BlackBall(R) and Newisys(R) Announce Joint Product; Award-Winning Company Embeds Industrial-Strength Search Into New Network Attached Storage Product.SAN DIEGO -- BlackBall(R) Inc., a leading provider of unstructured data management solutions, and Newisys, Inc., a leading developer of computing and storage designs, today announced that Newisys(R) will integrate BlackBall's SearchIn(TM) application with their NA-1400 Network Attached Storage (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 ) Appliance, providing a powerful tool for end users to dramatically reduce response time to real-time requests from customers, partners or co-workers. "As a premier Original Design Manufacturer (ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) A contract manufacturer that uses its own designs and intellectual property (IP). See contract manufacturer. ), Newisys is fueling growth in the NAS market with their recent product introductions," said BlackBall President, Patricia Brown. "However, users of NAS storage need tools to effectively manage their information. We're pleased to have the opportunity to apply BlackBall's technology to the Newisys NAS Appliance. This combined offering will provide an attractive solution to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and storage providers and resellers." "The external storage market is changing dramatically and solutions providers need ways to maximize profits, leverage modularity and reduce time-to-market. The Newisys-BlackBall combination joins a high-quality storage platform with on-board data management and search," said Barry Hutt, Director of Product Strategy and Market Development, Newisys. "We are very excited to combine our unparalleled design and vertical integration model with the SearchIn product offering." BlackBall's SearchIn Server Edition software runs on 32-bit Windows Server Operating Systems, RedHat, Debian, and SuSE Linux, Sun Solaris and Mac OS X. SearchIn Server Agents support the above plus HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , and Novell NetWare. SearchIn Network Storage Edition runs on Windows Storage Server A Windows-based network attached storage (NAS) operating system from Microsoft. Originally released as Windows Powered NAS, Windows Storage Server provides file and print sharing, but does not execute applications. As of Windows Storage Server 2003, it also stores Exchange Server data. See NAS. and ApplianceWare's NAS OS. SearchIn Archive Edition software runs on 32-bit Windows Server Operating Systems, RedHat, Debian, and SuSE Linux, Sun Solaris and Mac OS X. SearchIn Server is available as a free trial download at www.blackball.com. SearchIn Server Edition retails for $695.00, Server Edition Agents retail for $395.00, SearchIn Network Storage Edition retails for $695.00, SearchIn Archive Edition retails for between $2,995.00-$99,995.00 and SearchIn Professional Seat Licenses retail for $29.95. About BlackBall, Inc. BlackBall, Inc., located in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. , is the industry leader in Unstructured Data Management solutions, receiving awards from Networld+Interop and Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: Magazine. BlackBall was also named one of the Top 100 Private Companies in North America for 2005. For more information or to download a free 30-day trail version of SearchIn, please contact the BlackBall sales department at sales@blackball.com, (877) 808-2288, or visit www.blackball.com. About Newisys Newisys, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Sanmina-SCI, is an innovative design company developing and manufacturing easy-to-deploy computer and storage technology for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). A Newisys partnership provides the highest-level quality design synchronized with the world's most comprehensive global manufacturing infrastructures and supply chain through the manufacturing prowess of Sanmina-SCI. For more information, visit www.newisys.com. |
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