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Open-E has won a major contract to provide a robust storage solution for the Tax Authorities of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The company will work jointly with partners BASIS and Tarox to install and launch 150 critical systems based on Open-E’s Data Storage Server (DSS) throughout the German state in just five weeks. DSS provides a fast, reliable, and scalable platform for IP Storage and is one of the easiest ways of implementing a NAS server and/or an iSCSI technology in a network. The DSS can be used with all x86 PCs containing USB ports, an IDE controller and an additional SATA controller on the main board or hardware controller.
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Data storage provider Adaptec Inc. has sold its Snap Server networked and desktop storage appliances business to Overland Storage Inc. for $3.6 million. Adaptec will retain ownership of all iSCSI-based hardware and software products and assets, which will be rebranded and managed by Adaptec. S. Sundaresh, president and chief executive of Adaptec said, “The sale of the Snap Server business allows us to focus on strengthening our leadership position in the Unified Serial RAID controller business, leverage our iSCSI assets and continue to streamline the company’s operations.”
Dynamic Network Factory Inc. (DNF), a leading maker of high-performance network attached storage (NAS), storage area networks (SANs), RAID and iSCSI systems, has launched new backup and data archiving capabilities for its StorBank-XL line of hybrid appliances, which combine NAS and iSCSI in a single, unified IP storage platform. Offering high performance, advanced functionality and high reliability, StorBank-XL features an intuitive user interface, easy system backup, remote replication and point in time snapshots, making it ideal for disaster recovery and disk-to-disk backup. The company also plans to add support for Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives shortly
PrimeArray Systems Inc. has announced the availability of its new AutoStor™ line of iSCSI storage systems. Developed for the SMB market, the AutoStor family offers a wide range of storage features and configurations generally found in high-end storage systems, but priced for companies with modest budgets. The AutoStor family has the additional advantage of easy install and support, allowing companies with small IT departments to easily implement a robust iSCSI SAN solution.