcast and Video Post Production markets, for which ASK Corporation is a respected, industry leading distribution company. With an MSRP starting at less than 70 cents (USD) per gigabyte of storage, the Galaxy Aurora RAID family delivers an unprecedented cost per GB/ performance ratio of over 2300 MB per second. This performance capability makes the Galaxy Aurora the most cost-effective, high-performance solution available today.

“Rorke Data is a well known provider of high-performance storage systems to the Post Production industry” said Yoshihiro Maeda, Vice President of Sales for ASK Corporation. “We are very pleased to enter into a mutually beneficial agreement with Rorke Data to sell and market their award winning Galaxy RAID product line in Japan. The Aurora RAID platform is ideally suited for our customers in the Film, Broadcast and HD video markets and we are excited to demonstrate a 4-seat Mac SAN (Storage Area Network) in the ASK booth, #8204, at the 2009 Inter BEE tradeshow.”

“Rorke Data is excited to partner with the premier distribution company of data storage solutions for the Post Production industry in Japan,” said Bob Herzan, Vice President of Sales for Rorke Data. “Japan is well known as the world leader when it comes to extremely high resolution media formats, data-intensive post production workflows and cutting edge display technologies; we are proud that ASK Corporation views Rorke’s Aurora RAID product line as a vital component for their customer’s success.”

“With Aurora, Rorke Data is setting a new standard in price and performance for 8 Gbit fibre channel storage solutions. Galaxy Aurora will enable wider adoption of 8 Gbit network topologies by making high performance SAN solutions cost-effective and simple to deploy,” said Joe Rorke , Vice President of Marketing for Rorke Data. “With over 2,300 MB/sec of sustained bandwidth, Galaxy Aurora can support up to 8 HD editors simultaneously accessing the array without the need for a costly 8 Gbit fibre channel switch; thereby lowering both capital equipment expense and network complexity.”

About ASK Corporation

About Galaxy
Galaxy provides customers with the most cost-effective, scalable and easy to use purpose-built RAID storage solutions and NAS solutions available.
Galaxy RAID and NAS solutions are manufactured by Rorke Data Inc. All Galaxy solutions are delivered only after a rigorous test and approval process preformed by trained technical teams, and systems arrive to customers pre-formatted and ready to install. All systems are backed with a broad range of services including interoperability testing, complete system integration, and pre- and post-sales support. Galaxy has been successfully installed by thousands of customers in a wide variety of fields, from video editing to healthcare imaging. Galaxy RAID is an FDA registered device.
 

About Rorke Data
Founded in 1985, Rorke Data is both an ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2003 certified data storage-centric, end-to-end solutions provider with expertise in primary and tiered storage architecture, integrating RAID, NAS, SAN, DVD, tape and optical libraries. Rorke leverages certified expertise in Linux, Windows and Mac platforms to deliver high bandwidth storage and network solutions for fixed and content-rich media application environments. Rorke’s products are backed with comprehensive global professional services. Founded in 1985, Rorke Data is composed of four divisions: Healthcare & Diagnostic Imaging, Digital Video & Broadcast, Digital Prepress & Publishing, as well as a Technical & Professional Services division. More information about Rorke Data can be found at http://www.rorke.com. Rorke Data is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell Microproducts, Inc. (OTC: BELM.OB).

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