FalconStor Software Launches North American Partner Advisory Council
Collaborative Forum Will Help FalconStor and Partners Create Positive Momentum for Success
FalconStor Software, Inc. the market leader in disk-based data protection solutions, recently announced the formation of the FalconStor Partner Advisory Council (PAC), a collaborative forum of 14 inaugural partners, representing a cross-section of the company's most active partners who have been chosen for their experience in deploying FalconStor solutions across core segments of the industry. The council will hold annual in-person meetings as well as quarterly virtual meetings. The PAC will kick off today with a conference call involving all 14 members.
The new PAC reflects FalconStor's ongoing commitment to the channel by engaging partners to provide insight on customer requirements, business strategies and technological direction, giving this group of partners the opportunity to help guide the future development, packaging and delivery of FalconStor's next-generation products and services.
FalconStor PAC objectives include:
- Listening to and incorporating feedback on a range of topics: partner programs, pricing, services, delivery, operations, support and marketing.
- Providing a forum for FalconStor channel partners to contribute to the development of strategic business plans and initiatives that will help partners better address their markets and customers.
- Testing future changes, driving improvement in channel programs and giving key partners full participatory membership in an extended business team.
"As a channel-focused company, FalconStor places a high priority on pursuing collaborative dialogue and feedback from our partners; these conversations are critical for FalconStor to continue to build upon our current technology foundation towards the next-generation of data protection solutions," said Brendan Kinkade, vice president of channel management and global alliances at FalconStor Software. "Through the ongoing teamwork of the Partner Advisory Council, we plan to achieve a greater understanding of the market and our partners' business needs to achieve greater mutual success."
FalconStor PAC partners:
Blueline Services - Open Storage Solutions
Chi Corporation - Peak Uptime
Cima Solutions - RedLegg
CDW - Syscom USA, Inc.
ePlus - Thundercat Technology
Mainline Information Systems - Xdata Corporation
Netrix, LLC – Zones
About FalconStor Software
FalconStor Software, Inc. is the market leader in disk-based data protection. FalconStor delivers proven, comprehensive data protection solutions that facilitate the continuous availability of business-critical data with speed, integrity and simplicity. The Company's TOTALLY Open technology solutions, built upon the award-winning IPStor platform, include the industry leading Virtual Tape Library (VTL) with deduplication, Continuous Data Protector (CDP), File-interface Deduplication System (FDS), and Network Storage Server (NSS), each enabled with WAN-optimized replication for disaster recovery and remote office protection, and the HyperFS file system. FalconStor products are available as OEM or branded solutions from industry leaders, including Acer, Data Direct Networks, Dynamic Solutions International, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, Huawei, Pillar Data Systems, SGI, SeaChange and Spectra Logic and are deployed by thousands of customers worldwide, from small businesses to Fortune 1000 enterprises.
FalconStor is headquartered in Melville, N.Y., with offices throughout Europe and the Asia Pacific region. FalconStor is an active member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). For more information, visit www.falconstor.com.
SOURCE: FalconStor Software, Inc.