VST to offer FireWire RAID Solution for Apple Macintosh Series Computers; VST FireRAID is World's Smallest High Performance RAID Array.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 1999-- VST VST VLT (Very Large Telescope) Survey Telescope VST Vietnam Standard Time (Gmt+0700) VST Virtual Studio Technology (Midiware music production technology) Technologies, Inc. a leading FireWire(TM), 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. and notebook peripherals developer, today announced the VST FireRAID(TM) Array designed to work with all FireWire equipped Macintosh computers from Apple(R) Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL AAPL Apple Computer, Inc. (stock symbol) AAPL American Association of Professional Landmen AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law AAPL Advance Audiovisual Presentation Limited AAPL Advocates for Arkansas Public Libraries ). The VST FireRAID Array includes custom hardware and software that allow multiple FireWire Hard Drives to be used together as a high performance RAID array by providing striping Interleaving or multiplexing data to increase speed. See disk striping. striping - data striping , mirroring and HFS volumes, all simultaneously. Like the VST FireWire Hard Drives, the smallest and most compact in the world, FireRAID is designed to be very small and compact . Measuring only 4.9in Wide x 6.8in Depth and 9in High, FireRAID is actually portable, and includes built-in Li-Ion battery backup capable of running the array for up to an hour in the event of loss of AC power. Used as an array, multiple drives provide significantly increased bandwidth in the form of Striping (RAID level 0). Striping is a method of streaming data to/from multiple drives simultaneously to achieve higher bandwidth. FireRAID also provides mirroring. Mirroring (RAID level 1) provides an identical, redundant copy of the volumes data on two drives in the array, so that a single drive failure will not result in loss of important data. In addition, FireRAID allows standard HFS volumes to be created. When Apple updates FireWire to allow for booting in the future, FireRAID will allow booting from HFS as well as mirrored volumes. The VST FireRAID Array tower consists of a very compact enclosure that houses up to four VST FireWire Hard Drives in any size or capacity ranging from 2GB to 14GB each. All existing VST FireWire Hard Drives may be used with FireRAID, and all of VST's existing ultra-compact FireWire Hard Drives may be used in the FireRAID Tower. The tower provides all FireWire connections to each drive which may be hot-plugged in to any available array slot. In addition, the tower provides uninterruptable power, with built-in Li-Ion battery backup, and may be powered from any AC power source worldwide. The Company plans to demonstrate FireRAID this week at Seybold in San Francisco. The VST FireRAID Array towers may be connected together to form larger arrays (up to 16 drives are supported). Data throughput is expected to range form 25 to 40MB/Sec (Mega Bytes per Second), depending on the particular mechanisms used. FireRAID is based on SoftRAID from SoftRAID, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . SoftRAID has been shipped on every Apple MacOS Server since 1994, and is recognized as the fastest, most reliable software based RAID solution available to Macintosh users. "VST is both pleased and excited to be the first company to provide a FireWire based RAID solution. High performance from such a small array that is portable and will stand up to abuse should allow many mobile applications that were previously unachievable. Built-in battery backup provides an uninterruptable power source that guarantees data integrity in the event of an AC power loss, even over an extended period," says Vincent Fedele, Chairman and Founder of VST Technologies, Inc. "SoftRAID has long been recognized as the leading RAID solution for Apple Macintosh users, and their outstanding reputation integrates well with VST's objective of creating best-in-class products for Macintosh users," adds Fedele. FireWire Standard FireWire is integrated into every Power Macintosh G3 series product configuration since January 1999, and is expected to proliferate quickly to all platforms and manufacturers over the next several quarters. FireWire, a technology invented by Apple, is a high-speed serial interface The High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI) is a differential ECL serial interface standard developed by Cisco Systems and T3plus Networking primarily for use in WAN router connections. It is capable of speeds up to 52 Mbit/s with cables up to 50 feet in length. and was adopted by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. as a standard (IEEE 1394) in 1995. FireWire is revolutionizing desktop and portable digital video by allowing broadcast-quality video authoring at low consumer price points. It's fast, supporting transfer speeds to 400Mbps. It's scalable, supporting up to 63 devices. It's hot-pluggable, so users may unplug/re-plug devices on the fly without the need to shutdown, or restart their computers. VST offers portable and desktop hard drives, Zip Drives in 100MB and 250MB capacities, PC Cards for mobile users and RAID arrays all in FireWire solutions. In addition to cross-platform compatibility with Microsoft Windows 98 SE and Windows 2000, the FireWire standard is being chosen for an ever-increasing array of consumer multimedia devices like set-top boxes, digital VCRs, DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. , DVD-RAM A rewritable DVD disc endorsed by the DVD Forum. Using phase change technology, DVD-RAMs are like removable hard disks, and the media can be rewritten 100,000 times compared to 1,000 times for DVD-RW and DVD+RW. The first DVD-RAM drives with a capacity of 2.6GB (single sided) or 5. , CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. , CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. , DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. and dozens of digital camcorders and professional still image cameras -- all equipped with FireWire built-in. VST's products can be viewed and purchased through their web site at www.vsttech.com and from major distributors, resellers and most major catalog mail-order providers. VST Technologies, Inc. is a market leader in the design, engineering and marketing of peripheral products for the notebook and desktop computer industries. VST peripheral products can be found as optional features or as after market add-ons from leading OEMs and from notebook manufacturers, including Apple Computer, Fujitsu, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , and 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) . In addition to notebook Zip100 Drives, SuperDisk(TM) Drives, Hard Drives, AC/DC AC/DC adj. Slang Having a bisexual orientation. [From the likening of a bisexual person to an appliance that works on either alternating or direct current. Power Adapters, Battery Chargers and Auto Adapters, VST Technologies, Inc. manufactures a wide array of FireWire(R) devices, see recent related FireWire and PowerBook press releases, as noted below. Recent Related Press Releases: (see our Web site: www.vsttech.com) BOSTON -- --August 30th, 1999 - VST First to Receive Microsoft Windows Certification for FireWire Drives --July 28th, 1999 - VST Technologies Announces Twelve New Peripherals for Apple's iBook(TM) --July 21st, 1999 - VST Software Upgrades for USB Floppy and FireWire Drives --July 21st, 1999 - VST - FireWire Zip Drives in two capacities 100/250 MB. --July 21st, 1999 - VST - FireWire Hard Drives Expanding capacities --July 21st, 1999 - VST - DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. ROM Upgrade Kit for the new PowerBook G3 --July 21st, 1999 - VST - Smart Charger and Ultimate Mobility Bundle --April 28th, 1999 - VST Technologies First to market with FireWire(R) Drives --May 10th, 1999 - Full Line of New Macintosh(R) PowerBook(R) G3 Series Accessories --May 10th, 1999 - New FireWire drives offer even more capacity, modularity, portability and FireWire connectivity across platforms FireRAID and.SoftRAID are trademarks of SoftRAID, LLC. Apple, FireWire, PowerBook, Macintosh and iBook are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. SuperDisk is a trademark of Imation Corp. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp. Zip is a registered trademark of Iomega Corp. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation |
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