Zetera Unveils 3rd Generation Network Storage Platform Based on Z-SAN(R) Technology.Extensible "Z3" Design Enables SoIP for Both Consumer and Business Products from a Single Platform IRVINE, Calif. -- Zetera Corporation, a developer of breakthrough network storage technology, today unveiled its 3rd generation network storage platform based on the company's next generation Z-SAN[R] technology. The Z3 platform provides a unique platform for networking and storage manufacturers, enabling them to deliver both consumer and business products on the same core platform, while leveraging their engineering investment. "Our new Z3 platform enables our licensee partners to deliver unique solutions based on 3rd generation Z-SAN technology across multiple market segments," said Zetera 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. Chuck Cortright. "Partners can now focus on building solutions, while minimizing the development expense and amortizing program costs across many product lines." Z-SAN SoIP architecture uses Internetworking Protocol (IP) to deliver all of the benefits of a Storage Area Network (SAN) without the expense or complexity. Unlike other storage architectures, Z-SAN technology simultaneously optimizes the four fundamental factors that drive the success of a network storage system - scalability, performance, reliability and cost. Z-SAN technology offers network storage that is simple enough to be configured and managed by non-technical users and cuts costs by eliminating expensive hardware. "Z3 represents the incorporation of the combined experience from over 100,000 customers into a robust platform that takes our Z-SAN technology and SoIP to the next level," continued Cortright. "We expect our Z3 platform to further accelerate the deployment of Z-SAN technology into the storage market, and we're excited to see the first Z3-based products come to market in early 2007." Key features of Zetera's Z3 platform include: * Highly extensible SoIP platform enables a single reference design to be leveraged across multiple product lines: from 2-bay consumer products to multi-U rackmount storage systems. * Small footprint of roughly the size of a business card enables integration into small desktop and AV component form factors. * 3rd generation design builds on combined success and experience of the 100,000 plus units in the market. * Based on Marvell's 88F5182 "Orion" SOC with integrated SATA-2 controller and Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. network connectivity. * 3rd Generation firmware A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power. Firmware includes flash, ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM technologies. When holding program instructions, firmware can be thought of as "hard software." See flash memory, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM and FOTA. that provides enhanced performance and reliability. * 3rd Generation management application that provides enriched feature-set, enhanced fault management, automated volume recovery and accelerated performance. Products based on Z-SAN technology are simple to install, configure and manage. In addition, they offer native virtualization The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , delivering storage and data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. across multiple devices in different locations, without the burden of complex and expensive virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. software. Zetera-enabled storage can reside anywhere on the network, making it available to be shared, spanned with other network storage, or mirrored to any location. The announcement of Zetera's Z3 platform comes concurrently with the announcement of Zetera's support for Mac OS X. These announcements are the latest advancements in a breakthrough year for the adoption of Z-SAN technology, as evidenced by the recent announcement that more than 100,000 SAN devices based on Zetera technology have shipped worldwide since their debut in September 2005; as well as the building of a 1.4 petabyte One quadrillion bytes (one trillion kilobytes). Also PB, Pbyte and P-byte. See peta, binary values and space/time. (unit) petabyte - 2^50 = 1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes = 1024 terabytes or roughly 10^15 bytes. 1024 petabytes is one exabyte. storage array for a research project at MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology which uses the same low cost Z-SAN enclosures that are being sold to the SMB market See SMB. . The Z3 platform is available immediately for licensing. For more information on the reference design, go to www.zetera.com. About Zetera Corporation Zetera Corporation is the developer of Z-SAN[R] technology, a SoIP (Storage over Internetworking Protocol) technology that enables networked storage to be realized at unprecedented price-performance levels. The technology was invented by the creators of the IDE (1) (Integrated Development Environment) A set of programs run from a single user interface. For example, programming languages often include a text editor, compiler and debugger, which are all activated and function from a common menu. and ATAPI (AT Attachment Packet Interface) The specification for ATA (IDE) tape drives and CD-ROMs. See IDE. ATAPI - AT Attachment Packet Interface disk drive standards, which have shipped in billions of disk drives. Leveraging the latest IP advances, Zetera has created a new class of network storage technology that is superior in performance, cost, scalability and compatibility to all other types of network storage. Based in Irvine, California Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28 1971, the 69.7 square mile (180.5 km²) city has a population of 202,079 (as of 2007). , Zetera licenses its technology to leading storage, computer, peripheral and device manufacturers worldwide, including NETGEAR and Bell Microproducts. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.zetera.com. Zetera([TM]) and the Zetera logo are trademarks of Zetera Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. [c] 2006 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. 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