BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- ProStor Systems, the leading
developer of removable disk (http://www.rdxstorage.com/) storage systems,
continues to expand market penetration of its removable disk storage solutions
by announcing the availability of RDX(R) technology with entry-level HP
ProLiant servers and HP xw series workstations. These removable disk backup
solutions are easy to use and affordable, and allow small businesses to store
data off-site as part of their disaster recovery plans. HP StorageWorks RDX
removable disk cartridges
(http://h71016.www7.hp.com/ctoBases.asp?oi=E9CED&BEID=19701&SBLID=&ProductLine
Id=450&FamilyId=2831&LowBaseId=21630&LowPrice=$2,499.00), in 160 GB and 320 GB
capacities, are available immediately.
"The adoption of RDX technology proves that users value the speed and
reliability of disk, but need high-capacity removable media for data
protection and disaster recovery applications," said Steve Georgis, CEO and
president of ProStor Systems. "Today's announcement of the availability of
RDX technology with entry-level HP servers and HP workstations provides
customers with an integrated data protection solution that offers all the
performance attributes of disk and the offsite storage capabilities of
removable media."
With a current installed base of more than 85,000 end users worldwide, RDX
backup and data retention solutions have captured 90 percent of the removable
disk market for business server and workstation backup. A recent IDC report
estimates that revenue from removable disk solutions will exceed $500 million
by 2012.*
"Increasingly, SMBs are looking at low-cost, high-capacity removable
storage to meet their ever growing data storage needs," said Robert Amatruda,
research director tape and removable storage at IDC. "By adding ProStor's RDX
technology to its removable portfolio, HP is demonstrating its commitment to
address customer needs beyond its current set of complementary storage
solutions."
RDX technology reduces the typical data backup window from hours to
minutes and allows users to back up 100 GB of data in less than an hour.
Additionally, RDX disk systems include a dock and cartridge that contains a
mobile 2.5-inch hard disk drive in a shock-proof design. Its robust design
ensures customers have a secure, durable backup system that can withstand
environmental contaminants and sustain a fall of up to one meter. View
(http://h71016.www7.hp.com/html/interactive/rdx/model.html?jumpid=in_HP3D_3d/S
TO/rdx|3DCENTRAL|flash) a video of the HP StorageWorks RDX removable disk
system.
RDX solutions are compatible with most popular backup software. The
removable disk systems are forward and backward compatible, meaning today's
docks will work with tomorrow's cartridges and vice versa. For example, the
highest capacity RDX cartridge currently available is fully read/write
compatible with the very first RDX systems shipped two years ago.
About ProStor Systems
ProStor Systems (http://www.prostorsystems.com/) is the leader in
enterprise-class removable disk storage systems for backup and data
preservation providing the benefits of online storage with the economics of
offline storage. ProStor InfiniVault(TM) virtualizes removable disk with
network disk to dramatically lower data retention costs and power consumption.
The ProStor InfiniVault (http://www.prostorsystems.com/infinivault.php) data
preservation operating system also simplifies how IT professionals in
departments and small through mid-tier companies can provide users with low-
cost, long-term data availability to meet even the most stringent governance,
regulatory and legal retention requirements.
ProStor's InfiniVault won a bronze award as Product of the Year in the
backup and disaster recovery category by Searchstorage.com. ProStor Systems
is the developer of RDX technology, the de facto standard in removable disk.
Available worldwide through a variety of OEMs, RDX solutions provide the
performance and reliability of disk while exceeding the removability and long-
term retention benefits traditionally associated with tape.
*Source: IDC, "Worldwide Removable Hard Disk Drive 2008-2012 Forecast and
Analysis: the Quest for a Viable Tape Replacement," Doc #210169, January 2008.
ProStor and RDX are registered trademarks of ProStor Systems, Inc. The
ProStor and InfiniVault logos are trademarks of ProStor Systems, Inc. All
other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
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