MaxVision Announces the Ultimate Compact, Ruggedized, Portable Mass Storage Expansion Units.MaxVision Introduces the TeraPac3 Mass Storage Expansion Unit with up to 8 TB of Removable SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. Drive Storage, Compact Rugged Casing, and Air Filtering System HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Today, MaxVision[R] Corporation introduced the TeraPac[R]3 mass storage expansion unit at DCGS DCGS Distributed Common Ground System DCGS Distributed Common Ground Station DCGS Distributed Common Ground/Surface System (US DoD) DCGS Delaware County Genealogical Society (Ohio and Pennsylvania) Worldwide, Norfolk, VA. MaxVision's patent pending third generation portable mass storage expansion system, TeraPac3, provides an integrated compact chassis which will accommodate any of the MaxVision HDPac removable drive (1) A device that spins, reads and writes an optical disc, hard magnetic disk or floppy (magnetic) disk, which is inserted into the unit by means of a drive tray or cartridge slot. Examples of removable drive media are CDs, DVDs, REV disks and Zip disks. See removable disk. magazines and supports up to eight 3.5" SATA removable hard drives. The TeraPac3 currently supports 320 GB, 500 GB and 750 GB SATA hard drives, and with the availability of 1 TB SATA drives (second half of 2007) gives the TeraPac3 a potential storage capacity of 8 TB, with up to 2.4 GB/sec transfer rate. "The industry's desire for mass storage in the field in adverse conditions is a tall order to fill," states Bruce Imsand, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Founder of MaxVision Inc., "the TeraPac3 has fulfilled this need." Constructed from anodized machined aluminum the TeraPac3 can be transported via a custom Pelican 1440 roller case which provides drop protection up to 24." The TeraPac3 can operate in environments from 0-50aeC and the "Baghdad Filter" system keeps fine particles Fine particles are an air pollutant mainly produced by cars running on diesel. Other sources are the combustion of fossil fuels in power plants and various industrial processes. out of the disks and power systems. Its integrated 300 watt universal power can be operated from 90 VAC (Volts Alternating Current) See volt and AC. to 264 VAC at 50/60 Hz or 400 Hz. The TeraPac3 is not only an option for the MaxPac family of rugged portable workstations; it is also designed to work with any computer which has space for PCIe x4, x8 or x16 or PCI-X (PCI eXtended) An enhanced PCI bus technology originally developed by IBM, HP and Compaq that is backward compatible with existing PCI cards. PCI and 32-bit PCI-X slots are physically the same, and PCI cards can plug into PCI-X slots. RAID controller. These combined features of the TeraPac3 make it ideal for Military applications, as well as the Entertainment and Mapping industries. The TeraPac3 key features include: * Extremely compact, removable hard drive expansion system * Optional configurations (8 x 320 GB, 8 x 500 GB, 8 x750 GB and 8 x 1 TB SATA) HDPac8 removable drive magazines, 2 and 4 drive magazines can be mixed and matched in the same TeraPac3 * Global power system supports 90-to-264 VAC at 50-to-400 Hz and 90-to-380 VDC VDC Volts Direct Current VDC Venture Development Corporation VDC Vehicle Dynamic Control VDC Village Development Committee (Nepal) VDC Virtual Data Center VdC Verband der Cigarettenindustrie * Interfaces via two mini eSAS x 4 cables to special 3Ware RAID controller * 0-50 degrees Celsius operating temperature with features for quiet operations * Advanced air filtration system Pricing Pricing for the TeraPac3 begins at $5,050 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . About MaxVision Founded in 1993, MaxVision is a rapidly growing specialty portable/deployable workstation and server company focused only on the most demanding applications requiring extreme performance, large multiple displays, large hard drive storage, and robust performance in adverse environments. MaxVision focuses on emerging demanding applications for military intelligence, counter-terrorism and streaming media and uncompressed HD video. MaxVision is also a mass custom engineering/manufacturing company that provides total custom design and manufacturing services for aerospace, defense, and commercial partners where no solutions are presently available. Editors: the following downloadable images are available by visiting the associated links: TeraPac3: Mass Storage Expansion Unit http://www.maxvision.com/pressimages/TeraPac3.zip. |
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