Conley delivers the industry's fastest disk and RAID software -- SoftRAID 1.5 for MacOS.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 1996--Conley Corp. today announced SoftRAID 1.5 user-friendly software for creating and maintaining single disk and RAID volumes for MacOS-based computers. SoftRAID employs a highly optimized, native PowerPC driver, resulting in the fastest single disk and RAID performance on the market -- faster than Apple's driver and all third party driver. For RAID-0 small I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output performance, Conley SoftRAID is up to 50 percent faster than its competition. SoftRAID can even improve single disk, small I/O performance by up to 7 percent over Apple's driver, since Apple's driver is not PowerPC-native. SoftRAID can also take over existing volumes, even existing RAID volumes, for an immediate performance benefit for any user. "In addition to delivering unmatched performance, SoftRAID is built to Apple Workgroup Server Apple Workgroup Server (AWS or sometimes WGS) and, later, Macintosh Server, were the names given to selected models of Macintosh computers which were sold by Apple Computer with additional server software and sometimes bigger hard drives. engineering specifications, making it the most reliable, easy-to-use software of its class," said Ron Searls, director of engineering for Conley Corp. SoftRAID includes an intuitive graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to with drag-and-drop simplicity that can be used to create RAID 0, RAID 1, and standard Mac volume types (HFS (Hierarchical File System) The file system used in the Macintosh. The first version, known as "Mac OS Standard," was introduced in 1985. HFS+, an enhanced version, came out in 1998 in preparation for the upcoming Mac OS X operating system. volumes). SoftRAID can create multiple HFS volumes on one disk, and supports any combination of volume types on the same array of hard drives. Online help is available at all times through Apple Guide. SoftRAID's unique features include: PowerPC native driver performance, network notification, foreign language versions, fibre channel and SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. support, weighted striping Interleaving or multiplexing data to increase speed. See disk striping. striping - data striping for performance, more PCI card support, 2 Terabyte volumes, 16 disks per stripe, and the ability to take over existing RAID volumes. SoftRAID requires no system extensions, can create Mirrored volumes (RAID 1 disk arrays) from standard MacOS volumes without reformatting, repartitioning, or erasing existing data, and activates a unique syunchronization check at boot time to verify the integrity of Mirrored volumes. "This SoftRAID upgrade is an example of Conley's commitment to optimizing disk performance and ensuring data availability for the MacOS," said Ric Calvillo, president of Conley Corp. "With products like SoftRAID, Conley continues its RAID software engineering leadership." Conley SoftRAID 1.5 will be available through certified Conley dealers and OEMs on Jan. 6, 1997. Users of Apple RAID, developed by Conley and currently bundled with Apple's Workgroup Servers, can take advantage of the new SoftRAID driver. Upgrading to SoftRAID 1.5 will allow access to any PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). SCSI host adapter The controlling electronics for SCSI contained on a printed circuit board that plugs into the computer's motherboard. A SCSI host adapter is often called a "SCSI controller." See SCSI. for optimal performance. SoftRAID is also available from Power Computing as part of the Power Computing RAID Kit. SoftRAID's suggested list price is $299. Apple RAID users can upgrade to SoftRAID 1.5 for $149. Conley Corp., established in 1992, is a leader in multi-host, high-availability, high-performance RAID storage systems and management software for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Windows NT, and MacOS-based network servers. For additional company and product information, visit Conley's Web site @ http://www.conley.com -0- SoftRAID is a trademark of Conley Corp. All other products mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective companies. For additional product information contact: Conley Corp., sales & marketing, 420 Lexington Ave., Suite 1609, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10017, Ph: 212/682-0100, fax: 212/682-0071, e-mail: info@conley.com CONTACT: Conley Corp. Mark James, 415/383-3793 |
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