Chicago, IL, GraphExpo 2000, Booth #1435, September 24, 2000 — Rorke Data, Inc. has announced that it will introduce a new line of NT servers developed specifically for the high-bandwidth requirements of the prepress and publishing markets. The new Rorke-branded servers will give users in these markets the opportunity to purchase complete, turnkey SAN/server configurations from one qualified vendor, said a Rorke spokesperson. The new systems will be exhibited at Rorke's GraphExpo booth #1435 in Chicago, IL, September 24 – 27, 2000.
Joe Rorke, VP Marketing, Rorke Data, said the new Rorke series of NT servers integrates Rorke's Fibre-Channel RAID storage, SAN components, and scalable tape or DVD-RAM archive products with various software packages, creating a dedicated open server system for the prepress market.
"This product line was fueled by our acquisition by Bell Microproducts in recent months," said Joe Rorke. "The combination of Bell's buying power on the OEM level with companies such as Intel, combined with Rorke's workflow and system integration expertise, made the development and marketing of these systems feasible for our reseller channel."
"Rorke can now deliver SAN, infrastructure, and a variety of application servers," added Robert Hill, National Sales Manager of Rorke's Prepress & Publishing Division, announcing the addition of the NT servers to Rorke's product lines. "Rorke Data's worldwide ability to provide Fibre-Channel SAN-based solutions for high-bandwidth storage and networking applications for specific vertical markets like digital publishing will now be complemented with the addition of a full line of NT server products. The NT solution adds to our overall SAN implementation plan of providing multiple "open" platforms for our customers' various server needs."
As a new division of Bell Microproducts, Rorke is well positioned to fulfil the SAN needs of the prepress market, said Phil Roussey, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Bell Microproducts. "The synergy between Bell and Rorke is one of powerful purchasing power and distribution with world-class technical expertise," said Roussey. "Bell Microproducts has the means to supply both NT server and Fibre-Channel system components at advantageous price points, while Rorke's people are the workflow, SAN and prepress experts, developing systems that meet the international market's requirements."
A Rorke Data spokesperson said the company will unveil the new NT servers at GraphExpo 2000 in Chicago, with production quantities set to ship by November 2000.
About Rorke Data
Rorke Data is a full digital storage solutions provider with expertise in Fibre-Channel RAID, SAN, DVD, tape and optical libraries, Unix, NT and Mac environments, high bandwidth networks, digital asset and document management, and engineering and maintenance services. Founded in 1985, Rorke Data, together with its European subsidiary, Rorke Data Europe, located in Emmen, The Netherlands, is composed of six divisions: Medical Archive Applications, Audio/Video, Prepress, Imaging, Document Management, Engineering and Installation Services. More information about Rorke Data can be found at www.rorke.com. Rorke Data is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell Microproducts, Inc. (Nasdaq: BELM).
About Bell Microproducts Inc.
Bell Microproducts is a value-added provider of a wide range of high technology products, solutions, and services to the industrial and commercial marketplace. The company's offering includes semiconductors, computer platforms, peripherals, and storage products of various types, including desktop to high-end devices and subsystems to fibre channel connectivity products and SAN and back-up products. Bell Microproducts is an industry-recognized specialist in storage products. All these products are available at any level of integration from components, to subsystem assemblies, to fully integrated, tested and certified system solutions. The company adds value with a broad range of services including testing, software loading, kitting, mass storage system integration, and computer system integration. Trained and certified technical personnel complete each of these processes at Bell Microproducts' ISO 9002 facilities. Bell Microproducts markets and distributes more than 100 brand name product lines, as well as its own BellStor storage and Trademark computer brands, to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators in the Americas. More information can be found in SEC filings, by contacting Bell Microproducts directly, or on the Web at www.bellmicro.com.
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