Nirvanix Provides Permanent Digital Archive for National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Nirvanix Provides Permanent Digital Archive for National September 11 Memorial
& Museum
Storage Delivery Network to store media files for future generations to
remember events of the day

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Nirvanix, the premier enterprise cloud
storage service provider, today announced that the Nirvanix Storage Delivery
Network (SDN) is being used as the main digital archive platform for the
National September 11 Memorial & Museum's permanent collection of audio, video
and photographs that chronicle the events of the day and their aftermath
through the eyes of those who experienced it - both at the attack sites and
around the world.

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The Museum is actively acquiring materials for its permanent collection from
the general public and those directly impacted by the attacks. The collection
includes audio recordings of personal experiences of the attacks of September
11, 2001 left by visitors at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site located next to
the World Trade Center. The Museum is actively collecting photographs, audio,
video and other 9/11 related material through a number of outreach
initiatives, including a "Call to Remember." This program is designed for 9/11
victims' family and friends to leave voice mail messages with remembrances
about their loved ones. In addition, the Museum has collected thousands of
photos submitted by the public through an online initiative, "Make History,"
as well as hundreds of hours of video. All of this material will be kept as a
permanent digital archive of content that will be an evolving historical
record of the day's events. Nirvanix is providing its SDN to help preserve
the memories for future generations, by acting as an offline archive for this
important time in world history.

"With so much audio, photos and videos thus far collected as part of the
Museum's permanent collection, we found that we had an immediate need to
archive a very high volume of digital data quickly," said Joe Daniels,
President of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. "By using the Nirvanix SDN, we were
able to minimize the amount of time and resources needed to archive this
invaluable data. Nirvanix is helping us to ensure that these important stories
are secure and accessible for many generations to come."

"To collect and archive the stories of people who were personally affected by
the world-changing events of 9/11 is a truly compelling and moving project,
and we are pleased to be able to provide our technology and resources to the
National September 11 Memorial & Museum," said Jim Zierick, President and CEO
of Nirvanix. "Using digital media, such as video and photographs, to document
what happened that day as well as the aftermath of the attacks makes for a
very profound and meaningful way to remember and memorialize those historic
events. It is a project like this that is an ideal use for the Nirvanix SDN
and we are proud of our association with it."

About The National September 11 Memorial & Museum
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is the not-for-profit corporation
created to oversee the design, raise the funds, and program and operate the
Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center site. The Memorial & Museum will
be located on eight of the 16 acres of the site.

The Memorial will remember and honor the nearly 3,000 people who died in the
horrific attacks of February 26, 1993 and September 11, 2001. The design,
created by Michael Arad and Peter Walker, consists of two pools that reside in
the footprints of the original Twin Towers, surrounded by a plaza of oak
trees. The Arad/Walker design was selected from a design competition that
included more than 5,000 entrants from 63 nations.

Donations can be made through and more information can be found at the
Memorial & Museum's website, www.national911memorial.org, or by calling
1-877-WTC-GIVE.

About Nirvanix
Nirvanix (www.nirvanix.com) is the market leader in enterprise cloud storage
and offers a fully managed cloud storage service designed from the ground up
for the enterprise. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Nirvanix is
privately held and has raised more than $23 million in funding from
world-class investors including Intel Capital, Valhalla Partners, Mission
Ventures, Windward Ventures, and the European Founders Fund. Nirvanix has over
700 business customers ranging from Internet startups to Fortune 10
organizations and includes Arizona State University, Nero, and The Planet,
among others.

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Nirvanix Contact: Contact Agency:
Adrian J. Herrera Judy Smith
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