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Synetic Inc. Completes Innovative Data Storage Solution For Township of Esquimalt

Late in 2004, Esquimalt was faced with the dual challenge of increasing their data storage capacity tenfold and setting up an offsite storage facility in order to meet the disaster recovery requirements of Esquimalt's Emergency Plan. They turned to local technology solutions provider Novus Technology Solutions who conducted a detailed needs analysis with the Municipality.

"We conducted a detailed review of existing products available in the market from major data storage solutions providers and calculated that Esquimalt were looking at a total spend of around $150,000 to both meet their objectives and to provide a platform for the future," says Ray Larson, Operations Manager for Novus Inc."We did not consider this to be an acceptable cost, given the Municipal budget. We had, however, been working with Synetic Inc. on similar projects for other Municipal clients and, after carefully weighing the options, it was clear that Synetic would be best able to provide the appropriate solution to fit within Esquimalt's budget."

"The timing was perfect for both us and Esquimalt as we had completed two years of development work on our iSCSI product and were ready to launch in the market," says Graham Howe, Sales and Marketing Manager for Synetic Inc. "We knew immediately that we could meet their needs and provide a high quality remote backup solution for less than a third of the price of existing solutions from other providers. This meant that we would save them around $100,000."

Esquimalt now has over 2 terabytes of storage capacity in their main Municipal Hall which is mirrored to their confidential remote back-up location. This gives them a solid platform for their continued growth combined with an offsite facility which will enable the Municipality to function as normal in the event of a disaster at the Municipal Hall.

"It is fair to say that, without this solution, we could not have met our requirements without spending a large amount of taxpayer money," says Brenda Warner, Director of Corporate Services for the Town of Esquimalt. "We were also pleased to be able to work with a local company that has such a high quality global client base. Synetic have certainly delivered a world class solution within our budget"

Esquimalt's town motto is "Always in Front" and it was certainly appropriate in this instance, as they are the first Municipality in BC to adopt an iSCSI solution.

"This is the first of a number of iSCSI implementations which we have underway for Vancouver Island Municipalities," says Howe,"I would estimate that, by the end of 2005, we will have enabled local government, including school districts, to save around $500,000 of taxpayers' money with these solutions. We will now begin the role out of the iSCSI product across Canada, where we already have implementations underway for some of our major enterprise clients."

iSCSI is an Internet Protocol - based storage networking standard for managing and consolidating data storage facilities. The introduction of iSCSI solutions has enabled a new era of low cost offsite backup and disaster recovery planning for small and mid-size companies.

The Synetic iSCSI solution has been designed, developed and integrated by Synetic engineers and their co-partners, making it the first Canadian product in its class. It is currently sold as part of a storage solution implementation from Synetic Inc. but will be available in the fall as a stand alone product, enabling both end users and resellers to implement an iSCSI solution on their existing hardware platform without the additional cost for new hardware.

A trial version is available now: contact www.synetic.net for details or send an email to iscsi@synetic.net.

About Synetic Inc.

Synetic Inc. is one of the leading Canadian data storage distributors and manufacturers, specializing in high performance, reliable, cost effective hardware and solutions. With exclusive manufacturer agreements and experienced, professional staff, Synetic Inc. support numerous enterprise clients and resellers in over 30 countries around the world. To learn more about Synetic Inc. please go to www.synetic.net or email sds-mg@synetic.net

About Novus Inc.

NOVUS was established in 2000 by top-level IT Instructors & Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers who realized the need for a company that could provide superior IT services. They have grown to become one of Vancouver Island's most respected information systems and technologies solution providers. They have earned this respect through their client-centric corporate philosophy, their belief in their people, and their uncompromising quality of service which are all core values of every member of the NOVUS team. NOVUS specialize in computer network administration, consulting, design, implementation, security, storage and training. www.novusinc.ca

About the Township of Esquimalt

The Township of Esquimalt is a colourful progressive community located at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, only 2 kilometres [1.2 miles] west of downtown Victoria. Esquimalt’s name is derived from a native Indian expression "Es-whoy-malth" which means the place of gradually shoaling water. Today 17,000 people live in Esquimalt’s varied residential neighbourhoods and enjoy its many amenities including beautiful parks and beaches, scenic waterfront walkways, and modern recreational facilities,schools,library, archives, and commercial services. http://www.esquimalt.ca/

Graham Howe
Sales and Marketing Manager
Synetic Data Storage Management Group
Harbour View Industrial Park, 589C Bay Street
Victoria, BC V8T 1P5
Phone: (250) 475 3001 Fax: (250) 475 3002
www.synetic.net

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