StoneFly Expands iSCSI Support for Server Virtualization Through VMware Technology Alliance Partner and Hardware Certification Programs

Released on: June 19, 2008, 3:56 pm

Press Release Author: Jame Ervin & Paula Johns

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Offers Guaranteed Data Security, Support for Intranet and
Extranet Systems

Press Release Body: San Diego - June 18, 2008 - StoneFlyT, Inc., a leading supplier
of integrated IP storage area network (SAN) systems and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Dynamic Network Factory, Inc. (DNF), today introduced SAN-based encryption
capabilities that give enterprise customers another layer of protection in combating
damaging internal and external security breaches while also simplifying compliance
initiatives. Now available as an integrated part of the StoneFly Integrated Storage
Concentrator (ISC) line of high-availability IP SANs, the new SAN-based encryption
will also be offered with other StoneFly IP SANs later this year.

"There is a widely-held belief that the internal network is safe, and that
additional disk protection is unnecessary to protect SANs residing on the corporate
intranet. The reality is that the internal network isn't as secure as we once
thought, and protecting all disks in an organization -- from desktops, to notebooks
and server data - simply makes good business sense," said Bahman Jalali, Director of
Product Management for StoneFly.

According to a recently published Verizon Business study of hundreds of corporate
data breach incidents, most security intrusions were perpetrated by external
sources, but breaches attributed to insiders showed far greater consequences.

"It is essential today that organizations ensure that information vulnerabilities
are eliminated across all facets of the enterprise. SAN encryption adds another
level of protection to prevent compromises against internal systems, and it does
this much more cost-effectively than host-based encryption solutions," said Jalali.

The encrypted StoneFly ISC is ideal for organizations with multiple servers using
host-based encryption or multiple database servers holding sensitive data that can
be consolidated on the SAN. IP SAN-based encryption can also simplify efforts to
support compliance regulations for HIPAA and the SEC. In addition, it is
recommended for protecting video surveillance footage in high-security locations for
financial institutions, research and development labs, manufacturing facilities,
power plants and utility operations, datacenters and government facilities.

Service providers, software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendors, outsourced accounting or
financial service firms and collection agencies are also target customers.

Offering support for both encrypted and non-encrypted volumes simultaneously,
StoneFly's new capabilities deliver Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256 as well
as iSCSI volume-based encryption to consolidate key management to the IP SAN.
Additional features include secure, unique key generation and removable key storage.


StoneFly's encryption capabilities combine with the advanced storage management
functionalities inherent in StoneFusionT, the company's Intelligent Network Storage
Platform. StoneFusion offers comprehensive storage services, including support for
the VMware iSCSI initiator; StoneFly SnapshotT; and StoneFly ReflectionT, for
synchronous and asynchronous mirroring. Providing block-level virtualization,
StoneFusion also features centralized storage management, storage consolidation,
access control, volume management and provisioning to present SAN storage to hosts
as a local disk.

StoneFly's ISC is a cost-effective IP SAN designed for small offices, remote sites,
branch offices and first-time IP SAN deployments. With RAID protection and redundant
components, the ISC offers an ideal platform for storage consolidation, virtual
server storage, disaster recovery, and disk-based backups. ISCs are available in
four configurations with 4, 8, 16, or 24 SATA drives or Transaction Edition Disk
(TED) disk drives for up to 24TB in one system.
Now available, StoneFly SAN encryption is offered at an add-on cost of $2,500 per
ISC IP SAN system.
About StoneFly, Inc. and Dynamic Network Factory, Inc.
StoneFly, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, was founded in April 2000 to deliver
upon the vision of simple and affordable storage optimization and disaster recovery
protection through IP SAN solutions. StoneFly is a subsidiary of Dynamic Network
Factory, Inc. (DNF), a leading maker of high-performance network attached storage,
storage area networks, RAID and iSCSI systems. For more information on StoneFly,
please visit www.stonefly.com or www.iscsi.com.

Founded in 1989, Dynamic Network Factory, Inc. (DNF) is a privately held company
based in Silicon Valley (Hayward, Ca.). DNF started as a U.S. subsidiary of the
publicly traded Japanese IT conglomerate, CSK Electronics, in 1989. In 1998, the
company refined its strategy and began to focus the hardware group on storage
solutions. Within a year, DNF's rapid growth resulted in its emergence as an
independent, privately held spin-off. In 2006, DNF completed its acquisition of
StoneFly Networks, an iSCSI storage pioneer and developer of complete, turnkey IP
SAN solutions. Since its inception, DNF has designed custom solutions for
organizations of all sizes and built products for many major computer manufacturers.
Today, DNF consists of seven business divisions including StoneFly, DNF Security,
DNF Professional Services, DNF Medical, DNF Defense, DNF Systems and DNF Storage.
DNF has thousands of customers ranging from consumers and small-to-medium
businesses, to government agencies, universities, hospitals, financial institutions
and Fortune 500 companies. For more information, visit www.DNFCorp.com


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StoneFly, StoneFusion, StoneFly Reflection, StoneFly Snapshot and Storage
Concentrator are trademarks or registered trademarks and the property of StoneFly,
Inc. All other company and product names contained herein are property of their
respective owners.


Web Site: http://www.stonefly.com

Contact Details: StoneFly, Inc.
www.StoneFly.com
Phone 888-786-6335
Fax 510-265-1565

Contact:
Jame Ervin
StoneFly, Inc.
800.947.4742 x208
news@stonefly.com

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