DATARAM INTRODUCES SECOND-GENERATION DATARAID(R) FAMILY MEMBER - New DTM4000 RAID Subsystem Provides Scalable, Leading-Edge Controller Architecture with Unmatched Performance and Fault Tolerance.PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 30, 1995--Dataram Corporation, a leading manufacturer of memory and RAID storage products today announced the expansion of it's DATARAID(R) family of RAID storage subsystems with the DTM DTM dermatophyte test medium. 4000 Series based on next generation controller technology, providing unsurpassed performance in combination with fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. data storage. The DATARAID family now ranges from low-capacity (4 GB to 30 GB), high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. subsystems and trademarked RAID-Ready(TM) technology to fault tolerant class, high-capacity (up to 129 GB), high performance subsystems serving the HP, Sun, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , and DEC markets. The DTM4000's significant performance boosts are a result of a new controller architecture which uses concurrent 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 processing with read and write cache memory in conjunction with an internal Peripheral Component Interconnect See PCI. (hardware) Peripheral Component Interconnect - (PCI) A standard for connecting peripherals to a personal computer, designed by Intel and released around Autumn 1993. PCI is supported by most major manufacturers including Apple Computer. (PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). ) system bus. This new controller architecture delivers throughput capabilities of more than 3,000 I/Os per second. In addition to performance enhancements, the PCI bus PCI bus - Peripheral Component Interconnect allows the DTM4000 to quickly incorporate emerging interface technologies (such as Fast-20 and Fibre Channel). "Customers today require `no compromise' storage solutions," said Rich Vito, Dataram's Storage Program Manager. "The DTM4000 provides reliable, fault tolerant, high-capacity storage with performance superior to any product on the market today. It has been specifically designed for Client/Server environments where ease of use and self-maintenance are critical." The DTM4000 subsystems are based on the same modular, flexible design that characterize Dataram's DATARAID family of RAID storage systems. The DTM4000 provides selectable levels of fault tolerance and data availability with support for RAID levels 0, 1 (10), 3 and 5. DATARAID storage solutions allow users to custom configure a storage scheme that best suits data storage requirements today - and provides a growth path to meet requirements as they evolve. The easy upgrade design and built-in technology migration path ensure the users' ability to optimize their total storage investment. The DTM4000 is designed for easy integration into any computer environment. It is available in a pedestal configuration, which houses from five to 20 full-height 3.5 inch disk drives, or an industry-standard 19 inch rack mount configuration, which houses from 5 to 30 disk drives. The subsystem's overall storage capacity ranges from 10.5 to 128.7 GB with either single or dual active controller configurations, depending upon performance and host interface requirements. All components in the DTM4000 are customer-replaceable and hot-swappable while the unit is fully operational including: disk drives, fan modules, controllers, and power supplies. The DTM4000 never has to be taken offline, even for maintenance. Standard warranty on all subsystem hardware is five years. Dataram also offers a cost-effective Express Spares Service (ESS) in conjunction with initial installation and Consulting Service (ISS/ICS). Pricing on the DTM4000 subsystems starts at $33,300 for single quantities. Quantity pricing is available upon request. Founded in 1967, Dataram Corp. has been making high-quality memory and storage products longer than the combined total of nearly all other manufacturers. Today Dataram offers a broad range of memory and storage products for workstations, servers, and minicomputers in the open systems environment. Dataram is headquartered in Princeton, N.J. with offices throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and in Asia/Pacific. Dataram Corp. is a member of the RAID Advisory Board A Massachusetts-based organization founded in 1992 that was involved with education, standardization and classification of RAID storage systems. See RAID. . The company's stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. under the symbol DTM. For sales information call 1-800-DATARAM. CONTACT: Dataram Corporation, Princeton Carol Battaglia, 609/799-0071 |
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