Complete FalconStor® NSS Product Line to Support VMware vSphereTM

FalconStor Software Works with VMware to Further Next-Generation Computing and Enable Customers to Benefit from the Cloud OS

FalconStor Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:FALC), the provider of TOTALLY Open™ data protection solutions, today announced that the FalconStor NSS-S12 storage array supports VMware vSphereTM, the industry’s first cloud operating system. The FalconStor® Network Storage Server (NSS) storage array is already VMware ReadyTM Certified, having completed the VMware Hardware Certification Program testing criteria for use with VMware vSphere and is now listed on the VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide.

By supporting VMware vSphere, FalconStor can further extend the value of its entire NSS product line into customers’ next-generation datacenters and help enable customers to manage large collections of infrastructure — including CPUs, storage and networking — as a seamless, flexible and dynamic cloud environment. The VMware Hardware Certification Program enables VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program members to provide mutual customers with jointly supported hardware solutions. Passing the extensive certification testing helps ensure that FalconStor NSS is compatible with VMware technology and ready for deployment in customer environments.

“We are pleased that FalconStor Software is taking the next step to helping provide customers with a more flexible, reliable and scalable computing environment,” said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware. “By supporting VMware vSphere, our partners can further enable increased efficiency, control and choice for customers.”

“We believe FalconStor NSS is an ideal storage virtualization solution for VMware virtualized environments for three reasons,” said Bernie Wu, vice president of business development for FalconStor Software. “First, it is an open storage virtualization, provisioning, and replication platform that provides VMware customers the freedom to choose any VMware-certified storage hardware both locally and at remote DR sites; second, it enables VMware Site Recovery Manager capability on any VMware-certified storage array hardware and performs a WAN-optimized replication service that saves time and money; and third, with our patented application-aware snapshot capabilities, FalconStor NSS performs fast and transactionally consistent recovery from datacenter failures for most industry leading applications.”

The VMware Ready program is a VMware co-branding program for qualified partner products and is a benefit of the VMware TAP program. With more than 1,000 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.

About FalconStor Software

FalconStor Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:FALC) is the market leader in disk-based data protection. FalconStor delivers proven, comprehensive data protection solutions that facilitate the continuous availability of business-critical data with speed, integrity, and simplicity. The Company’s TOTALLY Open™ technology solutions, built upon the award-winning IPStor® platform, include the industry leading Virtual Tape Library (VTL) with deduplication, Continuous Data Protector (CDP), File-interface Deduplication System (FDS) and Network Storage Server (NSS), each enabled with WAN-optimized replication for disaster recovery and remote office protection. FalconStor products are available from major OEMs and solution providers including Acer, COPAN Systems, Data Direct Networks, DSI, EMC, H3C, IBM, Pillar Data Systems, Spectra Logic and Sun and are deployed by thousands of customers worldwide, from small businesses to Fortune 1000 enterprises.

FalconStor is headquartered in Melville, N.Y., with offices throughout Europe and the Asia Pacific region. FalconStor is an active member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). For more information, visit http://www.falconstor.com/ or call 1-866-NOW-FALC (1-866-669-3252).

FalconStor, FalconStor Software, and IPStor are registered trademarks, and TOTALLY Open is a trademark of FalconStor Software, Inc. in the US and other countries. All other company and product names contained herein may be trademarks of their respective holders.

Contacts

For More Information:
FalconStor Software, Inc.
Herman Chin, 631-773-5863
herman.chin {at} falconstor(.)com
or
Metis Communications
Melissa Cohen, 617-236-0500
melissa {at} metiscomm(.)com