O'Donnell/Atkins Selects Pillar Data Systems to Deliver Unmatched Storage Efficiency in its Datacenter

SAN JOSE, Calif., – August 28, 2007 – Pillar Data Systems, a leading provider of enterprise network storage systems, today announced that O’Donnell/Atkins, the largest development and redevelopment brokerage firm in California, has chosen the Pillar Axiom™ storage system to efficiently manage and store data in its IT infrastructure.  The Axiom, with its leading Storage Efficiency Quotient (EQ), will assist O’Donnell/Atkins in addressing all key elements of data storage efficiency, including capacity, performance, power, and space, helping the firm cut down on real estate, power and cooling costs.

Founded in 1992, O’Donnell/Atkins serves as a regional market expert for financial, educational, and manufacturing industry organizations. A growing and competitive firm that actively seeks out and aligns with companies that share the same beliefs, O’Donnell/Atkins chose Pillar for its core values around efficiency and consolidation, which aligned tightly with the firm’s corporate philosophy.  Pillar’s concentrated focus on achieving an efficient data center made it the only vendor qualified and equipped to satisfy O’Donnell/Atkins’ need to consolidate its storage space, while allowing the company to maximize its storage utilization as data continued to increase.

“The Pillar Axiom takes up less power and space – 50 percent less than our previous system, sitting in only half of a normal storage rack,” said Vince Delperang, IT Manager, O’Donnell/Akins. “We have since been able to scale up our information while saving on space. We are storing more information in less space, while keeping power and cooling costs flat as our data volumes grow significantly. The Axiom is an efficient, reliable storage system that keeps our business operations up while it drives our environmental costs down.”

Prompting its move to the Axiom, the firm suffered a significant data loss in 2004, where the legacy IT infrastructure was not running efficiently and crashed, costing the firm a three-day period of downtime with estimated losses in the millions of dollars. O’Donnell/Atkins looked to the leading storage vendors to replace its current system, ultimately choosing the Pillar Axiom for its ease of use, ease of implementation, ease of maintenance, and efficiency as the pivotal element. In a few short months, O’Donnell/Atkins consolidated its storage environment and lowered its carbon footprint, due to Pillar’s power and cooling efficiency.

“We are excited to continue building on our strong relationship with O’Donnell/Atkins, and to continue achieving maximum storage efficiencies. Pillar is driven to helping companies meet business critical requirements while reducing their total cost of ownership,” said Curt Wittich, vice president of worldwide sales at Pillar Data Systems. “Additionally, this successful partnership with O’Donnell/Atkins, and the increased customer demand in the Southern California area is opening up more growth opportunity in the region for us.”

Green technology and the need for more efficient data storage is a priority in California, and to respond to this concern, Pillar Data Systems is opening new offices in Irvine, Calif. this month. These new offices continue Pillar’s unprecedented growth and geographic expansion.

About O’Donnell/Atkins
O'Donnell/Atkins, California’s largest land development and redevelopment brokerage firm, has built a team of multi-disciplined experts with a reputation for unparalleled service, creativity, and professionalism. This commitment to excellence has helped O’Donnell/Atkins grow into the largest brokerage firm in California, with five offices and over $1 billion in annual land transactions. On the cutting edge of our industry, we have the best professionals exploring innovative solutions, building solid relationships, and serving as regional market experts.

About Pillar Data Systems
Founded in 2001, Pillar Data Systems develops midrange and enterprise network storage systems. The company's Pillar Axiom solution, driven by its innovative policy-based management capabilities, integrates SAN and NAS into a centrally managed storage platform. Pillar Axiom systems consolidate multiple tiers of enterprise network storage into a single, easily managed system capable of scaling to hundreds of terabytes of capacity.

Pillar Data Systems is privately funded by Tako Ventures, LLC, the venture arm of Larry Ellison. The company is headquartered at 2840 Junction Avenue, San Jose, California 95134. The company can be reached on the Web at http://www.pillardata.com, by phone at 408-503-4000 or by email at sales@pillardata.com.

For further information, please contact:

Chris Drago
Director of Public Relations
Pillar Data Systems
cdrago@pillardata.com
408.518.4636

Don Jennings
Lois Paul & Partners
don_jennings@lpp.com
781.782.5756

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