Data Domain Again Ranked "Lead In-Plan" Deduplication Vendor Among
European Enterprises, and at Top of "In-Use" Vendor Standings
Latest Wave 11 European Storage Study by TheInfoPro(TM) Points to
Increasing Adoption Plans for Deduplication and Data Domain
LONDON--(Marketwire - January 12, 2009) - Data Domain, Inc. (NASDAQ:
DDUP), the leading provider of deduplication storage systems, today
announced that results from TheInfoPro's latest Wave 11 European
Storage Study again indicate Data Domain is the top In Plan
deduplication vendor among IT storage users at large European
enterprises participating in the study. In addition, the Wave 11
European study results show Data Domain shares the lead In Use
position among study respondents.
Data Domain was rated highest in both In Pilot and In Near-term plans
by storage professionals participating in the study. Over the last
three European Storage Studies by TheInfoPro (Waves 9, 10 and 11),
Data Domain's In Plan ratings have increased from 5% to over 21%,
faster than any other deduplication vendor.
Robert Stevenson, Managing Director of Storage Research for
TheInfoPro, said, "Our Wave 11 European Storage Study reflects
building momentum for data deduplication adoption plans in Europe, as
'Not in Plan' ratings for the technology fell yet again to just 33%,
and 'In Pilot/Evaluation' ratings doubled to 15%. Data Domain's
highest 'In Plan' rating and fastest rate of growth in this category
over three consecutive European Wave Storage Studies points to
increasing traction for the company with European enterprises."
TheInfoPro (TIP) is an independent research network and leading
supplier of market intelligence for the Information Technology (IT)
industry. TIP's Storage Studies detail technology adoption trends and
timeframes, management techniques, and vendor performance data for
the Storage industry.
"Data Domain's position as the lead 'In Plan' deduplication vendor
spans multiple Wave Storage Studies," said Beth White, vice president
of marketing for Data Domain. "We believe we are well positioned to
capitalize on the deduplication adoption this study points to in
European enterprises."
For more information on Data Domain deduplication storage systems,
please visit www.datadomain.com.
About THEINFOPRO
TheInfoPro (TIP) is an independent research network for the
Information Technology (IT) industry. Through a peer network of over
1600 of the world's largest buyers and users of IT, including
Citigroup, FedEx, McGraw-Hill, MasterCard, Pfizer, Vodafone, PepsiCo,
JPMorgan Chase, and Harvard University, TIP delivers detailed budget,
vendor performance and technology roadmap data without spin or bias.
Known as the "voice of the customer," TIP helps IT professionals,
technology providers, and institutional investors make sound
decisions on technologies, vendor relationships and investments.
Founded in 2002 by alumni of Gartner, Giga, EMC, and Bell Labs, TIP
is headquartered in New York City, with offices in San Francisco,
Chicago, and Boston. To learn more, visit www.theinfopro.net or call
1-212-672-0010.
About Data Domain
Data Domain® is the leading provider of deduplication storage
systems. Over 2,500 companies worldwide have purchased Data Domain
systems to reduce storage costs and simplify data management. Data
Domain delivers the performance, reliability and scalability to
address the data protection and nearline storage needs of enterprises
of all sizes. Data Domain products integrate into existing customer
infrastructures and are compatible with leading enterprise backup and
archive software products. To find out more about Data Domain, visit
www.datadomain.com. Data Domain is headquartered at 2421 Mission
College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054 and can be contacted by phone at
1-866-933-3873 or by e-mail at sales@datadomain.com.
Data Domain Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our
fast growing in-plan deduplication technology provider status amongst
European storage users responding to the survey, planned spending on
our products and services, increased traction for our products and
services, our belief that we are well positioned to capitalize on the
deduplication adoption this study points to in European enterprises,
anticipated spending on our products and services, and our ability to
reduce the amount of stored back-up data and associated storage costs
and to provide faster access to data and advanced levels of data
protection, and other statements identified by forward-looking words
such as "anticipated," "believed," "could," "estimate," "expect,"
"intend," "may," "should," "will" and "would" or similar words. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well
as assumptions that, if they do not fully materialize or prove
incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The risks
and uncertainties include any weakening of general economic and
market conditions and customer budgets for information technology
spending, our ability to react to trends and challenges in our
business and the markets in which we operate; our ability to
anticipate market needs or develop new or enhanced products to meet
those needs; market acceptance of our products; our ability to scale
our distribution channels; our ability to recruit and retain
personnel; our ability to compete in our industry; our ability to
maintain and expand relationships with technology partners; our
ability to protect our intellectual property; shortages or price
fluctuations in our supply chain and the performance of our contract
manufacturer; general political, economic and market conditions and
events; and other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk
Factors" section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2008 and our other documents filed with or
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. All
forward-looking statements in this press release are based on
information available to us as of the date hereof, and we assume no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Data Domain, the Data Domain logo and Global Compression are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Data Domain, Inc. All other
trademarks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective
owners.
Federica Monsone
A3 Communications
+44 (0) 1252 875 203
fred.monsone@a3communications.co.uk
Ed Luboja
Data Domain, Inc.
+1.914.698.1346
edward.luboja@datadomain.com
Bernadette Abel
TheInfoPro
+1.646.649.8539
bernadette@theinfopro.net
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