Kovarus Opens EMC Velocity Solutions Center

Hands-on Data Center Lab Environment Gives IT Professionals a Glimpse at the
Bigger Picture

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Kovarus, Inc., a premier
technology consulting firm, today announced that it opened an EMC Velocity
Solutions Center that unites Kovarus' data center design, implementation, and
optimization expertise with EMC's industry-leading information infrastructure
technology and solutions. The center located in South San Francisco,
California provides a lab environment for IT professionals to test and
demonstrate applications for virtualization technology.

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As an EMC Authorized Services Network partner, a Premier partner in the VMware
VIP Partner Program, and a Cisco Advanced Technology Partner, Kovarus has deep
technical knowledge to help their customers get the most value out of their
multi-vendor IT infrastructure.

"This Velocity Solution Center provides Kovarus with the necessary tools to
deliver increased value to customers through their relationship with EMC,"
said Pete Koliopoulos, Vice President, Global Channel Marketing. "Kovarus is
combining its strong domain knowledge of EMC solutions that include technology
from VMware and Cisco with their value-added services to demonstrate how they
enable customers to enjoy critical IT efficiencies that virtualization
delivers."

"During these unsteady economic times, people want to see results even before
they make a purchase. Our EMC Velocity Solutions Center gives data center
professionals a chance to test drive our solutions and see for themselves how
to maximize their ROI's," said Peter Castaldi, Co-Founder and Principal of
Kovarus. "Once in our lab, the solutions speak for itself."

The Kovarus team underwent extensive trainings and certifications in
preparation for the solution center's opening. With the new lab built and the
Kovarus team certified, their EMC Velocity Solutions Center showcases a number
of demos including Exchange Business Continuance, SQL Disaster Recovery using
VMware Site Recovery Manager and VMware View Rapid Deployment. For more
information please visit http://www.kovarus.com.

About Kovarus

Kovarus, Inc., is a premier technology consulting firm, specializing in data
center design, implementation, and optimization. With its extensive industry
expertise and proven methodologies, Kovarus helps companies align IT with
strategic business goals, support green IT initiatives, and maximize their
return on technology investments. Kovarus' unique ability to converge
virtualization, storage, and networking technologies gives its clients a
distinct operational advantage, enabling them to improve the manageability,
efficiency, and agility of service delivery. More information on Kovarus is
available at www.kovarus.com or 650-392-7848.

SOURCE Kovarus, Inc.

Sophia Le of Kovarus, Inc., +1-650-392-8367, sle@kovarus.com