American Megatrends Announces Networked Storage Partnership with SANZ.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Editorial Summary -- SANZ SANZ Standards Association of New Zealand SANZ South Africans in New Zealand (charitable trust) will resell AMI's StorTrends(R) 2104 NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular hardware and StorTrends NAS Software v2.2 to provide its customers with a complete, low-end storage solution American Megatrends American Megatrends Incorporated (AMI) is a Georgia, USA based hardware company that creates PC hardware and firmware. It was founded in 1985 by the current chairman and president, S. Shankar. Inc. (AMI), a leader in storage and computing innovations worldwide, today announced SANZ (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :SANZ) will resell AMI's Linux-based StorTrends(R) NAS 2104 hardware, bundled with its Linux-based StorTrends NAS software version 2.2, as a value-added, low-end storage solution. "After testing several workgroup NAS offerings from the market, SANZ found AMI's stability in the marketplace and its StorTrends NAS solution to be the perfect complement to our product offering," said George Crump, Vice President of Product Development at SANZ Inc. "StorTrends 2104's small form factor makes it ideal for use in space-conscious environments and as a 'third tier' in a tiered storage or Information Lifecycle Management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. deployment." By integrating AMI's StorTrends NAS to its Tiered Storage(TM) Model, SANZ is able to provide a complete hardware, software and data storage solution to its customers' storage management infrastructure. "AMI recognizes SANZ as one of the country's premier storage solution providers. We are proud to be selected by SANZ as their choice for an entry-level NAS device," said Michael Patellis, AMI national sales manager. The StorTrends 2104 supports up to four hard drives, a Pentium(R) 4 CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , up to 3 GB DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory memory and dual Gb/Ethernet in a 1U form factor. Bundled with AMI's newly upgraded Linux-based StorTrends NAS software v2.2 and AMI's SRM (1) (Storage Resource Management) The management of the storage resources in an organization in order to avoid duplication of files and to determine space utilization across all servers. Express management software that allows the administrator to manage multiple NAS servers across the network, the StorTrends 2104 targets customers seeking a cost-effective, entry-level to mid-range storage solution. With the growing need by its customers worldwide to implement a Linux-based NAS to reduce their total cost of storage management, AMI recently released the StorTrends NAS software upgrade (v2.2) to allow for the implementation of a user-friendly GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. in a wide variety of languages. StorTrends NAS software v2.2 features a fast hardware setup, increased reliability with mirroring support and Enhanced Active Directory Service (eADS) support that allows administrators to easily change the access rights from the client. Multiple language support includes Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French and German. About AMI Founded in 1985, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has dedicated its resources to providing OEMs, resellers and systems integrators with leading edge computer technologies. Privately held, AMI is best known for AMIBIOS AMIBIOS American Megatrends, Incorporated, Basic Input/Output System , but also supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software and utilities to over 55 percent of today's high-tech manufacturers. AMI offers high-density motherboards, disk subsystems and innovative storage solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S. and throughout the world including Chennai, Munich, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo to better serve its customers. For more information on AMI products and services, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com. Statement of Liability: (C) 2004 American Megatrends Inc. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. StorTrends is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc. Other products mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. American Megatrends reserves the right to update, change and/or modify these products at anytime. |
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