Dell and EMC have announced a multi-year extension of their global alliance through 2013. In addition to extending the partnership, Dell and EMC will add the EMC Celerra NX4 storage system to the portfolio of Dell/EMC networked storage systems.

“By broadening and extending our deep alliance Dell and EMC are able to deliver to customers fully integrated datacentre solutions as the preeminent storage partners to customers worldwide,” said Michael Dell, chairman and CEO.  “Users and Enterprises in the Connected Era have an insatiable appetite for storage. Today’s economic realities place an emphasis on efficient solutions that consolidate and virtualise – which through our long-standing partnership we are well positioned to deliver.”