ARAID
2000 keeps two copies of data on two S-ATA
disks
so there is always a 100% data backup if
one disk fails
DES
MOINES, Iowa, June 29, 2004 –
Accordance Systems today announced the
availability of the ARAID 2000, an easy
to install and use Serial ATA (SATA)
RAID 1/0 storage solution for businesses
concerned with losing critical data.
Compatible with popular operating systems
(Windows, Mac, Linux, etc), ARAID 2000
automatically mirrors data onto a second
disk to ensure that data is protected
in case one disk dies or gets corrupted.
Because all the intelligence is built
in the ARAID 2000, users do not have
to install controller boards or load
any software to use the device.
Not
only can users enjoy the high performance
and reliability of SATA, they are protecting
data at a reduced cost compared to other
data backup strategies. Each unit supports
disk hot-swapping, LCD status display,
independent locking disk trays, audible
warning alarms and forced air-cooling.
The ARAID RAID architecture utilizes Accordance
ASIC technology that performs RAID services
in hardware with less than 3% CPU overhead.
“Insert
two hard drives into the ARAID 2000, connect
the cables and stick it in your computer
box. That’s all that is required.
Start the computer and the ARAID 2000 looks
like one S-ATA disk to the system,” said
Steve Johnson, President of Accordance
Systems. “The ARAID 2000 is perfect
for data back-up for small to medium size
businesses and office networks with RAID1
data continuity. And with just a simple
flip of a switch, the ARAID devices turns
into a RAID 0 storage throughput accelerator
striping data on the two disks. It is perfect
for high performance applications such
as gaming, pre-press imaging and digital
video editing. It’s a simple, versatile
data storage workhorse.”
For
larger businesses and enterprise users,
the ARAID 2000 can be easily managed via
SNMP protocol communicating to popular
network management systems like Tivoli
and HP OpenView as well as Accordance’s
recently announced OpManager. Accordance
Systems is the first company to support
SNMP software for this class of device
in its ARAID line of RAID products.
"With
a 150-MB-per-second transfer rate, hot-plug
capabilities and low-cost, Serial ATA (SATA)
is ideal for work groups that demand improved
data protection or increased performance," says
David Hill,analyst Mesabi Group. "New
RAID systems, such as Accordance's ARAID
2000, are taking advantage of SATA's increased
throughput for faster disk mirroring and
disk striping."
List
price for the ARAID 1500 and 2000 is
$370/each. These products and the rest
of Accordance product family of IDE,
SCSI, NAS and Micro-Servers RAID storage
products can be purchased on line at
the Accordance website at: www.accordancesystems.com.
About
Accordance
Accordance
is dedicated to delivering cost effective
RAID hardware and software solutions for
network and standalone computer systems.
Accordance’s ARAID product family
of IDE, SCSI, SATA disk arrays and RAID
network attached storage and servers enables
companies to effectively store, backup,
manage, secure and transfer computer data.
Accordance Systems, Inc. is a privately
held company founded in Taiwan in 1998
and headquartered in Taipei. Accordance
USA L.L.C. was formed in May 2004 and is
headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. For
more information, please call 1-515-491-2961
or visit www.accordancesystems.com.
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