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Controller-to-Controller Module supports over 130 protocols.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:27:05 -0500

Available as module that installs in Rockwell Automation ControlLogix PAC or as standalone module for DIN rail mounting, cATM Universal Gateway Data Appliance connects over 50 brands of factory floor controllers and devices to Rockwell Automation controllers, eliminating need to program message instructions between controllers or other devices. Appliance features universal driver to connect to Ethernet and serial devices, and is suited for M2M communications.

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ATCA Blade Storage Solution meets high-availability demands.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:43:04 -0500

Eliminating single points of failure, ReliaBlade(TM) leverages Caspian Edge Storage Blades that are designed to reduce physical and power footprint of storage system in mobile switching center, central office, or battlefield. It can be managed by ATCA shelf manager as well as other applications and communicates with ATCA servers via midplane's 10Gb Ethernet fabric. Storage implementation using 2 internal JBODs or one external JBOD requires 4 SAS cables, simplifying system deployments.

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Data Warehouse Appliance utilizes solid state drives.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:35:41 -0500

Teradata Extreme Performance Appliance 4555 can scan and aggregate millions of rows of data in sub-second time and perform deep analytics on select sets of data. It uses multicore Intel processor and scales from 7-200 TB. Utilizing 64-bit Linux SLES 10 OS, target markets include ecommerce for optimizing on-line advertising placement based on real-time analyses of click-through data, and manufacturing and logistics to manage distribution of inventory based on volatile consumer demand.

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Data Storage Appliance meets storage needs of SMBs.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:37:47 -0500

ProStor InfiniVault Model 5 addresses SMBs that may have 2 different data retention requirements or where 2 copies of data are necessary for disaster protection. Tower design has 5 slots for RDX removable disks and 1.8 TB file area that can manage 250 million files. Using 500 GB RDX® removable disk cartridges, as much as 2.5 TB (5 TB compressed) of data can be kept online; infinite amount of data can be kept offline. Feature set also supports industry-specific data retention requirements.

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Embedded Wireless Module offers HSPA frequency support.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:32:16 -0500

Designed for HSPA networks, MC8795V offers 850, 900, 1,900, and 2,100 MHz frequency support as well as respective downlink and uplink data speeds of 7.2 Mbps and 5.76 Mbps. Antenna diversity promotes fringe performance on global HSPA networks, while software, applications, and tools; installation and activation wizards; and hardware drivers facilitate certification and commercialization process. RoHS-compliant solution, also GPS-capable, supports simultaneous voice and data usage.

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NAS Appliances drive storage network performance, efficiency.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:29:08 -0500

FXT Series automatically and dynamically moves data in real-time between Solid State and HDD tiers, promoting performance while avoiding over-provisioning of storage, inefficient use of limited data center space, and wasted power consumption. Respectively, FXT 2300 and 2500 feature eight 146 and 450 GB 15k SAS disks for total HDD capacities of 1.2 and 3.6 TB - scalable to 29.2 and 90 TB per cluster. Clusters scale to 25 appliances and support millions of operations/sec performance.

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PMC Module is MIL-STD-1553 and STANAG 3838 compliant.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:30:35 -0500

Offering up to 4 channels of STANAG 3838 or MIL-STD-1553 compatible connectivity, VM1553 IEEE1386-compatible device allows each channel to be individually configured for bus controller, remote terminal, bus monitor operations, or extended RT/BM. Unit requires less than 2 W for single 1553 channel and PCI interface functions with 3.3 or 5 V signaling. Operating in -40 to +85°C temperatures, module is configurable for direct or transformer-coupled interface via same pins on P14 connector.

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SSD/Software maximize application performance in datacenters.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:32:10 -0500

MaxIQ(TM) SSD Cache Performance Solution is designed for building/managing High-Performance Hybrid Arrays with both SSDs and HDDs. It integrates 32 GB Intel X25-E Extreme SATA SSD, used as high-performance cache for frequently used data. Integrated MaxIQ SSD software moves this data into SSD cache. Up to 4 additional SSDs can be added to or removed from cache pool. Paired with storage controller, system offers power management, flash-based cache protection, and browser-based management.

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Hardware/Software Solution aids VM storage management.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:30:04 -0500

Combining Virtual View management tool with Emprise(TM) 7000 Edge SAN system, VM Storage Solution Lite simplifies storage management in virtual environments. Virtual View facilitates storage monitoring, provisioning, and management in VMware ESX environments by giving administrators global, single-console view of all 3 storage layers. Also, Intelligent Storage Element (ISE(TM)) technology minimizes disk-related service events through preventive and self-healing capabilities.

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Midrange Disk Storage System is optimized for scalability.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:31:36 -0500

Along with 8 Gbps Fiber Channel (8GFC) and 1 Gbps iSCSI host interfaces, Engenio 4900 features multi-protocol connectivity and modular architecture that aid in server and storage consolidation. It delivers 1.6 GB/s on sustained reads from disk as well as over 50,000 IOPS (input/output operations per second) disk reads. Allowing capacity migration up to 112 FC or SATA drives, including self-encrypting drives, system is engineered to ensure continuous access to data.

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Virtual Tape Library is optimized for throughput, capacity.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:33:26 -0500

EMC Disk Library for Mainframe (DLm) provides IBM zSeries mainframe environments with disk-based tape replacement solution. Fully integrated, tapeless alternative to mainframe tape and tape-based VTLs enables processing/retrieval of information at disk speed, with throughput up to 1.2 GBps. It can receive support of up to 6 virtual tape engines with ability to scale up to 1.2 PB of usable capacity in 13 cabinets. Internal log management and reporting features are also standard.

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Network Storage System features 1U chassis.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:40:00 -0500

TeraStation III Rackmount offers replication, support for Time Machine, and hard drive hot swap capability as well as remote access to all data via web browser. It also incorporates 2 Ethernet ports and internal flash boot. Scheduled power management system includes 3 timers, allowing automatic shutdown, and unit includes hard drive spin-down feature to conserve power. Fans with thermal sensor, RAID5, and LCD status display are included.

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Solid State Drive features capacities up to 256 GB.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:29:52 -0500

Designed with no moving parts, SSDNow V+ provides random 4 K read speeds up to 6,300 IOPS and random 4 K write speeds up to 291 IOPS, as well as sequential read speeds up to 220 MB/sec and sequential write speeds up to 180 MB/sec. Drive uses standard SATA interface and supports S.M.A.R.T Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Featuring 2.5 in. form factor, SSD is suited for power users, system builders, system integrators, and demanding corporate environments.

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NAS Appliance features shock/vibration resistant design.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:30:22 -0500

RAIDStor NAS Appliance is 2U convection-cooled device designed to meet MIL-S-901D Grade A and MIL-S-167 requirements. It provides remote RAID array management through SNMP or web interface and allows real-time data access by sharing data across multiple users. Built on CompactPCI platform, unit features 4 hot-swappable drives in 2 horizontally mounted 6U single slot blades, hot-swappable power supply, and rear I/O transition modules. Driver support for VxWorks or Linux is included.

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NAS Server meets needs of SMBs.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:30:42 -0500

Rack Station RS409 features 1U 4-bay design and storage capacity that can be expanded from 4 HDD to 8 HDD, for total of 16 TB for 2 separate volumes. Unit has 1.2 GHz CPU, 256 MB DDRII RAM, 2 Gigabit LAN ports, 2 USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA port, and supports up to 128 concurrent connections. Disk Station Manager v2.1 software provides Windows ADS integration, cross platform data sharing, RAID data protection, and rich business applications.

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NAS Servers incorporate optimized management software.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:30:21 -0500

Available with 1-6 or 8 bays in desktop and rack-mount configurations, Turbo NAS series is powered by NAS management software v3.1. This embedded firmware enables support for up to 8 virtual disks via iSCSI expansion over network. QNAP RAID Recovery can recover degraded or inactive RAID 1/5/6, and Network Discovery Services with Bonjour support offers zero-configuration networking for HTTP/SAMBA/FTP/AFP/SSH-based networks. Also, AJAX-based UI facilitates NAS configuration via Web.

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PLC Modules suit embedded networking or electronics.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:34:32 -0500

HomePlug® AV PLC Modules 0804-5000-17 and 0804-5000-18 integrate INT6400/INT1400 chipset for optimized performance. Devices feature MII interface, connecting to embedded systems via 1.27 mm header, and are available in vertical or horizontal configurations. Delivering up to 200 Mbps PHY rate over powerline wiring, units require DC power of 830 mA from 3.3 V supply. They feature 128-bit AES link encryption with key management and support various modulation schemes.

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NAS supports eight 2.5 in. HDD/SSDs for storage up to 4 TB.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:33:39 -0500

Utilizing low power Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz CPU, disk on module (DOM) architecture, and 2 GB DDRII memory, SS-839 Pro Turbo NAS features 2 eSATA and 5 USB ports for storage expansion and external storage backup. It has total power consumption of only 34 W and includes variety of software features. Device includes functionalities of network server, FTP server, web server with built-in phpMyAdmin, Joomla, MySQL/SQLite, editable php.ini, or printer server (up to 3 printers).

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Appliance provides all-in-one backup and recovery.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:33:31 -0500

Offering complete data protection solution, EVault® Plug-n-Protect Appliance consists of pre-configured hardware and storage, and suite of software including EVault Software, EVault System Restore, and EVault Real Time Protection. Unit brings enterprise-class backup and recovery technology to SMBs, while also offering standardization for remote and branch offices within large enterprises. As data grows and infrastructures become more complex, users can add backup storage capacity.

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Backup Appliances integrate disk, tape, and backup software.

info@productnews.com (ThomasNet News) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:33:44 -0500

Available in table-top and rack-mounted versions, Arkeia Physical Appliance models 110/210/310/510 offer disk capacities from 1-10 TB with RAID-1/-5. Each features external storage interfaces to connect appliances to LAN (1 Gbps) as well as interfaces to connect external storage devices directly or via SAN. Offered with internal Quantum LTO-3 or Quantum DAT 72 tape drives, tape device and tape library direct interfaces include eSATA, Fibre Channel, SAS, and SCSI.

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