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To: Alan Hume who wrote (2983)	4/14/1998 10:11:00 AM
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PMD Certifies Seagate, Quantum and IBM 18 Gigabyte Drives Increasing Capacity of The MAST Family of RAID Solutions biz.yahoo.com >>>>>>>>>>>>Tuesday April 14, 8:07 am Eastern Time Company Press Release PMD Certifies Seagate, Quantum and IBM 18 Gigabyte Drives Increasing Capacity of The MAST Family of RAID Solutions Certification Of Three Major Disk Drive Vendors Strengthens PMD's Commitment to Open Industry Standards and Non-proprietary Freedom-of-Choice For Customers Worldwide IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1998-- Pacific Micro Data Inc., a leading vendor of high-availability, platform independent RAID storage solutions for high-end NT-based servers and enterprise-class corporate UNIX servers, Tuesday announced certification of 18 gigabyte (GB) UltraSCSI 7200 RPM 3.5-inch disk drives from Seagate, Quantum and IBM. These new high-capacity drives double the capacity of the MAST family of RAID solutions: the Workgroup 800 now supports up to 291 GB, the Departmental 2400 now supports 436 GB, and the Enterprise 4800 now supports 764 GB in a single subsystem (Terabyte capacities achievable through multiple systems). ''These new high-capacity 18 GB drives deliver lower cost per megabyte and increased scalability for growing storage needs within OLTP, data warehousing, Web, clustering, document imaging, and video delivery applications,'' said Maury Loomis, director of marketing for Pacific Micro Data Inc. ''By certifying three major disk drive vendors, PMD strengthens its' commitment to open industry standards and non-proprietary freedom-of-choice for customers worldwide''. Availability, Pricing, and Support The entire MAST Family of RAID Solutions is now shipping with 18 GB UltraSCSI 7200 RPM disk drives. Configured with three 18 GB disk drives, a Workgroup 800 with an Adaptec Ultra SCSI RAID controller, PMD's embedded network storage management, 32MB of mirrored cache, and On-site warranty for 3 years is list priced at $14,685. About the products PMD's MAST Family of RAID Solutions feature PMD's exclusive embedded network-attached storage management that delivers universal, centralized Web browser access via the MAST View(R) Manager, event notifications via SMTP email/SNMP, and system monitoring over a direct-to-subsystem TCP/IP Ethernet connection. This eliminates OS-specific device drivers and client-side interfaces, simplifying installation and ongoing maintenance for fast-paced IS departments. For more information visit pmdraid.com. About Pacific Micro Data Inc. (PMD) Founded in 1989, PMD designs, manufactures and provides high-availability, platform-independent RAID storage solutions for high-end NT-based PC servers and enterprise-class corporate UNIX servers. PMD's products are sold through distributors, OEMs and system integrators worldwide. PMD is located at 16751 Millikan Ave., Irvine, CA 92606. Phone: 714/955-9090, Fax: 714/955-9490. All trademarks are the property of their respective companies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Pacific Micro Data Inc. Maury Loomis, 714/955-9090 m_loomis@pmicro.com<<<<<<