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PALO ALTO, CA -- Two months after the close of the largest technology company merger in US history, HP (NYSE:HPQ) demonstrated the powerful combination of the new company by unveiling its first new post-merger StorageWorks products and solutions. The StorageWorks solutions, which include storage area network (SAN), network attached storage (NAS) and tape solutions, serve as proof-points that HP is extending the value of open, modular networked storage solutions to its customers. Today's Network Storage Solutions (NSS) announcement complements the ongoing HP Enterprise Network Storage Architecture (ENSA) initiative. Since its origination, ENSA has promised customers increased business continuance and streamlined operations. These new products and upgrades support ENSA's pledge by allowing for access to information "anytime, anywhere," in order to streamline business operations, accelerate time-to-market, and scale the storage environment to meet growth demands. This announcement follows a detailed product plan presented to customers immediately following the merger. "As the number one storage supplier in the world, we understand that our customers want a complete solution that enables them to create flexible, modular, and open storage infrastructures," said Howard Elias, senior vice president and general manager, HP Network Storage Solutions Organization. "With today's announcement, we have proven that the new HP StorageWorks team is executing and accelerating our vision for excellence by delivering new and enhanced products in every area of our business, and delivering the most complete solutions and greatest customer choice in the market today." "The Networked Storage Solutions division has taken much of the worry and guess-work out of product planning by giving customers a clear vision to the product roadmap," said John McArthur, analyst, International Data Corp (IDC). The Most Complete Solutions HP StorageWorks products are designed to help customers manage explosive growth of business-critical data by stretching capacity, multiplying storage management productivity and reducing application downtime. HP OpenView storage software and HP Storage Services further simplify administration of storage assets, reduce IT overhead costs and empower customers to manage their information more efficiently. "The HP StorageWorks architecture streamlines every aspect of our multi-platform computing environment, greatly reducing our total cost of ownership," said Craig Gleason, UNIX system administrator of Tektronix. Greater Customer Choice HP StorageWorks combined product lines increase customer versatility and choice. Customers now have choices to satisfy data protection requirements with assurance that all choices deliver enhanced compatibility and greater business continuity with simplified migration, higher capacity, and greater performance. The diversity of products and solutions enable HP customers to manage and optimize their IT resources for the greatest efficiency and flexibility available today. For more information on the products announcing today, go to: http://www.hp.com/go/storagenews