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Procom Increases Scalability Of NetFORCE 1750

Addressing the demand for value-priced, flexible storage that scales when needed, Procom Technology has introduced an expansion module for its NetFORCE 1750 network attached storage (NAS) filer, providing modular scalability to four Terabytes (4TB). The new expansion module is built for fault tolerance and centralized management of environmental alerts such as unexpected changes in temperature, fan speed, power supply or performance. All drives are hot-swappable for simple replacement by the user.

Manageability and scalability are key requirements in today's business environment, said John Hamrick, Procom's director of marketing. By enabling a modular expansion path for the NetFORCE 1750, our customers can dynamically and cost-effectively add manageable storage capacity as their business grows. The new expansion module is priced at $5,092 MSRP, with the NetFORCE 1750 itself starting at $16,876 MSRP. The NetFORCE 1750 is designed for companies and departments that need to rapidly deploy cost-effective, high-performance NAS solutions. Like all NetFORCE series solutions, it provides checkpoints, UPS monitoring, a journaling file system, browser-based management, SNMP and NDMP support, and an internal local backup utility. Coupled with its compatibility with Windows NT domains, UNIX and Windows 2000s Active Directory, these features make the NetFORCE 1750 easy to integrate into a wide array of networked data environments.

NetFORCE Series

The NetFORCE product family addresses the full spectrum of enterprise storage requirements featuring a powerful combination of optimized software, open architecture and best-of-breed components, making them highly cost-effective and easy to install. Procom's NetFORCE innovations include the NetFORCE 800, which delivers enterprise-class features at an entry-level price point. The NetFORCE 3500 and 3600 deliver fault-tolerant, high-performance, feature-rich capabilities specifically designed for data-intensive applications. Procom's DUET enables both file- and block-level data access in the same storage solution, supporting Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server environments. ProMirror's near-real time Safe Asynchronous Mirroring architecture ensures data from the source filer is continuously reflected onto the target filer, assuring business continuance.

About Procom Technology

Since 1987, Procom Technology has been designing and producing enterprise-class storage solutions for Fortune 2000 companies. Procom is the value leader in NAS filers with more than 1,500 NetFORCE solutions installed worldwide. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California, and has a global presence, with offices in 10 countries. Information about Procom and its products can be found at www.procom.com.