Portfolio Press Release
Pivot3® HardBank Named 2010 Top Innovation in Security Market
Award honors Pivot3 for inventive approach to video storage in extreme environments
Pivot3®, Inc. Press Release
14 December 2010
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Pivot3®, Inc., the leading supplier of IP SAN products to the physical security market, has been selected for the annual Top 30 Technology Innovations from Security Sales & Integration magazine. The leading security trade publication highlighted the Pivot3 HardBank as one of the most inventive products of 2010.
"Pivot3 has become a force to be reckoned with in the attached storage array market."
In choosing the Pivot3 HardBank for the award, SSI Technical Writer Steve Payne noted that, "Pivot3 has become a force to be reckoned with in the attached storage array market." The Pivot3 HardBank is a version of the award-winning MiniBank appliance that is optimized for extreme conditions including high temperature or heavy vibration. Each HardBank contributes a free virtual server that can access the shared capacity and performance of the SAN. The innovative Pivot3 approach of hosting servers in an iSCSI SAN eliminates the need for standalone physical servers, resulting in a 40 percent reduction in power, cooling, rackspace and cost.
The 2010 Top 30 Technology Innovations winners are hand selected by the technology experts at Security Sales & Integration. The awards highlight cutting-edge security solutions introduced in the past year that help the reseller community increase profitability, streamline installations and troubleshooting, and expand innovative product offerings that enhance customer value.
"Scale-out storage and virtual servers are a critical part of new IP installations," said Lee Caswell, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Pivot3. "This honor demonstrates that we are committed to providing innovation to our end users and reseller partners with solutions that meet the needs of the most complex and rigorous applications."
About Pivot3
Pivot3 was founded in 2003 on the idea that a revolutionary, scale-out architecture with integrated server and storage virtualization could deliver higher availability in a cost-effective, simpler way than traditional, proprietary products that treat servers and storage as separate technologies. The company is backed by top-tier investors and its award-winning solutions are used for data protection, network attached storage and video surveillance applications in the government, public sector, transportation, gaming, retail and education vertical markets. To learn more about Pivot3, www.pivot3.com.
