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Stratus Technologies' Avance Software Named 2009 XChange Solution Provider XCellence Award Winner

Posted on: Wednesday, 18 March 2009, 08:00 CDT

MAYNARD, Mass., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratus Technologies Avance software earned a 2009 XChange XCellence award during Everything Channel's XChange Solution Provider '09 event in the category of Innovative Technology Solution.

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Sponsored by Everything Channel Events, the XChange XCellence Awards measure overall business and technology integrator perceptions of vendor products and services during an XChange event. XChange attendees evaluated and scored each vendor's presentation, message and presence throughout the event, and awards were handed out during the XChange XCellence Awards Presentation on March 12, 2009.

Stratus' Avance Software was selected by event attendees in the Innovative Technology Solution category. Innovative Technology Solutions were judged by the following criteria:

• New or enhanced product (introduced to the channel in the past six months);
• Product can create new revenue streams/business opportunities;
• The product is something the attendee would want to represent;
• Product contributes to solving real business technology needs; and
• Strong market opportunity for this product.

"The XChange XCellence Awards winners are selected by top solution providers at each event and honor the vendors with the most exceptional products, programs and technologies," said Nancy Hammervik, vice president/managing director, Everything Channel Events. "Congratulations to all of the winning companies. They have demonstrated that they deliver high-quality solutions and have many satisfied business partners."

Avance software allows users to create high-availability servers literally in minutes, using embedded virtualization running on ordinary x86 servers, and immediately benefit from the ability to create and manage virtual machines.

"It is great to see our Avance software recognized for innovation by the solution provider community," said Allan Jennings, general manager of Stratus' Avance business group. "Our customers have always relied on Stratus to provide them with the best possible solutions for availability. Avance continues that long tradition and serves up a real, cost-effective solution for users who demand that their applications maintain 99.99% uptime."

About Stratus Technologies

Stratus Technologies focuses exclusively on helping its customers keep critical business operations online without interruption. Business continuity requires resiliency and superior availability throughout the IT infrastructure, including virtual environments. Stratus delivers a range of solutions that includes software-based high availability, fault-tolerant servers, availability consulting and assessment, and remote systems management services. Based on its 29 years of expertise in product and services technology for total availability, Stratus is a trusted solutions provider to customers in manufacturing, health care, financial services, public safety, transportation & logistics, and other industries. For more information, visit www.stratus.com.

Stratus and ftServer are registered trademarks of Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd. The Stratus Technologies logo and Avance are trademarks of Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

Contacts: Ed Marshall Ken Donoghue Beaupre & Co. Public Relations Stratus Technologies 603-559-5816 978-758-9708 emarshall@beaupre.com ken.donoghue@stratus.com www.beaupre.com www.stratus.com

SOURCE Stratus Technologies

Source: PR Newswire

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