RAID Inc. Accepted to HPC Advisory Council

Joins Computing Ecosystem With Over 70 Members Across Range of HPC Market Segments


METHUEN, MA--(Marketwire - July 21, 2009) - RAID Incorporated, a customized storage, services, and HPC solutions provider specializing in leading-edge technologies, today announced their acceptance as a member of the HPC Advisory Council (http://www.hpcadvisorycouncil.com), extending their reach as a resource in the Supercomputing community.

Founded by Mellanox Technologies, the Council's mission is to provide expertise and other resources that facilitate broader usage of HPC systems in government, education, industry, and research disciplines. Council members collectively bring together hundreds of years of expertise to help users improve efficiencies for better research, education, innovation and product manufacturing; to provide application designers with the tools needed to enable parallel computing; to strengthen the qualification and integration of HPC system products; to allow companies to develop better products and services and be more competitive; and to support comprehensive and complete education foundations by providing information and equipment to allow students to learn about HPC.

RAID has been increasingly focused on the HPC market over the past several years, as evidenced recently by the development of their performance-intensive X2-IB storage system and fully customizable Fusion gateway solution. The company also provides itself on a true open technology model, providing custom storage solutions that operate seamlessly with nearly all file systems, operating systems, interconnects, and clusters.

"We are proud to announce this important step in our advancement as a trusted advisor of end-to-end Supercomputing technologies," stated Marc DiZoglio, EVP of HPC Technologies at RAID Inc. "We look forward to being a significant contributor to the Council, leveraging our experience in areas such as storage, servers, infrastructure, and file systems."

About RAID Incorporated

Since 1994 RAID Inc. has provided true 100% customized storage and computing solutions that best meet the unique requirements of HPC centers, corporations, government entities and educational institutions worldwide. From supercomputing to grid computing, RAID Inc. ensures the availability of critical digital content in real-time, all the time. The company guarantees this with the "RAID Approach," the industry's only concierge service and support model that assures the highest level of personalized support and resolution to any issue. StorageWatch®, the industry's only real-time monitoring and managed storage service offering which lowers total cost of ownership while increasing data availability, was developed as part of the "RAID Approach" to better serve its customers. RAID Inc.'s guaranteed "customer first" approach has made them an industry leader in true 100% customized storage and the best service and support. For more information about RAID Inc. visit www.raidinc.com or call 800-330-7335.

Contact Information: Media Contact for RAID Bob Picardi 978-683-6444