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Table of Contents
Products and Offerings
Our principal segments comprise EMC information storage products, EMC Software Group products and services, EMC information storage and
management services and VMware software products and services.
EMC Information Storage Products Segment
EMC information storage products are composed of information storage systems and platform-based software.
Information Storage Systems
We offer a wide range of networked information storage systems to meet the specific needs of our customers in terms of performance, functionality,
scalability, data availability and cost. Our information storage systems can be deployed in a storage area network (SAN), networked attached storage (NAS),
content addressed storage (CAS) or direct attached storage environment. Our portfolio of systems ranges from the EMC CLARiiON AX100 on the low end to
the EMC Symmetrix DMX-2 3000 systems on the high end. At their respective price points, we believe that our networked information storage systems offer
the highest levels of functionality, performance and availability in the information storage market.
EMC Symmetrix Systems
Our EMC Symmetrix family of high-end networked storage systems delivers the highest levels of functionality, performance, data availability and
information protection. These systems are based upon our Direct Matrix Architecture, which enables us to cost-effectively increase performance, availability,
functionality and scalability. Our Symmetrix systems operate in conjunction with our platform and multi-platform storage management and infrastructure
software products.
In 2004, we introduced a new line of our Symmetrix DMX series, including the Symmetrix DMX-2 1000, DMX-2 2000 and DMX-2 3000 systems. These
systems incorporate significant enhancements that deliver up to twice the performance of the original Symmetrix DMX systems introduced in 2003.
We intend to continue to enhance our Symmetrix family of systems with additional features and capabilities.
EMC CLARiiON Systems
Our EMC CLARiiON family of mid-tier networked storage systems is based on a modular design, providing for flexible levels of functionality,
performance, scalability and availability. These systems are offered with integrated ATA (advanced technology attachment) and Fibre Channel disk drives
and are available in different configurations. As a result, our CLARiiON networked storage systems give customers more choices, enabling them to meet
differing performance requirements at varying price points. These systems also enable them to bring their formerly offline, tape-based data online to improve
accessibility and extend such data's useful life. Our CLARiiON systems operate in conjunction with our platform and multi-platform storage management and
infrastructure software products.
In 2004, we introduced a new line of our CLARiiON CX series, including the CLARiiON CX300, CX500 and CX700 systems. These systems offer
customers higher performance at the same price as previous CLARiiON models and new, cost-effective replication options. We also introduced the EMC
CLARiiON Disk Library, which combines the power and reliability of CLARiiON technology with cost-efficient ATA disk drives and 100% compatible tape
library emulation, offering the immediate benefits of backup-to-disk and serving as a new alternative to traditional tape-based solutions.
In 2004, we also introduced the CLARiiON AX100 system, which set a new industry benchmark for affordable, easy-to-use networked storage. The
CLARiiON AX100 is an easy-to-install networked storage 2