RAID, Inc. Announces the Industry’s Fastest SATA-2 Based Storage Solutions

Lawrence, Mass. – RAID, Incorporated™ announced the industry's highest performing line of SATA-2 based storage solutions. The Falcon II is the latest addition to RAID's Falcon series of SATA storage systems. The Falcon II features a robust architecture that combines affordable, high-capacity SATA-2 drive technology with 2Gb Fibre-Channel or Ultra-320 SCSI host interface options. RAID, Inc.'s Falcon II utilizes the latest advances in SATA-2 disk technology including NCQ (Native Command Queuing).

The Falcon II solution is designed for applications requiring extremely high-performance in non-mission critical applications. The system is ideal for a large set of applications that previously required more expensive Fibre-Channel or SCSI disk technologies. The performance is unprecedented with sustained throughput of over 380mbs/sec on Writes and 400mbs/sec on Reads.

The extreme performance is based on new architecture which incorporates a 266 MHz ASIC, integrated dual PCI-X bus design and support for double data rate (DDR) memory which provides internal bandwidth up to 2GB/sec, making it ideal for high-throughput applications.

“The Falcon II addresses the requirement for extremely high-performance and affordable storage” stated RAID, Inc CEO Greg Morris. “This introduction allows us to further penetrate more markets by providing a solution that is backed by our un-paralleled service and support offerings. It is essentially a solution that provides our customers Tier 1 storage performance at Tier 2 price points,” added Morris.

Applications Served by the Falcon II include:

• VTL (Virtual Tape Library)
• HD (High-Definition Post production and Broadcast)
• Scientific Computing Applications
• Advanced Archiving
• Content Management and Retrieval

The Falcon II can also be combined with StorageWatch®, RAID Inc.'s real-time storage monitoring and administration service.

About RAID Incorporated
Headquartered in Lawrence, MA, RAID Incorporated is a managed storage services provider (MSSP) and designs customized storage systems and solutions. RAID Incorporated's flagship service StorageWatch® is the industries only real-time monitoring and managed storage service which reduces customers total cost of ownership by reducing operational costs associated with maintaining and administering storage systems while increasing data availability. Since 1994, RAID has been devoted to researching and developing leading edge technologies while providing twenty-four hour support services to become one of the industry leaders. RAID specializes in solving compute, application, and disaster recovery needs with a unique platform combining hardware, software, and services. www.raidinc.com

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