LONDON, UK, March 4, 2008 - Leading vendor-independent storage integrator, B2net today announced its partnership with Xsigo Systems, the technology leader in I/O virtualisation, to offer complete virtualisation solutions to customers in the UK market.

“The partnership with Xsigo fits in perfectly with our growth strategy as the innovative data centre I/O virtualisation technology further strengthens our service offering,” said Jason Clark, managing director at B2net. “Xsigo’s technology increases our ability to provide unique, tailored solutions, and as one of the few resellers in the UK with a Xsigo demonstration unit, our customers will be among the first to realise the benefits.”

Xsigo demonstrated the award-winning VP780 I/O Director product at VMworld Europe (26 – 28 February), the first time it has done so in the territory. The Xsigo VP780 I/O Director overcomes the limitations of traditional server connectivity by consolidating cabling and replacing multiple physical network and storage interfaces (NICs and HBAs) with virtual resources that appear to applications and operating systems exactly as their physical counterparts. As a result, data centres can achieve new levels of operational efficiencies and cost savings.

Paul Goodridge, UK director at Xsigo commented, “We are delighted to be entering into this key partnership with B2Net. Xsigo’s partners play a fundamental role in rolling out our solutions to end users and B2Net has the domain expertise and track record within the virtualisation space. There is a massive, growing demand in the UK for virtualisation datacenter solutions and we look forward to working closely with B2Net to meet our customers’ needs.”

About B2net
B2net is a vendor independent storage integrator with extensive experience in designing, deploying and managing enterprise server, storage & virtualisation solutions. The B2net Group has grown by over 80% this fiscal year and now has reached a turnover in excess of £30 million and employs 90 people in the UK. Few other integrators have B2net’s in-depth understanding of systems and data management. Founded in 2000, B2net acts as a trusted advisor to many leading corporate and public sector organisations, assisting in their entire storage lifecycles. For more information on B2net and its solutions and partners, please visit http://www.b2net.co.uk.

About Xsigo Systems
Xsigo Systems, Inc. is the technology leader in data centre I/O Virtualization, helping organizations reduce costs and improve business agility. The Xsigo VP780 I/O Director consolidates server connectivity with a solution that provides unprecedented management simplicity and interoperability with open standards. The privately held company is based in San Jose, CA and funded by Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures and Greylock Partners. For more information, visit Xsigo at www.xsigo.com.