USI Corporation and Nexsan Extend Partnership to Support the Changing Storage and File

Expert Storage and Backup Solutions Provider Underscores its Commitment to the Nexsan Global Channel Partner Program

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL, March 23, 2016 - USI Corporation, a long standing data storage and backup solutions provider, today announced an expanded partnership with NexsanTM a global leader in secure storage, backup and data management solutions. USI Corporation is now a Gold partner, extending its participation in the global Nexsan Channel Partner Program and as a result will now be offering Nexsan's Transporter-brand of private cloud file sync and share appliances to its portfolio.

"Nexsan continues to provide world-class technology and partner support as they grow their solutions portfolio," said Tonya Bjurstrom, Solution Sales, USI Corporation. "New program incentives combined with an expanding portfolio of innovative solutions positions Nexsan well as a valuable partner to the channel. Nexsan has always been and will continue to be, a valued partner for USI."

The newly expanded Nexsan Channel Partner Program offers performance-based incentives based on three program tiers: Gold, Silver and Bronze. Each tier receives program benefits in alignment with their sales attainment goals including new support and services designed to share the cost of tactical program execution. New benefits for qualified partners include market development funds for shared marketing programs, LeadGuardTM opportunity registration for deal opportunity protection, aggressive commercial models for fast profitable sales and demo equipment access for testing and proof of concept demonstrations. Nexsan also provides extensive training and certification paths for partners that engage in exceptional professional services delivery and partners have 24 x 7 access to the world-class Nexsan partner portal which offers a wealth of resources, marketing content, sales tools email campaigns, promotions and more.

Nexsan has recently added the Transporter private cloud storage appliance family to the Nexsan Partner Program, enabling existing partners to capitalize on the explosive file sync and share marketing with an innovative private cloud storage solution the delivers true collaboration flexibility while securely retaining shared content behind a company's firewall.  Nexsan Channel Partner Program members also offer a complete line of NST unified hybrid storage systems which leverage SSD for high performance and can scale to 5PBs; E-Series high-density storage systems for up to 360TBs in a 4U rack; BEAST ideal solution for high volume applications including digital video surveillance, big data repositories, data archives and disk-to-disk backup and Assureon secure archive storage systems which efficiently secure data for regulated applications.

"USI is a storage expert that has an unwavering focus on ensuring that customers receive maximum value from their data at every point in the information lifecycle management process.  They deliver the highest quality of data storage and backup solutions," said Russ Johnson, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Nexsan. "We are honored to have them as a certified member of our expanding Nexsan Partner Program as we continue to deliver a new era of storage and file, sync and share solutions for our mutual customers."

To learn more about Nexsan's award-winning unified storage solutions family, please visit: www.nexsan.com.

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About USI Corporation
USI Corporation is a data storage and backup solutions provider offering innovative storage technology. Because we recognize that access to information is vital to your company's success, we've developed strategic partnerships with the leading storage industry manufacturers. Each of our hardware and software products has been carefully chosen to maximize data availability, system performance and business value. Through our expertise, products and total solution approach, USI Corporation provides the maximum advantage. For more information visit: www.usicorp.com.

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Media Contacts:
USI Corporation                                            
Tonya Bjurstrom, Solution Sales
tbjurstrom@usicorp.com
(719) 233-8250

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The Ventana Group for Nexsan
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