Photo Release -- Infortrend Adds Enhanced FC-to-SAS/SATA RAID Arrays to Its Growing...

Photo Release -- Infortrend Adds Enhanced FC-to-SAS/SATA RAID Arrays to Its
Growing SAS Subsystem Lineup

Focusing on the growing popularity of SAS technology and the demand for higher
performance in IT environments, networked storage expert Infortrend(r) (Public
TPE: 2495) today announced two new arrays in its SAS product line: the
EonStor(r) S12F-R1432 redundant-controller and the S12F-G1433 single-controller
Fibre Channel (FC)-to-SAS/SATA subsystems. In 2005, Infortrend introduced the
world's first FC-to-SAS RAID arrays to the market, combining high-speed 4G-FC
host ports with SAS hard drives to deliver improved reliability and availability
compared to Ultra320 SCSI and SATA drive technologies. Infortrend has dedicated
its RAID expertise to developing these successors to the groundbreaking
S12F-R/G1420, delivering enterprise-class networked storage with the following
main advantages:

* Reliability: the S12F-R1432 and S12F-G1433 come with built-in
hardware RAID 5 and RAID 6 to provide the highest levels of fault
tolerance for mission-critical data.
* Performance: in a RAID 5 end-to-end configuration, the S12F can
achieve up to 1420MB per second (MBps) s reads and 780MBps writes.
* Scalability: the S12F allows users to start with the storage
capacity they currently need and scale up to 60TB as more capacity
is required.
* Ease of management: the new S12F comes with SANWatch(r),
Infortrend's proprietary storage management software suite, which
allows IT personnel to manage complicated storage architectures
through a graphical, user-friendly interface. In addition to
comprehensive administration features, SANWatch enables advanced
data protection through snapshot and multi-pathing (EonPath)
functions.
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"Offering products that storage managers value and rely on is our goal, so we
designed the new S12F RAID arrays to address specific issues raised by our
customers," said Thomas Kao, director of global product planning at Infortrend
Technology Inc. "Our fifth-generation ASIC400 helps satisfy their need for
better performance, while SAS expansion ports address their scalability
requirements. SANWatch, our user-friendly storage management software suite,
gives IT managers an effective yet straightforward SAN management tool to help
them easily manage today's complex storage environments."

Target Markets and Uses

The S12F-R1432 and S12F-G1433 subsystems are ideal for direct-attached storage
(DAS), FC SANs, clustered servers, disk-to-disk backup, databases, imaging,
online data transactions, enterprise environments, and other applications.

EonStor S12F-R1432/S12F-G1433 Highlights

* 2U, 12-bay, redundant- or single-controller FC-to-SAS/SATA RAID
subsystem
* 4G-FC host ports enable outstanding performance for high-bandwidth
applications
* Concurrent support for SAS and SATA disk drives addresses the need
for tiered storage: SAS drives for mission-critical applications,
SATA drives for near-line backup or archives
* Built on Infortrend's fifth generation ASIC400 (Application
Specific Integrated Circuit) backbone
- Hardware RAID 5 and RAID 6 help protect data in the event of
drive failures
- Dedicated 18Gbps synchronous cache channels for improved RCC
(Redundant Controller Communication ) communication
* Multi-lane SAS expansion ports connect to EonStor JBODs for massive
add-on storage
- S12F-R1432 redundant-controller model connects to up to three
S12S-J1002-R JBODs, supporting up to 48 drives for 48TB of data
storage when using 1TB SATA hard drives
- S12F-G1433 single-controller model connects to up to four
S12S-J1000-G JBODs, supporting up to 60 drives for 60TB of data
storage when using 1TB SATA hard drives
* Comes with the SANWatch(r) software suite
Availability

The S12F-R1432 and S12F-G1433 are now available through Infortrend's worldwide
network of ODMs, distributors, and storage integrators.

About Infortrend

Infortrend, the networked storage expert, is a pioneer in cost-effective, high
performance storage products. The company provides EonStor(r) storage subsystems
and SANWatch(r) software for virtually all storage interfaces including Fibre
Channel, SAS, iSCSI, SCSI and SATA. For over a decade, Infortrend has provided
reliable, fault-tolerant technology to prominent OEMs, distributors, and storage
integrators worldwide. The company's core competency includes performance
optimized RAID ASICs, feature-rich firmware, and redundant, 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.

Infortrend, EonStor, SANWatch, and EonPath are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Infortrend Technology, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Infortrend Technology, Inc.
Infortrend: Asia Pacific
Jannie Chang
+886-2-22260126, ext. 8545
sales@infortrend.com

Fleishman-Hillard Munich GmbH
Infortrend: Germany
Robert Belle
+49 89 230 31 627
robert.belle@fleishmaneurope.com

Sturgeon Public Relations
Infortrend: North America
Steve Sturgeon
+1-858-472-5669
ssturgeon@san.rr.com

A3 Communications
Infortrend: UK
Federica Monsone
+44 (0) 1252 875 203
fred.monsone@a3communications.co.uk