Overland Customers Recognized for Outstanding Technology Achievements by IDG's Computerworld Honors Program
June 01 2009 - 6:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC, Ocean Alliance and Girl
Scouts of the USA Receive Prestigious Honors for Visionary
Implementations of Information Technology SAN DIEGO, June 1
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Overland Storage, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVRL)
today announced that three esteemed customers, the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame Annex NYC, Ocean Alliance and Girl Scouts of the USA,
have been bestowed with Laureate awards by IDG's Computerworld
Honors Program. This year's honorees will be commemorated tonight
during the 21st Annual Laureates Medal Ceremony & Gala Awards
Evening at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. For
more than two decades, Computerworld Honors has acknowledged those
individuals and organizations that have used information technology
to benefit society. Overland's award-winning customers were
acknowledged for their highly innovative data protection solutions,
which encompassed Overland's disk, tape and NAS products.
Preserving Rock History in NYC with Snap Server NAS The Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC is an experiential, technologically
advanced exhibition that focuses on the greatest moments in rock
history. As an adjunct location to the Cleveland-based Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the New York venue features
state-of-the-art galleries with special lighting and sound to
simulate a rock concert experience. To protect priceless pieces of
music history, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC invested
in a leading-edge video surveillance solution featuring 48
high-resolution IP network cameras from Mobotix Vision Systems
integrated with Overland's scalable, high-performance Snap
Server(R) 620 network-attached storage. The Rock & Roll Hall of
Fame Annex NYC leverages its unified security and storage solution
to thoroughly monitor activity in its 25,000 square-foot facility
while retaining data-intensive video footage for up to a month. The
ability to manage the system remotely enables staffers to ensure
the highest levels of safety for visitors as well as an extra
measure of protection for irreplaceable artifacts. "We are
extremely pleased to be recognized by the Computerworld Honors
program for the work we've done to preserve irreplaceable pieces of
rock & roll history," says David Waggett, general manager of
the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC. "Security was of
paramount importance, so we partnered with Overland and Mobotix to
deploy a state-of-the-art solution that provides an extra measure
of protection without disrupting the overall experience. As an
extension of our eyes and ears, we expect the new cost-effective
yet powerful video surveillance solution to become a critical part
of our operation." Safeguarding Scientific Research with REO/NEO
Disk-to-Tape Overland's second award recipient is Ocean Alliance, a
non-profit organization that collects a broad spectrum of data on
whales and ocean life relating to toxicology, behavior,
bioacoustics and genetics. As part of its research, Ocean Alliance
scientists take unique samples of environmental conditions and
mammals for research and study, which require special precautions
to ensure long-term data integrity and viability. By relying on
Overland's REO(R) SERIES disk-based and NEO(R) SERIES tape-based
backup and recovery appliances, Ocean Alliance can consolidate and
archive data in the most efficient, reliable and cost-effective
manner possible. As a result, the alliance is better positioned to
be the foremost expert on whales and ocean life, with a wealth of
data and samples from around the world--all of which have been
stored, correlated and protected in order to support a wide range
of scientific research endeavors. "It's an honor to receive an
award for the measures Ocean Alliance has taken to ensure that
crucial scientific data is readily available and secure," says Iain
Kerr, CEO of Ocean Alliance. "Our deployment of Overland's highly
reliable, economical disk-to-tape solutions helps us protect
one-of-a-kind research data that has far-reaching impact on the
health of humans, the oceans and the animals that inhabit them."
Tiered Data Protection Boosts Business Continuity for the Girl
Scouts Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) continually leverages
leading-edge technology to support operations and provide more than
400 employees with the latest tools to best serve its membership.
When an influx of publishing and web-related data caused storage to
surge by 50 percent to 5 TBs and overtaxed GSUSA's existing
tape-based data protection platform, the organization turned to
Overland and deployed a REO 9000 disk-to-disk (D2D) VTL appliance
and NEO 2000 tape library to support business continuity while
setting the stage for more interactive tools to improve information
sharing and collaboration among the Girl Scouts' employees and
councils worldwide. "We are proud to receive the renowned
Computerworld Honors award for our implementation of Overland's REO
and NEO backup and recovery appliances," says Bob O'Connor, CTO for
Girl Scouts of the USA. "With our multiple tiers of Overland data
protection, we can take disaster recovery planning to the next
level while achieving faster backups and restores, a longer window
of disk-based data retention and highly reliable long-term
archival." According to Ravi Pendekanti, vice president of
worldwide marketing for Overland Storage, the 2009 Computerworld
Honors Program laureates reinforce the vital role Overland
continues to play in helping its customers deploy world-class data
protection solutions. "For the third consecutive year,
Computerworld is commemorating Overland customers for their
outstanding achievements in technology," he explains. "We're very
proud of their accomplishments and are extremely pleased that once
again, our REO disk-based backup and recovery VTL appliances and
NEO tape libraries are integral to the success of award-winning
data protection projects." Founded by International Data Group
(IDG) in 1988, the Computerworld Honors Program is governed by the
not-for-profit Computerworld Information Technology Awards
Foundation. In its 21st year, Computerworld Honors is the longest
running global program to honor individuals and organizations that
use information technology to benefit society. The program's
Chairmen's Committee, a group of 100 chairmen/CEOs of global
technology companies, nominates individuals and organizations from
around the world whose visionary applications of information
technology promote positive social and economic progress.
Nominations are evaluated by an independent board of CIO-level
judges who select laureates, finalists and award recipients in 10
industry-related categories, to be honored at a Laureate Medal
Ceremony. "Each year, the Computerworld Honors Program seeks to
recognize organizations, from a variety of sectors, for their
ongoing efforts to utilize technology in order to benefit society,"
said Ron Milton, chairman of the board of trustees for the
Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation and
executive vice president of Computerworld. "We are proud to provide
the platform to publicly acknowledge these contributions." About
International Data Group (IDG) International Data Group (IDG) is
the world's leading technology media, events and research company.
IDG's online network includes more than 450 web sites spanning
business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and
video games worldwide. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and
newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld,
GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World and PC World. IDG's
lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies
with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals,
influencers and decision makers. IDG is a leading producer of more
than 750 technology-related events including Macworld Conference
& Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Entertainment for all
Expo (E for All), DEMO and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of
IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence,
advisory services and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90
countries provide global, regional and local expertise on
technology and industry opportunities and trends. Additional
information about IDG, a privately held company, is available at
idg.com. Note: All product and company names are trademarks of
their respective companies. About Overland Storage Overland Storage
provides affordable end-to-end data protection solutions that are
engineered to store smarter, protect faster and extend anywhere --
across networked storage, media types and multi-site environments.
Overland Storage products include award-winning NEO SERIES(R) and
ARCvault(TM) tape libraries, REO SERIES(R) disk-based backup and
recovery appliances with VTL capabilities, Snap Server(R) NAS
appliances, and ULTAMUS(TM) RAID high-performance, high-density
storage. Overland sells its products through leading OEMs,
commercial distributors, storage integrators and value-added
resellers. For more information, visit Overland's web site at
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