AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Crossroads Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDS) announced today that Oper8 Pty Ltd, based in Springfield, Queensland, is the company's first reseller partner in Australia for its StrongBox® network-attached storage (NAS) solution. The StrongBox X-Series product line is now available to Oper8's customers to significantly lower long-term data preservation costs.

Joining other premier integrators, resellers and distributors worldwide, Oper8 stands as the latest to join Crossroads' growing global network of StrongBox partners. StrongBox provides unique cost efficiency and quality of service (QoS) levels to meet the stringent data storage and protection demands of modern data centers.

Oper8 and Crossroads join forces following the release of Crossroads' global X-Series platforms of the StrongBox NAS solution. StrongBox X-Series delivers low-cost storage, performance and data protection for customers across the globe.  

"We are pleased to expand Oper8's suite of storage solutions for our customers across Australia and the South Pacific with the innovative and cost-effective StrongBox platform from Crossroads," said Mike Andrea, Director at Oper8. "StrongBox presents an expandable storage platform that can deliver Terabyte to multi-Petabyte storage in a low rack space footprint and without high energy consumption overheads. Oper8's confidence in the solution sees StrongBox being deployed as part of Oper8's own Cloud and 'Archive as a Service' solutions."

"With the release of our latest global platforms, we see clear opportunities for greater StrongBox growth internationally," said David Cerf, executive vice president of strategy and business development at Crossroads Systems. "With a growing network of partners in North and South America, Europe and now Australia, Crossroads can deliver the unmatched value of StrongBox in fast-growing markets. We are pleased to offer the low-cost, performance and protection of StrongBox to Oper8's diverse customers."

For more information on the latest StrongBox NAS platforms, visit www.crossroads.com/strongbox.

About Oper8
Oper8 Pty Ltd, headquartered in Springfield, Queensland, is a specialist IT and Cloud Services Provider delivering services targeted on delivering Australian solutions for Australian business. Oper8's product suite includes data storage, data centre, IT management and connectivity solutions. Oper8 products and services are offered as direct purchase, managed service or cloud solutions, enabling our clients to reduce capital expenses while achieving the best business outcomes from their IT investment. Visit www.oper8.com.au.

About Crossroads Systems
Crossroads Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDS) is a global provider of data storage solutions. Through the innovative use of new technologies, Crossroads delivers customer-driven solutions that enable proactive data security, advanced data archiving, optimized performance and significant cost-savings. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Austin, TX, Crossroads has been awarded more than 100 patents and has been honored with numerous industry awards for data archiving, storage and protection. Visit www.crossroads.com.

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