ELKO Group entered into a distribution agreement with LSI Logic. Under the terms of the agreement, ELKO will sell a full range of LSI storage adapter products to customers in Central Eastern European countries.

"We know LSI Logic as the leading supplier of storage adapters to the global PC and server markets,” said Ingra Skreba, Product Manager at ELKO Group. “Adding LSI to the ELKO Group portfolio enables us to expand our growing server and networking product group and thus meet our customers’ requests for a wider choice of solutions in various price segments. We are looking forward to a successful future cooperation between our companies.

ELKO Group is a leading IT distributor in the Baltic, Eastern European and CIS countries with more than 350 employees and 5000 customers. A broad portfolio of LSI MegaRAID and Host Bus Adapter (HBA) products including, SCSI HBAs, SAS HBAs, Fibre Channel HBAs and MegaRAID SCSI, SAS and SATA products will be available immediately to ELKO’s customer base.

"As we continue to grow market share throughout Eastern Europe and Russia, this new distribution partnership will enable LSI to deliver its market-leading storage adapter products to an even wider audience," said Evi Holland, director, channel sales, EMEA, LSI Logic. "With its excellent customer contacts and strong market knowledge, we feel that ELKO will greatly support our commitment to ensuring the success of our customers."

For more than 20 years LSI has been an innovator in the storage industry and stands at the forefront in shaping industry standards. The company is committed to providing enterprise, server and workstation products that are first-to-market, unmatched in engineering excellence, and deliver seamless interoperability. LSI is at the forefront of the development of 4Gb/s and SAS product solutions, which are ideal for use in next-generation enterprise-class products.

For more information on LSI Logic, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.lsilogic.com.