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Dot Hill Systems announced it has entered into an OEM agreement with Concurrent, a global leader in video and media data solutions.

Under the terms of the agreement, Dot Hill will provide its next-generation Dot Hill 3720 RAID storage systems to Concurrent. Featuring a compact 2U24 footprint and 8Gb Fibre Channel connectivity, these systems offer high bandwidth and superior read/write performance, making them ideal for applications such as video streaming.

"Concurrent's MediaHawk VX solution is a software product deployed on industry-leading, commercial, off the shelf hardware," said James Brickmeier, vice president and general manager of Concurrent's video solutions business unit. "We evaluated storage products from a variety of vendors and determined that the Dot Hill storage solution was well-suited to address the demands of our customers. Dot Hill's product featured the carrier-class reliability, resiliency, scalability, and ultra-high performance required to support our next-generation product initiatives, including multi-screen video delivery, network video recording, and cloud-hosted video storage applications."

"The 8Gb Fibre Channel and Dot Hill patented SimulCache technology instantly and simultaneously mirrors cache between RAID controllers," said Dana Kammersgard, Dot Hill Systems Corp's president and CEO. "This leads to significant performance improvements over traditional implementations. Because of this, Dot Hill storage solutions continue to be the first choice in the rich media market."

Kammersgard continued, "Concurrent is a recognized global leader serving cable, telecommunications, and Internet companies. Our agreement with Concurrent continues to foster the widespread adoption of the Dot Hill 3000 Series, which combines high performance and capacity storage arrays with innovative and comprehensive storage management."

Concurrent president and CEO Dan Mondor said, "We are pleased to announce our partnership with Dot Hill. They have a solid platform for storage systems that we believe will further enhance our product offerings and meet the demands of clients around the world. We are excited to work with Dot Hill as we are always looking for ways to provide our customers' with a superior experience."