HONOLULU, HI - August 7, 2006 - CORESystems Hawaii, Hawaii's premier data storage solutions provider, today announced its Enterprise VIP Partner status with VMware Inc., the global leader in virtual infrastrucutre software for industry-standard systems. Together CORESystems Hawaii and VMware will bring server virtualization efficiencies to Hawaii's Data Centers.

"CORESystems Hawaii and VMware have teamed together to provide robust, certified and proven enterprise solutions that customers can trust," said Darci Dutton, Channel Sales Manager, Western Region of VMware Inc. "CORESystems VCP certified engineers help allow Hawaii customers to get local implementation and support as they begin to virtualize their IT environments."

VMware virtual infrastructure products enable companies to implement large-scale production server consolidation, business continuity, and enterprise desktop solutions with high performance, availability and manageability. VMware virtual infrastructure software is used by enterprises large and small to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness of their IT operations. Having the right IT assets readily at hand can improve business performance and increase competitive advantage. Using VMware virtualization software, IT organizations can view, manage, and quickly deploy enterprise-wide data center resources, allowing IT administrators to respond immediately to business needs. This technology can be applied to some of the industry's most complex IT challenges, including implementing production server consolidation, improving business continuity and streamlining the software development lifestyle.

"Given the constraints in power and cooling our customers are dealing with we really feel that server virtualization is the next logical step to reduce environmental costs, improve application availability and reduce administrative overhead," said Richard Lewis, CEO of CORESystems Hawaii.

As an Enterprise Solutions Partner, CORESystems Hawaii will resell the entire VMware product line including VIN (Virtual Infrastructure Node), ESX Server, VirtualCenter and VMotion.

About CORESystems Hawaii:
Headquartered in downtown Honolulu, CORESystems Hawaii is Hawaii's premier data storage solutions provider. Founded in 1989, locally-owned CORESystems Hawaii focuses on bringing 'best in class' IT solutions from around the world to the business community in Hawaii. Armed with "Best of Breed" products including storage, server, networking and security; plus its own Hawaii-based professional services and a commitment to excellence, CORESystems Hawaii delivers industry-leading IT solutions at the best value to its customers. For more information, visit www.coresystemshawaii.com