ADS Technologies Announces PYRO DV RAID Now Shipping; New FireWire RAID Kit Added to PYRO 1394 Storage Line.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CERRITOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2001 ADS Technologies Inc., a leader in FireWire/IEEE1394 devices, today announced the PYRO/FireWire-based PYRO DV RAID, a removable dual-bay drive enclosure See HDD cradle. designed for users requiring more storage or speed than just a single hard drive. The low-cost, customizable PYRO DV RAID accommodates two Ultra ATA-100/66 hard drives and includes Charismac RAID Plus software to support RAID levels 0 (striping Interleaving or multiplexing data to increase speed. See disk striping. striping - data striping ) and 1 (mirroring) using either Macintosh 9.x or Windows 2000 (Professional and Server) operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Unlike complicated SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. RAID systems, PYRO DV RAID features FireWire/1394 connectivity and can be set up within just minutes. Since drives are removable, data storage can be moved back and forth quickly and easily between workstations. "We have found increasing demand among video, audio and graphics professionals for large file storage," remarked Mike McCoy The name Mike McCoy may refer to two former NFL players with the Green Bay Packers:
PYRO DV RAID is a drive enclosure that holds two Ultra ATA 100/66 hard drives that are converted to FireWire/IEEE 1394. Once drives are installed, users can create a software-based RAID 0 array that combines the storage into a single volume to increase data transfer speeds. With PYRO DV RAID, a RAID 1 can also be created to protect against data loss in case of a drive failure. Charismac RAID Plus Charismac's RAID is mirroring and spanning software that transforms multiple storage devices into reliable, high-performance disk arrays in minutes. The Charismac RAID software has been engineered to run disk arrays at their maximum speed. It has become the standard in the digital video and pre press markets thanks to its speed, ease of use and reliability. The Charismac RAID software requires no system extension, allowing arrays to be moved from machine to machine, mounting automatically. System Requirements -- Windows 2000 or Mac OS 9.x -- 200 Mhz Pentium processor or greater -- 32 MB RAM -- 1 MB hard disk space -- Available FireWire/1394 port -- Two (2) IDE hard drives to be installed in RAID enclosure Availability PYRO DV RAID is now available through ADS Technologies' network of online and retail channels worldwide at an estimated street price of US$399. For more information, visit (URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. ) http://www.adstech.com. ADS Technologies Inc. ADS Technologies Inc. brings the cutting-edge technology of upgrade, multi-media, network and presentation solutions to the personal computer marketplace. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. manufactures USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. and 1394 hardware, and scan converters for both PCs and Macs. For more information or graphics, visit the ADS Technologies' Web site at http://www.adstech.com. |
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