STOREMATRIX^® Solutions

Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL) facilitated the technology transfer between SYMMATRIX and DSI through a license agreement, granting commercialization rights to market the iSCSI Network Storage products. The new product will be market ready and available for customer testing in three months’ time.

iSCSI is an official standard ratified on 11 February 2003 by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) that allows the use of the SCSI protocol over TCP/IP networks. This protocol allows users to connect and use SCSI or SCSI-based devices such as IDE, USB, and Fibre Channel over a network, as if they were directly and locally attached.

DSI’s iSCSI Target Software Module is able to interface with the third party iSCSI Initiators and provides access to the standard storage stack such as the SCSI block device. An iSCSI Target module is required to establish itself as a storage server in order to accept connections from remote iSCSI Initiators.

“The launch of the new product by Symmatrix reflects the successful transfer of technology from lab research to actual usage and a customer,” said Dr Neo Siak Peng, ETPL’s Vice President of Commercialisation/Licensing. “Exploit Technologies looks forward to Symmatrix’s success and stands by ready to assist in any way we can.”

“We are very excited to witness another of our proprietary technologies realizing commercialization,” said Prof Chong Tow Chong, Executive Director of DSI. “This collaboration not only showcases DSI’s compelling research capabilities in network storage but also validates our commitment towards exploiting new data storage innovations for the benefit of Singapore’s economy.” SYMMATRIX plans to promote Storage Area Networks (SAN) and IP Storage through this strategic licensing of DSI’s iSCSI technology and launch a new Network Storage product line under the SYMMATRIX™ brand name.

“The close collaboration with DSI will greatly enhance SYMMATRIX capability in storage technology and help us shorten tremendously our time frame to launch our own storage product line. This collaboration also shows DSI commitment to help local technological companies. The combined strengths of SYMMATRIX’s IT Solutions & Services and DSI’s R&D human capital and infrastructure will benefit data storage customers, be it large, medium or small entities,” said Richie Tjong, Managing Director of Symmatrix Pte Ltd.

The license agreement marks SYMMATRIX’s strategic plans to increase market share of data storage products in Singapore and the region. This is also in line with DSI’s vision to assist local companies to enhance their competitive edge via a transfer of technologies and to accelerate SAN technology awareness and adoption locally.

For enquires, please contact:
Richie Tjong
Symmatrix Pte Ltd
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Chrystine Woon
Data Storage Institute
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Neo Siak Peng
Exploit Technologies Pte. Ltd.
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About Symmatrix Pte Ltd
Established in 2000, Symmatrix Pte Ltd is a Singapore-based technology company that is principally engaged in the business of IT Solutions & Services of Data Storage Solutions, Data & Physical Security Solutions, High Performance Computer and Rugged/Industrial Computer. For more information, please visit http://www.symmatrix.com

About Data Storage Institute
The Data Storage Institute (DSI) is a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Established in 1992 as the Magnetics Technology Centre (MTC), it was renamed Data Storage Institute in 1996. The research institute's vision is to be a vital node in a global community of knowledge generation and innovation, nurturing research talents and capabilities for world-class R&D in next generation storage technologies. DSI is a member of the non-profit Information Storage Industry Consortium (INSIC) of USA. For more information, please visit www.dsi.astar.edu.sg

About Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd
Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL) is the commercialization arm of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore. Exploit Technologies is positioned to identify, protect and exploit Intellectual Property (IP) created by the Research Institutes (RIs) funded and managed by A*STAR. Select technologies showcased at CommunicAsia 2006 include iCCTV, Ultra Wideband (UWB), H.264 and Advanced Audio Zip (AAZ). For more information, please visit http://www.exploit-tech.com