Active Storage completes UK Jigsaw

Jigsaw unveiled as Raid vendor's first non-US Platinum partner as it launches in Europe

Active Storage will run its European operation from the UK

Raid vendor Active Storage has launched into Europe with the opening of a UK office and the appointment of a regional managing director.

The vendor has also signed its first reseller partner, Apple’s biggest UK VAR Jigsaw Systems. Jigsaw is Active Storage's first Platinum partner outside the US.

Paul Phillips, newly appointed managing director of Active Storage Europe, said: “For an organisation such as ours wishing to make an immediate impact on the Apple market, there is simply no better partner than Jigsaw.

“Our partnership with Jigsaw forms a key element of our UK strategy.”

Roger Whittle, founder of Jigsaw, said: “In combination with Apple's Xserve product family, Jigsaw Systems believes that Active Storage XRAID will be a winning combination for our customers in design, print and publishing, Pro Video, Pro Audio, AV networks, animation and 3D visualisation.”

Of the appointment of Phillips, Alex Grossman, chief executive of Active Storage, said: “We are extremely excited with the level of interest in the Active Storage XRAID in Europe, and are very fortunate to have Paul Phillips managing our operations there.”