Promise Enhances VTrak M-Class Family of Direct-Attached Storage with New 3U/16-Bay Product Offering

MILPITAS, Calif., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Promise Technology, Inc. today introduced the latest 3U form factor successor to its VTrak(TM) M-Class series of products. The new VTrak M610p is a 3U/16-bay rackmount RAID that provides direct-attached storage connectivity through Dual Ultra 320 SCSI host channels. The M610p replaces the original M500p, providing an additional drive bay and high performance RAID 6 reliability. The mature parallel SCSI interface is ideal for Small to Medium Businesses (SMBs) deploying direct attached storage for business critical applications.

"SMBs often have the same performance and reliability requirements of much larger organizations, our M-Class products meet this requirement within today's tight budgets," said Sam Sirisena, Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing and the General Manager of Advanced Storage Group at Promise Technology, Inc. "The breadth of our product line and our commitment to business continuity uniquely positions Promise to deliver best-in-class RAID products across market segments."

  Key Features of VTrak M610p
  -- 3U subsystem with 16-SATA Drive Bays
  -- Dual Ultra 320 SCSI host channels (daisy chain supported)
  -- RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10 and 50
  -- Supports up to 1G of battery backed cache (256MB and battery backup
     included)
  -- Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and cooling modules
  -- Comprehensive embedded WebPAM PROe(TM) management suite
  -- PerfectRAID(TM) and Predictive Data Migration(TM)  technology for
     robust error handling and recovery
  -- Free 24 x 7 telephone technical support, 3 year warranty and advanced
     replacement program

For detailed product specifications, go to: http://www.promise.com/product/product_detail_eng.asp?product_id=182

Availability

All models are shipping now and available through the worldwide Promise distribution network.

About Promise Technology, Inc.

Promise Technology, with over 15 million RAID controllers shipped world wide Promise is committed to our customer's data by delivering best-in-class fault tolerant storage products across all market segments. Promise has a comprehensive SAS/SATA storage product line including rack mount RAID enclosures for SAN and DAS applications, PCIe RAID controllers for servers and workstations, NAS systems for SOHO and RAID ASICs for embedded applications. Headquartered in Milpitas, CA, the company has ISO-9001 certified R & D centers in the USA, Taiwan and China and has sales and marketing offices world wide. For more information, visit Promise Technology's website at http://www.promise.com/

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