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EMC wird Isilon für rund 2,25 Mrd. US-Dollar übernehmen

 

WIEN – 16. November 2010 –  EMC hat heute die Unterzeichnung eines Abkommens für die Akquisition von Isilon Systems Inc. bekannt gegeben. Das Unternehmen mit Sitz in Seattle (Washington) ist führender Anbieter so genannter „Scale-out NAS“-Lösungen – ein stark wachsender Markt, dem IDC ein Volumen von sechs Mrd. US-Dollar bis 2014 prognostiziert. Im Zuge der Transaktion wird EMC für Isilon 33,85 US-Dollar je Aktie in bar bezahlen, was einem Gesamtvolumen von rund 2,25 Mrd. US-Dollar entspricht. Die Akquisition soll noch bis Ende des Jahres abgeschlossen werden und hat voraussichtlich keine Auswirkungen auf den EMC GAAP und non-GAAP EPS für das Geschäftsjahr 2010. Für das kommende Geschäftsjahr geht das Unternehmen von einem positiven Beitrag des non-GAAP für 2011 aus.

 

Zusammen mit EMCs Atmos erhalten Kunden mit den Produkten von Isilon eine hoch skalierbare, kostengünstige Storage-Infrastruktur zur Verwaltung der stetig steigenden Datenmengen („Big Data“), die durch eine neue Generation von Applikationen entsteht. Mit Atmos lassen sich riesige Informationsmengen automatisch auf Speichersysteme rund um den Globus verteilen.

 

EMC erwartet, dass durch die Kombination von EMC Atmos und Isilon der Umsatz im zweiten Halbjahr 2012 ein Volumen von einer Mrd. US-Dollar erreicht.


Weitere Informationen zu der Akquisition entnehmen Sie der englischsprachigen Originalmeldung

http://www.emc.com/about/news/press/2010/20101115-01.htm

 

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About ISILON
As a global leader in scale-out storage, Isilon delivers powerful yet simple solutions for enterprises that want to manage their data, not their storage. Isilon’s products are simple to install, manage and scale, at any size. And, unlike traditional architectures, Isilon stays simple no matter how much storage is added, how much performance is required or how business needs change in the future. We're challenging enterprises to think differently about their storage, because when they do, they'll recognize there’s a better, simpler way. Learn what we mean at http://www. Isilon.com.

EMC and Atmos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Isilon is a registered trademark of Isilon Systems, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks used are the property of their respective owners.

(1) IDC: Worldwide File-Based Storage 2010-2014 Forecast

Important Information
This press release (this "Statement") relates to a planned tender offer by Electron Merger Corporation ("Purchaser"), a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation ("EMC"), for all shares of outstanding common stock of Isilon Systems, Inc. ("Isilon"), to be commenced pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 14, 2010, by and among EMC, the Purchaser and Isilon.

The tender offer referred to in this Statement has not yet commenced. This Statement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any shares of Isilon. The solicitation and the offer to buy shares of Isilon common stock will be made pursuant to an offer to purchase and related materials that EMC and Purchaser intend to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). At the time the tender offer is commenced, EMC and Purchaser intend to file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO containing an offer to purchase, forms of letters of transmittal and other documents relating to the tender offer and Isilon intends to file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the tender offer. EMC, Purchaser and Isilon intend to mail these documents to the stockholders of Isilon. These documents will contain important information about the tender offer and stockholders of Isilon are urged to read them carefully when they become available. Investors and stockholders of Isilon will be able to obtain a free copy of these documents (when they become available) and other documents filed by EMC, Purchaser and Isilon with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the tender offer statement and related materials may be obtained for free (when they become available) by directing such requests to EMC Corporation at Attention: Office of the General Counsel, 176 South Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748. Investors and stockholders of Isilon may obtain a free copy of the solicitation/recommendation statement and other documents (when they become available) from Isilon by directing requests to Isilon Systems, Inc. at Attention: Investor Relations Department, 3101 Western Avenue Seattle, Washington 98121.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (iv) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (v) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (viii) component and product quality and availability; (ix) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) war or acts of terrorism; (xii) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xiii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xiv) the expected benefits, costs, timing of completion and ability to complete the transaction; and (xv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's and/or Isilon's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC and Isilon disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

This release also contains statements on EMC's business outlook for 2010. These statements on business outlook are based on current expectations. These statements on business outlook are also forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. These statements do not give effect to the potential impact of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures or business combinations that may be announced or consummated after the date hereof.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release contains non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures, which are used as measures of EMC's performance or liquidity, should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, measures of EMC's financial performance or liquidity prepared in accordance with GAAP. EMC's non-GAAP financial measures may be defined differently from time to time and may be defined differently than similar terms used by other companies, and accordingly, care should be exercised in understanding how EMC defines its non-GAAP financial measures in this release.

Where specified in this release, certain items noted (including, where noted, amounts relating to restructuring and acquisition-related charges, stock-based compensation expense and intangible asset amortization) are excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures.

EMC's management uses the non-GAAP financial measures in the release to gain an understanding of EMC's comparative operating performance (when comparing such results with previous periods or forecasts) and future prospects and excludes the above-listed items from its internal financial statements for purposes of its internal budgets and each reporting segment's financial goals. These non-GAAP financial measures are used by EMC's management in their financial and operating decision-making because management believes they reflect EMC's ongoing business in a manner that allows meaningful period-to-period comparisons. EMC's management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others (a) in understanding and evaluating EMC's current operating performance and future prospects in the same manner as management does, if they so choose, and (b) in comparing in a consistent manner the Company's current financial results with the Company's past financial results.

All of the foregoing non-GAAP financial measures have limitations. Specifically, the non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the items noted above do not include all items of income and expense that affect EMC's operations. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, may not be comparable to non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and do not reflect any benefit that such items may confer on EMC. Management compensates for these limitations by also considering EMC's financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP.

EMC übernimmt Bus-Tech Inc.

US-amerikanischer Spezialist für VTL-Lösungen ermöglicht Ablösung von Tape-basierten Storage-Infrastrukturen

 

WIEN – 16. November 2010 –  EMC übernimmt das in Bedford (Massachusetts) ansässige Unternehmen Bus-Tech Inc. Der Spezialist im Bereich VTL- (Virtual Tape Library) Lösungen stellt OpenSystem Storage-Speichermedien für Mainframe-Umgebungen her. Mit der Akquisition baut EMC seine Marktposition aus und trägt dazu bei, die Ablösung Tape-basierter Infrastrukturen durch Festplatten-basierte Backup- und Archivierungssysteme mittels virtueller Speicher- und Datendeduplizierungs-Technologien zu beschleunigen. Bus-Tech wird in EMCs Geschäftsbereich für Backup- und Recovery-Systeme integriert. Das Unternehmen ist bereits seit 2004 Mitglied im EMC Select Partner Programm sowie seit 2008 OEM-Partner.

 

Die Akquisition wird voraussichtlich keine Auswirkungen auf den EMC GAAP und non-GAAP EPS für das Geschäftsjahr 2010 haben.

 

Weitere Informationen zu der Akquisition entnehmen Sie der englischsprachigen Originalmeldung http://www.emc.com/about/news/press/2010/20101110-02.htm

 

About Bus-Tech

Bus-Tech, Inc. was founded in 1987 as a leading provider of highly available mainframe data center solutions. In 2002, Bus-Tech introduced its virtual tape solutions for the mainframe, which have been deployed by over 250 customers in 17 countries around the world. Bus-Tech, Inc. is privately held with headquarters in Bedford, MA. (http://www.bustech.com)

EMC and Data Domain are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Bus-Tech is a registered trademark of Bus-Tech, Inc.

This release contains forward-looking statements as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (iv) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (v) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (viii) component and product quality and availability; (ix) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) war or acts of terrorism; (xii) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xiii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xiv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMCs filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

 

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EMC – where information lives

Die EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) mit Hauptsitz in Hopkinton, Massachusetts (USA), ist der weltweit führende Entwickler und Anbieter von Technologien und Lösungen für Informationsinfrastrukturen. Unternehmen können auf dieser Basis mit Hilfe eines effizienten Datenmanagements den maximalen Nutzen aus ihren Informationen ziehen. Im Geschäftsjahr 2009 (31.12.) erzielte die EMC Corporation 14 Milliarden US-Dollar Umsatz. Die 1997 gegründete EMC Computer Systems Austria GmbH bietet ein internationales Kundenzentrum mit Standort Wien auch für den Bereich Osteuropa.