As per the agreement, both the companies would also pump-in $1 million each during this calendar year for developing focussed solution in IP-SAN, which is emerging as the most preferred solution for storage consolidation and data management scalability across the globe, top officials said in Chennai.
"The Intransa suite of sophisticated IP-SAN products not only enables customers to easily add storage capacity from two to over 60 terabytes, but also allow them to consolidate their e-mail applications, databases and other mission-critical data management applications," said Udi Paret, vice-president, global operations, Intransa Inc.
He said Intransa would leverage its relationship with HCL Group to further expand the footprint for IP-SAN across different geographies, market verticals and customer segments.
The market for IP-SAN, which is the fastest growing segment in the storage segment, is estimated at Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) in India this year.
L&T, Wipro Spectramind and HCL Technologies are some of the companies that have implemented Intransa's IP-SAN storage solutions.
Pattabi Raman, executive vice-president, HCL Peripherals, said the tie-up will enable the company to offer its clients a solution, which "encompasses ease of deployment, manageability and overall data management."