Iomega, a global leader in data protection, today announced the worldwide availability this month of the new Iomega StorCenter px12-450r Network Storage Array, multi-protocol networked data storage for small and medium business, remote office/branch office installations and distributed enterprises.  The StorCenter px12-450r features the new Intel Xeon Processor E3-1200 v2 Product Family, 8GB RAM, improved user supportability and the option of 4TB hard disk drives (HDD).  Additionally, the StorCenter px12-450r utilizes the latest version of the EMC® LifeLine software, an advanced operating system that makes EMC¹s enterprise class expertise and cloud capabilities available to a broad range of users.

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The new StorCenter px12-450r Network Storage Array is designed for advanced functions including deduplication, VDI, database and storage-based applications.  Examples of emerging applications include video management systems (VMS) for surveillance and McAfee VirusScan Enterprise running natively on the storage.

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Drobo, maker of award-winning data storage products for businesses and professionals, today introduced several new models of its fast-growing family of business storage systems. Included in the group are both higher- and lower-end models of Drobo’s flagship product, the Drobo B1200i, which features a unique patent-pending tiering technology that allows customers to easily and affordably enjoy both the performance benefits of SSD technology and the capacity of traditional hard drives (HDD) in a single system. The new models, which include several higher-capacity and lower-priced versions of the Drobo B800 series, also embrace 3TB hard-drive technology, giving Drobo customers even more affordable capacity with the traditional Drobo ease-of-use.

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Drobo data-aware tiering technology is the only approach that allows customers to automatically benefit from the capacity of hard drives and the speed of solid-state devices in a single, affordable package. Small- and medium-size business customers can immediately and dynamically optimize their application performance without the extensive technical expertise, complex system configuration or traditionally high prices that define other storage systems with these high-end capabilities.

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lacie little big disk thunderbolt.jpgToday LaCie announced that the Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series, design by Neil Poulton, now features SATA III SSDs (6Gb/s interface). With read speeds up to 635MB/s, the LaCie Little Big Disk is the fastest portable Thunderbolt solution on the market. It can transfer a 50GB project in less than two minutes or edit six uncompressed 422 streams at the same time. A game changer for content creators and professional users – the LaCie Little Big Disk delivers fibre channel rackmount speeds in a portable solution.

"We saw an opportunity to make the LaCie Little Big Disk even faster and jumped on it," said Erwan Girard, Professional Business Unit Manager, LaCie. "The new LaCie Little Big Disk can complete tasks in minutes that used to take hours. This saves our customers time and therefore money."

At just 1.4 pounds, the LaCie Little Big Disk is a portable powerhouse. While meeting with a client, photographers can browse smoothly through digital photo libraries and experience zero lag time. Away from the studio, videographers can dramatically reduce the time to publish a project. They simply download their footage directly from a compatible camera to the LaCie Little Big Disk, and begin the edit process in the field.

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Rimage Corporation, the leader in secure multimedia content management and delivery solutions, today announced the launch of the Professional 5410N and 3410 disc publishing systems. The new systems incorporate a myriad of improvements inside and out, including performance enhancements and new automation features.

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“Optical discs remain an essential content delivery vehicle for a wide range of businesses and industries,” said Sherman Black, CEO of Rimage. “Rimage has sold thousands of Professional series disc publishing systems since they were launched in 2010, and we are excited to offer our customers an even better solution today.”

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Synology Inc. today launched the new DX213, Synology’s first 2-bay DiskStation expansion solution that satisfies the growth of storage demand from business and power users.

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“Managing and handling the increasing amount of data should not take time away from running a business. Therefore, Synology designed the DX213 to help users quickly and effortlessly expand DiskStation storage by an additional two bays when it reaches its maximum capacity,” said Chad Jiang, product manager at Synology Inc.

On selected DiskStation models, RAID volumes can be expanded directly across DX213 without the hassle of reformatting existing hard drives, bringing the additional benefit of continuous service uptime throughout this process. Users also have the freedom to create DX213 as an independent volume for the paired DiskStation. As such, DX213 can function as an effortless local backup solution.

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super_talent_bolt_ssd.pngSuper Talent Technology, a leader of NAND Flash storage solutions, today announced their fourth-generation Value SSD (VSSD), the VSSD Bolt. The new VSSD Bolt is perfect for business and home users who want the performance and durability gains of solid-state drives without breaking the budget.

The Bolt features a second-generation SandForce® processor and offers fast read/write speeds of up to 250MB/second – up to three times faster than previous-generation VSSDs. TRIM support and S.M.A.R.T. Command Transport (SCT) technology keep the Bolt performing like new and help prevent data loss by reporting on a number of reliability indicators.

The Bolt enables faster system boot times and application loading, less system power consumption, and greater reliability compared to a traditional hard disk drive. It can be used with netbooks, notebooks, desktops, and even embedded or enterprise applications.

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PROMISE Technology Inc., a leader in providing high-performance storage solutions for the rich media market and the leader in designing cutting-edge Thunderbolt enabled devices, today announced the immediate availability of the Pegasus J2, the world's smallest and fastest ultra-portable Thunderbolt storage device. Powered in AC mode the J2 will be able to achieve a blistering 750MB/s in a device the size of a smartphone. Pegasus J2 brings an unparalleled level of performance in a small form factor to the market enabling both consumers and media professionals to manage the explosion of unstructured data and digital assets critical to their creative projects.

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Compatible with all Thunderbolt enabled Macs, the PROMISE Pegasus J2 is a pocket-sized, blazing fast external storage device that offers up to half a Terabyte of storage and is available in 256GB and 512GB capacities. The Pegasus J2 is flash-based making it the ideal solution for anyone who craves extreme performance in the consumer and professional post-production markets. This addition to its internationally award winning Pegasus line boasts a cutting edge, compact product design with an emphasis on reducing the footprint coupled with reduced environmental noise. The J2 is the perfect complement for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.

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thecus_n4800eco_nas.pngEveryone knows the very famous Atom based NAS N4800. Following the success brought by the N4800, Thecus is now announcing the new N4800Eco. The N4800Eco features some of the best characteristics from the N4800 like the Intel® Atom™ processor, USB 3.0 ports, eSATA port, HDMI output and dual display. This very powerful NAS will become a must-have for all small and medium businesses in need of centralized storage, application serving, and top-notch response time within multi-user environments. For the more demanding users, the N4800Eco will also have its use at home.

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  • 20% energy saving
  • HDMI Output
  • McAfee® Antivirus Protection
  • Featuring SuperSpeed USB 3.0
  • Running on ThecusOS™ 5.0
  • Link Aggregation Support
  • Fanless Motherboard

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adata_dashdrive_air_av200.pngADATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash storage application products, today launched the DashDrive Air AV200, a groundbreaking device that functions as both a memory card & USB Flash drive reader, and also a portable router/access point(AP) and a repeater, which is an indispensable accessory in the digital life.

ADATA DashDrive Air AV200 adopts FTP file server/ HTTP Streaming protocol to provide simple data transfer and sharing, providing your mobile device (iOS/Android/Windows/OS X) with wireless access to your SD Card and USB Flash drive. Designed for iPad, iPod touch and iPhone users, and requiring iOS 5.0 or later versions, users can easily download the DashDrive Air application for use with the AV200. It can also act as a wireless router/AP or a repeater with support for 802.11 b/g/n wireless networking, conveniently connecting to the internet through an Ethernet to create a wireless hotspot, creating a shared internet connection for up to 5 mobile devices at the same time. This looks to be an ideal solution for smart phone, notebook and tablet users in situations where there is no wireless network available, but a connected Ethernet cable is present. AV200 can also be a personal mini-data center to conveniently share data with mobile devices.

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Small businesses are grappling with how to manage the dramatic growth of critical files, email and media. Meanwhile consumers are creating and purchasing vast amounts of digital content, including music, movies, photos, e-books and videos. To help them have greater control over of their data, Intel Corporation today announced its next-generation Intel® Atom™ processor-based storage solution.

Recognizing the ongoing, real-time growth of storage demands, this solution, powered by the Intel® Atom™ processor D2550 or the Intel® Atom™ processor D2500, combines impressive multimedia capabilities, energy efficiency and excellent performance to deliver the personal cloud to businesses and consumers.

“Intel’s next-generation Atom processor provides an ideal solution for powering intelligent storage system designs that will act as a personal cloud inside the office or home, and will deliver better ways to store and access data,” said David Tuhy, general manager, Intel Storage Division. “With a range of systems designers on board, the Intel Atom processor-based storage solution raises the bar in how data is stored, managed and shared.”

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