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Raidtec Launches NAS File Server SNAZ E6

Raidtec Corporation, a leader in NAS and SAN Storage Networking announces a new addition to its NAS family of File Server Appliances. The SNAZ-E6 is a high performance Gigabit Ethernet, full featured file server for simultaneous support of Windows and Unix/Linux client computers on a LAN. SNAZ E6 is optimized for workgroup and departmental installations and is available with 480GB, 720GB or 960GB of storage capacity with Hot removable and Hot spare ATA drives and further expansion options through LVD SCSI or Fibre Channel SAN. Featuring 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet LAN connections as standard and LVD SCSI for backup devices, SNAZ E6 provides over 300Mb a second sustained data throughput to accommodate today's busiest networks.

"SNAZ E6 will enable IT Departments to simply and economically add storage to the Local Area Network (LAN) in a non-disruptive way and at a cost of only $ 0.1c per megabyte for the 960GB model. A site license for FlashLinux, Raidtec's embedded NAS Operating System is included," said Noel May, CEO Raidtec Corporation. Key features include:

• Embedded Server Appliance Full featured network File Server Appliance with single or dual 1GHz Pentium processor, 32MB Flash for Operating System, up to 2GB memory, Gigabit Ethernet port, 10/100Mbit Ethernet port, two serial ports (one dedicated to UPS), 2 LVD SCSI, dual Hot swap PSU's and 6 ATA drives, packaged in a 2U rack mount system.
• FlashLinux Software Raidtec's Flash embedded NAS-optimized operating system software, fully upgradeable via web download.
• Web Browser Administration Installs in minutes, simple point and click graphical user interface for setup, monitoring and administration
• Windows CIFS and UNIX NFS Allows simultaneous heterogeneous access for Windows, UNIX and Macintosh users
• RAID Fault Tolerant Support Easy to use Volume Management allows up to 6 RAID sets, each RAID set can have a unique RAID level (0, 1, 10, 5) and Hot Spare assignment. Hot removable drives and dual redundant PSU's.
• High Performance Up to 300 Mb/ sec and base unit 960GB capacity (plus expansion options) with RAID striping and Gigabit Ethernet network connection. The XFS Journaling file system provides high performance with massive scalability and high speed recovery.
• Integrated Tape Backup Software Allows local system backup without degrading network performance. Internal and external LVD SCSI support available for a wide variety of tape devices.
• Enhanced Microsoft Network Compatibility and Security Access Control List (ACL) support and Quota support are fully provided for. "SNAZ E6 simply makes good business sense as a high performance direct Network Attached Storage file server appliance for workgroups and departments of large Enterprises, Small to Medium Businesses and a variety of Educational environments.

It is ideally suited for Inter/Intranet, ISP, eCommerce, Web Filer, Departmental File Server and virtually any Distributed File or Data Sharing Application," commented William Bedford, VP Sales and Marketing, Raidtec Corporation. "Standard Gigabit Ethernet featuring high IOs and high data throughput, SNAZ E6 is the next step for those who wish to simply and quickly expand their data storage and file serving capacity," he added.

Suggested List Price Starting at $ 5995

SNAZ E6 is available to order immediately

About Raidtec Corporation

Raidtec Corporation, founded in 1992, is a leading Storage Networking technology designer and manufacturer. By owning its own IP, Raidtec has the distinct ability to react quickly and aggressively to take advantage of market changes and opportunities.

Raidtec products are available through Distributors, System Integrators, and VARs in over 45 countries worldwide. For more information, please contact Raidtec Corporation in the US at 888-724-3910, in Europe at 353-21-4353-440 or via the Web at www.raidtec.com.