RAID Inc. Partners with Symbiosis for Distribution of their A/V Solutions throughout Europe

Release date: May 10, 2005

Lawrence, Mass. – Today RAID Inc. announced the availability of its Falcon I and Falcon II, SATA-2 systems in Europe through an exclusive partnership with Symbiosis, based in the UK . The partnership will allow Symbiosis to be the sole distributor for RAID Inc.'s Falcon I & II A/V storage solutions through their established sales channel. "We are delighted to be working with RAID Inc,” said Sally Day of Symbiosis. “This agreement will allow our European channel to source product direct from the UK and at the same time receive a high level of service and technical support."

“It was important for RAID to have a single distributor to handle our European sales efforts,” stated Jad Ramey , AV Sales Manager at RAID. “Symbiosis will not only streamline our process, but since they will be stocking product, their European VARS and end users will benefit from much faster delivery.”

Symbiosis has established relationships in the European A/V market and a proven technical track history, making them a solid contributor to RAID Inc's A/V sales efforts. "This partnership with Symbiosis provides resellers and customers throughout Europe easier access to our solutions to fill their video and audio application needs," said Marc DiZoglio , VP of Sales at RAID Inc. "We are pleased to have a partner in Europe who shares the same philosophy and dedication to their customers as RAID."

About Symbiosis
Established in 1994, Symbiosis is based in Leamington Spa in the UK . Symbiosis has over 8 years experience of integrating non-linear editing systems for the content creation market. They distribute hardware for the HD video market via a network of resellers in the UK and Europe. With an emphasis on technical support and after sales service they are well placed to support their resellers and their customers. www.symbiosiseu.com

About RAID Incorporated
Headquartered in Lawrence, MA, RAID Incorporated is a managed storage services provider (MSSP) and designs customized storage systems and solutions. RAID Incorporated's flagship service StorageWatch® is the industries only real-time monitoring and managed storage service which reduces customers total cost of ownership by reducing operational costs associated with maintaining and administering storage systems while increasing data availability. Since 1994, RAID has been devoted to researching and developing leading edge technologies while providing twenty-four hour support services to become one of the industry leaders. RAID specializes in solving compute, application, and disaster recovery needs with a unique platform combining hardware, software, and services. www.raidinc.com

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