CMS Products' Velocity Series Named Best of COMDEX.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2003 CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. Products Inc. (formerly CMS Peripherals), today announced its Velocity Series backup system Noun 1. backup system - a computer system for making backups ADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system - a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage was named "Best of COMDEX/Las Vegas 2003" in the Peripherals Category by PC Magazine and show organizer MediaLive International Inc. The Best of COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Awards recognize the most innovative and influential products and technologies exhibited at COMDEX/Las Vegas. A panel of editors and lab analysts from PC Magazine determined the Velocity Series to be the most noteworthy and impressive product in the Peripherals Category. Ten awards were announced in all, nine awards for their individual categories and one for "Best of Show." "The combination of the high data transfer speeds, external bootability, ease-of-use, and full-featured Bounceback Professional backup software See backup program. (tool, software) backup software - Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. sets CMS Products' Velocity Series apart from the competition and was a clear choice for the 'Best of COMDEX' award," said Senior Editor Jamie Bsales of PC Magazine. The Velocity Series is the industry's first comprehensive, all-in-one backup solution to incorporate a Serial ATA See SATA. Serial ATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment interface, providing users with complete backup, restore, disaster recovery capabilities and an externally bootable backup system. With the implementation of Serial ATA technology, the Velocity Series is capable of clocking transfer rates of up to 1.5Gb per second, which is over three times faster than backup systems incorporating 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. 2.0 or FireWire. The integration of Serial ATA technology makes the Velocity Series the first externally bootable device for Windows 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. . "This prestigious award for our new Velocity Series is a testament to the innovation and dedication of every member of the CMS team," said Ken Burke, president of CMS Products. "We look forward to continually developing best-in-breed solutions integrating the latest technologies that meet the evolving needs of consumers." Availability The Velocity Series will begin shipping in Q4 of 2003 in capacities ranging between 80GB and 200GB with prices starting at $299 MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) . All systems include a 3-year warranty. The Velocity Series is compatible with both Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems. All of CMS' solutions are available through major distributors, corporate resellers, mail order and direct from the company's Web site, www.cmsproducts.com. About CMS Products With over 4 million CMS storage solutions installed in more than 90 countries, the complete line of CMS storage products includes automatic backup solutions for both notebooks and desktops, backup and disaster recovery software, notebook hard drive upgrades and data transfer kits, and high capacity desktop hard drives. For more information, contact CMS Products Inc., 3095 Redhill Avenue, Costa Mesa, Calif. 92626, Phone: 800-327-5773 / 714-424-5520, Fax: 714-435-9504 or visit CMS' Web site at www.cmsproducts.com. CMS Products Inc. and Velocity Series are trademarks or registered trademarks of CMS Products Inc. Any other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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