Acopia and IBM collaborate

Acopia Networks Inc. is teaming up with IBM Global Services.

Under an agreement between the Lowell company and IBM, the two will offer services that provide customers with the ability to manage the growth, complexity, and cost of their globally distributed file-based information.

Acopia specializes in intelligent file virtualization with its family of ARX systems; under the agreement, Acopia's ARX systems will be integrated with IBM storage systems and storage management software, the two companies said.

IBM Global Services is part of International Business Machines Corp. of Armonk, N.Y.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)