BlueArc and Ocarina Team Up to Reduce Customers' Data Footprint Without Sacrificing Performance and Manageability

LAS VEGAS, NV, Apr 20 (MARKET WIRE) --
BlueArc(R) Corporation, a leader in scalable, high-performance unified
network storage, and Ocarina Networks today announced the Ocarina
Optimizer for BlueArc, an unprecedented solution for storage
optimization. The Ocarina device, available from BlueArc, seamlessly
integrates Ocarina's signature content-aware data reduction technology
with the company's award-winning Titan storage solutions, to address the
challenge of archiving massive amounts of data cost-effectively without
sacrificing performance or adding complexity.

"Our customers choose BlueArc solutions because high-performance storage
makes a tangible difference in their business success," said Bridget
Warwick, vice president, marketing for BlueArc. "A proofpoint of our
commitment to help customers do more with their storage infrastructure and
do so in a cost-effective way, the combination of Ocarina and BlueArc
technology dramatically extends Titan's capacity and performance, and
return on customers' storage investments."

File-based unstructured data continues to grow, and companies in sectors
including oil and gas discovery, media and entertainment, life sciences,
visual effects and Internet services must retain data longer than ever,
for compliance or competitive advantage. While other solutions offer data
reduction, only the Ocarina Optimizer for BlueArc offers the flexibility
to take advantage of a true tiered storage strategy for exceptionally
efficient archiving to the most cost-effective and optimal storage tier.

"The Ocarina and BlueArc technology is an elegant solution to managing
unstructured, complex file types that are causing explosive storage growth
in the media and entertainment industry," said Dave Withers, vice
president of strategic markets and business development, Ocarina
Networks. "Ocarina content-aware optimization applies file type-specific
algorithms to optimize the storage of those files, for a reduced data
footprint on a less expensive tier of disk."

The Ocarina Optimizer for BlueArc transparently integrates with BlueArc
storage systems. Using BlueArc Data Migrator with External Cross Volume
Links rules-based capabilities to automate data migration, customers can
move large amounts of data from primary storage on Titan through the
Ocarina solution, compressing and deduplicating files and archiving the
data to the most suitable storage tier, based on accessibility and cost
criteria. The partnership also leverages BlueArc's Dynamic Read Caching
option, which can quickly pull archived data back into the read cache of
primary storage, eliminating data latency as users access the data.
BlueArc Titan 3000-series solutions scale up to four petabytes of
storage, and the Ocarina data reduction technology can effectively boost
Titan users' storage capacity up to ten times more than the nearest
competing storage offering.

"We tested a number of solutions and the Ocarina Optimizer for BlueArc
makes so much sense for us," said Ron Stinson, director of information
technology & operations, Rainmaker. "We are constantly dealing with
computer graphics and digital animation which produce large numbers of
bulky files. These files are 'hot' while we are working on shots and
animation segments, but once completed need to be easily archived yet
accessible for possible future re-use.

"The BlueArc and Ocarina offering is perfect for helping us seamlessly
move our files to an online archive storage tier and at the same time
reduce our data footprint. It helps us use our storage assets and time so
much more efficiently," Stinson added.

Availability

The Ocarina Optimizer for BlueArc is available from BlueArc beginning in
mid-May.

About Ocarina

Ocarina is a leader in online storage optimization solutions.
Organizations of all sizes use Ocarina's content-aware optimization
technology to reduce their storage footprint and achieve a ten-fold
capacity increase on their current storage systems. Based in San Jose,
Calif., Ocarina is privately-held and financed by leading investors JAFCO
Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Highland Capital Partners.
For more information, visit www.ocarinanetworks.com

About Rainmaker Entertainment

Rainmaker Entertainment Inc., one of the most successful and prolific
producers of CG animation, is based in Vancouver, Canada and has over 300
employees. Originally established in 1993 as Mainframe Entertainment,
Rainmaker has produced over 30 feature-length films based on top
international brands such as Barbie, Hot Wheels, Spider-Man, Casper,
Popeye, Tony Hawk, Stuart Little and Inspector Gadget and more than 290
half-hours of CG animated television including "ReBoot," "Transformers:
Beast Wars," "Action Man" and "Heavy Gear." Rainmaker has produced
projects for Sony, Mattel, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, The Weinstein
Company, Electronic Arts and MTV. Rainmaker is developing a feature film
based on their classic series "ReBoot." Currently in production at
Rainmaker: "Escape From Planet Earth," the company's first theatrical
feature with The Weinstein Company; and recently completed productions
include an animated sequel to "The Nutty Professor," and new installments
in Mattel's Barbie and Max Steel franchises. www.rainmaker.com

About BlueArc

BlueArc partners with customers to solve their storage and data
management-related business challenges. BlueArc offers best-of-breed, high
performance, highly scalable and cost-effective storage solutions that
help accelerate our customers' success. Information about BlueArc
solutions and services can be found at http://www.bluearc.com/.

Media Contacts:

Louis Gray
BlueArc Corporation
(408) 576-6684
lgray(at)bluearc(dot)com

Jason Throckmorton or Melissa Biles
LaunchSquad for Ocarina Networks
(415) 625-8555
ocarina(at)launchsquad(dot)com

Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.

-0-