Onaro Positioned in the Visionary Quadrant for Combined Storage Resource Management and SAN Management Software, 4Q05
Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
BOSTON, Mass. – December 21, 2005 – Onaro, Inc., the leader in Storage Service Management (SSM), today announced it has been placed in the visionary quadrant in Gartner’s ‘Magic Quadrant for Combined Storage Resource Management and SAN Management Software'* report for 2005 .
According to Gartner, visionaries have a clear vision of market direction and are focused on preparing for that, but they can still improve in terms of optimizing service delivery.
“We are honored to be added to the magic quadrant,” said Doug McNary, president and CEO of Onaro. “Our focus on Storage Service Management has earned Onaro a rapidly expanding customer base including some of the world’s largest SANs. For 2006, we are committed to maintaining our rapid pace of innovation, expanding our sales presence through a multi-channel distribution model, and providing immediate, measurable business value to our customers.”
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About Onaro, Inc.
Onaro is the leader in Storage Service Management (SSM) enabling enterprises to ensure regulatory compliance and storage service levels by quickly and effectively controlling change and managing growth in complex SANs through its SANscreen® Monitoring and Predictive Change Management software. SANscreen Business Continuity extends the Onaro solution to replicated data environments assuring continuous compliance and application availability when disaster strikes. Onaro products are currently deployed at some of the worlds largest SANs including AOL, Nationwide, State Street Global Advisors, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
In recent months the company has also received numerous honors, including being named one of the top 10 private companies by Byte and Switch, and winning product awards from the Association of Storage Networking Professionals, eWeek, InfoStor, Network Magazine and Storage Magazine.
For more information, please visit www.onaro.com.
* Gartner Research, "Magic Quadrant for Combined Storage Resource Management and SAN Management Software, 4Q05," by Carolyn DiCenzo, Dave Russell and Robert E. Passmore, dated Nov. 22, 2005.
