Intel expands channel offerings with customizable storage system

DQC NEWS BUREAU

Targeting the ongoing growth of data and need for availability and protection of
storage, Intel Corporation announced a new storage server hardware platform that
can be customized for small-and-medium-sized businesses (SMBs). System builders
and integrators can couple the Intel Storage System SSR212CC with various
software solutions to create a Network Attached Storage (NAS) or Storage Area
Network (SAN) Appliance.

“Working with key ecosystem members to develop the Intel SSR212CC Storage
System, Intel now provides a standards-based hardware platform for system
integrators and resellers,” said Mike Wall, GM - Storage Group Marketing,
Intel. “With Intel's extensive network of channel partners who sell to SMBs,
the new Intel storage system enables them to provide customizable solutions to
meet ever-increasing customer demands for data availability and protection.”

The Intel Storage System SSR212CC is based on the low voltage Intel Xeon
processor and supports up to six terabytes of data distributed across 12 Serial
ATA (SATA) hard drives, allowing extra headroom for growth. This storage system
also supports hardware-based RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50, making data more
reliable and faster to access.

Operating system support for the Intel Storage System SSR212CC includes
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 and Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, as
well as Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0. The Intel Storage System SSR212CC uses
Xyratex's 2U chassis enclosure with integrated management that enhances field
serviceability and ensures the expansion capacities necessary for future data
requirements.

The Intel Storage System SSR212CC is available from participating Intel
channel members at a price below $3,000. More information is available at
www.intel.com/go/storagesystems.