INFORTREND INTRODUCES UPGRADED 24-BAY RAID ARRAYS
EonStor Systems Boost Performance and Scalability with 4G-FC, SAS Expansion

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 20, 2007 – RAID storage expert Infortrend® today unveiled two new 24-bay, 4Gigabit Fibre Channel (4G-FC) to SATA-II RAID arrays: the EonStor® (ES) A24F-R2430 redundant controller subsystem and ES A24F-G2430 single controller system.  These subsystems satisfy the cost and performance requirements of demanding applications by combining high-capacity, cost-effective SATA drives with a 4G-FC host interface that doubles bandwidth over the previous 2G-FC interface.

As data storage needs grow, organizations can quickly and easily add terabytes of storage by connecting EonStor S16S-J1000 SAS-to-SAS JBODs to the RAID array’s full-duplex SAS wide expansion port. To avoid a single point of failure, the A24F comes with an onboard hub and additional SFP host ports to enable fault-tolerant host link connections. This built-in ability to connect host ports from two different RAID controllers provides failover capability to help prevent data loss in the event of a single RAID controller failure, and saves the cost of adding an expensive Fibre Channel switch.

"Storage managers can look to the A24F to answer their immediate and future storage needs for performance, capacity, and expandability," said Nick Liu, vice president of Infortrend Technology Inc. "With an enterprise-class Fibre Channel interface, support for cost-effective/high capacity SATA drives, and easy SAS expansion capabilities, the A24F lets them stay ahead of even the most data-hungry applications."

Target Markets and Uses

The A24F-R2430 dual-redundant RAID controller model is ideal for 24/7 availability, while the G2430 single controller system is apt for second-tier storage.  These high performance systems are well suited for applications such as high speed data transactions, direct-attached storage, FC SANs, clustered servers, disk-to-disk backup, and database and archive applications in industries such as imaging, archiving, online data transactions, enterprise environments, and more.

EonStor A24F Highlights

• Dual or single controller, 4U, 24-bay, 4G-FC to SATA-II subsystem
• Onboard hub and additional SFP host ports facilitate fault-tolerant host link connections—no need for an expensive FC switch
• Over 700MB per second in Sequential Read mode
• Multi-lane SAS expansion channels connect to ES S16S-J1000 JBODs for massive data storage capacity

• Up to 56 drives supported using the A24F redundant controller system and two JBODs
• Up to 88 drives supported using the A24F single controller system and four JBODs

Availability

The EonStor A24F-R2430 and A24F-G2430 are now available through Infortrend’s worldwide network of ODMs, distributors, and storage integrators.

About Infortrend

Infortrend, the RAID storage expert, is a pioneer in cost-effective, high performance networked storage. The company's products include EonStor® storage systems and RAIDWatch® software for virtually all storage interfaces including SAS, SCSI, iSCSI, SATA and Fibre Channel.  For over a decade, Infortrend has provided reliable, fault-tolerant technology to prominent ODMs, distributors, and storage integrators worldwide. The company’s core competency includes feature-rich firmware and software, RAID controllers, and redundant and high availability RAID subsystems.  Founded in 1993, Infortrend is traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (Taiex), ticker number 2495.  For more information, visit www.infortrend.com.

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