ONGAR, UNITED KINGDOM and PALO ALTO, CA, Jun 29, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Tarmin Technologies, a leading provider of intelligent secondary storage platforms and active archival solutions, today announced that Storage Magazine UK has named Tarmin Technologies the winner of the 2009 "One to Watch" award in the Product category for its GridBank(TM) solution. Awarded annually, the "One to Watch" honor recognizes the product that most exemplifies an entrepreneurial spirit and delivers the most innovative product in the storage marketplace. The winner is chosen by the readership of Storage Magazine UK.

"Tarmin is honored to accept this esteemed award from Storage Magazine UK," said Shahbaz Ali, founder and CEO of Tarmin. "This award showcases Tarmin's dedication to delivering our leading edge, robust and comprehensive secondary storage and active archiving solution to companies across the globe. Storage Magazine's recognition of Tarmin further validates our ability to deliver ground-breaking solutions that solve the complex storage and data management problems facing customers today." GridBank utilizes affordable industry-standard, heterogeneous server and storage to create a high-performance, high-availability and grid-based intelligent secondary storage platform and active archival solution. Enabling effective long-term, fixed-content data preservation on cost-effective secondary storage tiers and cloud storage environments, GridBank delivers a comprehensive solution that substantially reduces storage and IT costs. GridBank satisfies any organization's compliance, regulatory and governance, requirements by ensuring secure, long-term data retention and fast E-discovery and retrieval of valuable corporate data.

"This is our sixth year of the Storage Magazine awards program and we were extremely pleased with the enthusiasm and diligence of our readership in voting for the best in the storage industry. Tarmin's recognition by our readership as the 'One to Watch' product speaks volumes about GridBank, Tarmin's market insight, and strong team," said Brian Wall, editor of Storage Magazine UK.