Westlake Technologies Enhances Partnership with Nexsan as Gold Partner Member of New

Companies Unite in Delivering Seamless and Secure Storage, Backup and Data Management Solutions for Today's Connected Workforce

CAMPBELL, Calif, and THOUSAND OAKS, Calif, March 23, 2016 - Nexsan™, a global leader in secure storage, backup and data management solutions, and Westlake Technologies Inc., a nationwide VAR focused on business data archiving, corporate disaster recovery, SANs storage, critical data backup and data recovery services, today announced the expansion of their partnership. Westlake Technologies, a Nexsan Gold partner, will now expand its Nexsan solution offerings to include Nexsan's Transporter-brand private cloud file sync and share appliances in addition to a complete range of Nexsan-branded unified hybrid storage, high-density storage and secure archive storage systems.

"Nexsan delivers one of the most robust storage portfolios to achieve the innovative storage, protection and management of valuable business data," said Jennifer Manzano, CEO Westlake Technologies Inc. "WTI has increased its total annual revenue by more than 50 percent by offering Nexsan products. Now, with the addition of its Transporter private cloud file sync and share applications, it has further extended its offerings to provide the powerful collaboration and file sharing security our customers demand. We are pleased to expand our Nexsan partnership."

Nexsan has recently added the Transporter private cloud storage appliance family to the Nexsan Channel Partner Program, enabling existing partners to capitalize on the explosive file sync and share marketing with an innovative private cloud storage solution that 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 NSTTM unified hybrid storage systems which leverage SSD for high performance and can scale to 5PBs; E-SeriesTM 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 AssureonTM secure archive storage systems which efficiently secure data for regulated applications.

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.

"Westlake Technologies is an ideal partner for Nexsan. They take an expert, consultative approach to delivering the innovative, efficient and reliable storage solutions customers need to optimize their resources and their budgets," said Russ Johnson, CRO, Nexsan. "They are a valued member of our partner program and we look forward to delivering a new era of storage solutions that add strategic value to customers."

To learn how to join the Nexsan Partner Program, please visit: http://nexsan.com/nexsan-partners.

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About Westlake Technologies
Westlake Technologies Inc. is a nationwide Minority Woman Owned VAR focused on SANs, NAS, Archive, DR Sites, Tape Libraries and Online Backup for SMB to Enterprise.  It helps IT professionals around the world simplify day to day tasks with a wealth of knowledge in the industry. A specialist in consulting, business development, and implementation of enterprise storage solutions, Westlake Technologies takes a simple, no-nonsense approach to match customers with the best relationships and technologies available today. For more information visit: http://www.westlaketechnologies.com.

About Nexsan
Nexsan™ is a global leader in secure storage, backup and data management solutions that are focused on seamlessly and securely enabling a connected workforce. Its broad solution portfolio empowers enterprises to securely manage, protect and utilize valuable business data – while allowing user to sync, share and access files from any device, anywhere, anytime. For further information, please visit: www.nexsan.com.

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