ANDATACO
CORPORATE BACKGROUNDER

CORPORATE OVERVIEW

ANDATACO is committed to maximizing network productivity to enhance your business' competitiveness by providing business-critical storage solutions that promote high network availability. We can make this commitment because we are experts in providing network storage solutions that assist companies in fulfilling their mission statement. To fulfill that mission, the Company offers a comprehensive selection of products, including UNIX workstations, optical storage subsystems, disk and tape subsystems, disk and tape storage arrays (RAID and RAIT), networking and communications products, and data management software that can be implemented over a variety of workstation platforms.

Headquartered in San Diego, California, ANDATACO currently markets its products worldwide through 14 field sales offices, telesales, resellers and OEMs. Target markets include Fortune 1000 companies, financial institutions, educational facilities, the scientific community and government agencies.

COMPANY HISTORY

ANDATACO was founded in 1986 with a single vision in mind: simplify the process of acquiring quality UNIX products and peripherals for the end user. To realize that vision, the Company is a network systems solutions provider with all of the essential components such as UNIX workstations, peripherals, networking products, technical expertise, service and support. As this vision has blossomed, the Company's reputation as the "Network Storage Experts" has become known.

ANDATACO's growth has been nurtured with a continuing, steadfast commitment to total customer satisfaction, technology, and quality products and services at a fair price. This sound business credo vaults the Company to a position of leadership in the design and manufacture of network system solutions.

Today, the ramifications of technology's impact on commerce are greater than ever. The Company realizes this, and is sensitive to the important correlation between network performance and fiscal performance in today's highly competitive business arena. The Company is aggressively responding with unique network storage solutions that provide users with a competitive edge through optimum performance, the highest levels of data accessibility, and protection against data loss.

STORAGE

The Company has accelerated its development of innovative, high accessibility network storage products by combining engineering resources and maintaining strategic relationships with such industry leaders as Sun Microsystems, Quantum, ATL Products and Ultera Systems.

As a result of this synergy, the Company has developed and marketed its own proprietary families of network storage products: RAID Lite, GigaRAID/FT, and RAPID Tape Arrays.

SYSTEMS

The Company provides total system solutions by integrating workstations, peripherals, and its own products across such operating systems and platforms as UNIX and Windows NT.

NETWORKING

The Company believes that the network represents the heart and soul of a business. Accordingly, it has formed strategic relationships with such industry leading manufacturers as Agile Networks, Ascend Communications, Bay Networks, Digital Link, Gandalf, General DataCom, 3Com, Microcom and Newbridge Networks.

The Company has the relationships and technical expertise to provide complete end-to-end network design and connectivity for data, voice and multimedia.

SYSTEMS AND NETWORK ENGINEERS

The Company employs highly-trained systems and network engineers who are available for pre-sales and post-sales support.

TECHNICAL SERVICES

The Company maintains a sensitive and undying commitment to total customer satisfaction, regardless of circumstance. Services include warranties, installation, on-site service, toll-free telephone technical support, overnight exchange and annual maintenance agreements.

THE ELECTRONIC PRESENT AND FUTURE: http://www.andataco.com

The Company's continuing commitment to customer satisfaction and technology is further evidenced by its internationally acclaimed World-Wide Web home page, which was launched in 1994. The Company conducts business electronically through this innovative medium by offering an on-line ordering process, product information and specifications, a complete technical information repository, and the latest industry and ANDATACO news.


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