agami Systems Leads the Industry With 1,000 Megabytes Per Second Streaming NAS System -- the AIS 6000 Series; Single 5U Rack Mount System Delivers Groundbreaking Performance, Simplified Management at Commodity Prices.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- agami Systems Inc., a leading developer of next-generation information server solutions, announced today the availability of its new family of high-speed NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular systems, the AIS 6000. The AIS 6000 series, which includes the AIS6112 and AIS6119, delivers industry leading aggregate read throughput performance of over 1,000 megabytes (MB) per second from a single 5U chassis. Additionally, the AIS6112 system is optimized for a total raw capacity of 12 terabytes (TB) and the AIS6119 system is configured for 19.2TB. The AIS 6000 series provides enterprises with exceptional functionality, increased performance and capacity, and simplified management with dramatically reduced cost of ownership. "agami's information server line was architected from the ground up to address the pain points of IT managers," said David Stiles, Chief Technologist at agami Systems. "With carefully selected technology partners, we've brought to market a key differentiator in the NAS market; a product line that allows for a far wider use of NAS than previously possible. The unique 5U chassis design that we've incorporated into the 6000 series harnesses the latest in mainstream technologies, resulting in breakthrough performance and significant cost reductions for enterprises." The AIS6000 series shatters NAS performance levels by achieving over 1 gigabyte (GB)/sec from a single 5U, 48 drive server. With an intuitive system management interface, the AIS6000 is available in 12TB and 19TB configurations and ships with 12GB of memory and 2GB of NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM) May refer to dynamic RAM (DRAM) and static RAM (SRAM) chips that are backed up by a battery or to non-volatile chips such as flash memory. See non-volatile memory, dynamic RAM, static RAM and solid state disk. . Other key features of the AIS6000 series include: --The world's first NAS system that incorporates symmetrical multi-processing (SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. ) with ccNUMA based on four 64-bit AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Opteron(TM) processors --Pushes the design of HyperTransport(TM) by using the 2.4GB/second point-to-point data link for connecting 48 disk drive and 12 network ports included in the AIS 6000 family design --High-performance and low power consumption leveraging Western Digital's WD Caviar(TM)-RE 400GB enterprise-class 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. hard drives designed with distributed sparing and support for RAID-5/ES --Enterprise-class features and reliability provided by the agamiOS(TM) software that includes agamiFS(TM), an easy-to-use, policy-based management GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. , 64-bit file system, and agamiFSR(TM), an integral network-efficient file system replication --Supports a wide range of Microsoft Windows(R), 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). and Linux client platforms using industry-standard NFS (Network File System) The file sharing protocol in a Unix network. This de facto Unix standard, which is widely known as a "distributed file system," was developed by Sun. See file sharing protocol and WebNFS. NFS - Network File System and CIFS (Common Internet File System) The file sharing protocol used in Windows. It evolved out of the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol in DOS, which is why the terms CIFS/SMB and SMB/CIFS are sometimes seen. The word "Internet" in the CIFS name has little relevance. protocols, as well as backup and restore using NDMP (Network Data Management Protocol) An open standard for backing up data in a heterogeneous environment. Developed by Network Appliance and IntelliGuard Software, NDMP uses a common data format which is written to and read from drivers for the specific disk and and industry leading backup systems "Today's storage systems play an increasing critical role in the enterprise and top performance of these systems is a priority," said John Wernke, vice president of marketing for agami Systems. "From digital imaging needs to complex data processing, enterprises demand a full list of storage features, reliability, availability and management simplicity, which has been the hallmark of agami's Information Servers. The AIS system was specifically designed for corporate environments to experience the high-end functionality and superior performance they need from NAS, but at significantly lower prices." Pricing and Availability Pricing for the AIS6000 series starts at $62,995. The AIS6000 and AIS3000 product lines are available now. agami Systems is offering qualified businesses an opportunity to try its systems for a 30-day trial period. About agami Systems Inc. agami Systems is a leading provider of next-generation network attached storage (NAS) systems that dramatically reduce customers' total cost of ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ). The company's AIS3000 and AIS6000 information servers deliver unparalleled functionality, breakthrough performance and a simple, intuitive user interface -- at significantly low price points. agami is based in Sunnyvale, California and is backed by the financial strength of top venture capital companies, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, New Enterprise Associates, Alta Partners, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, Advanced Equity Investments and Apex Venture Partners. For more information about agami and its products, please visit the company's website at www.agami.com. All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies. |
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