CommVault Adds CDP to HDS

OCEANPORT, N.J. -- CommVault (Nasdaq: CVLT - News), a leading provider of Unified Data Management® solutions, today announced that it has extended its existing OEM agreement with Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT - News), to include CommVault Continuous Data Replicator. Under the agreement, Hitachi Data Systems, which already co-brands CommVault's suite of data management solutions under the banner "Hitachi Data Protection Suite, Powered By CommVault®", will begin selling Hitachi Continuous Data Replicator across all of Hitachi Data Systems' worldwide market segments to help customers address their remote office data protection needs.

"Furthering the long-standing and profitable relationship between our two companies, this agreement builds on the mutual strengths of our product portfolios," said David West, CommVault's vice president business development and marketing. "Today's announcement signifies a strategic expansion of CommVault's addressable worldwide market, solidifying our efforts to expand beyond backup to bring near-continuous data protection (near-CDP) capabilities to customers with remote office data protection needs."

CommVault Systems Inc.