To: Joan Sherman who wrote (18885 ) 10/28/1998 9:36:00 AM From: Lhn5 Respond to of 29386
From Animated Films to Aerodynamic Simulation: MAXSTRAT Storage Servers Expand the Possibilities MILPITAS, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 28, 1998-- -- number of terabytes installed has doubled in the last year -- The increasing popularity of the Gen5 product family has allowed MAXSTRAT(R) to become the leading provider of high performance RAID storage servers to a wide variety of industries, from animation to petroleum, automotive to scientific research. The number of terabytes installed by MAXSTRAT(R) has more than doubled in the last year, a clear indication of the company's recognition in the market. Industry leaders across the spectrum are requesting MAXSTRAT(R) storage servers for their speed, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. For animators, the Gen5 means less time waiting for large digital files to download; for automotive engineers, it means more accurate crash testing in less time; for scientific researchers, it means easier and faster access and processing for critical data. In all, MAXSTRAT(R) storage servers increase productivity and therefore expand the possibilities for business, science, and creativity. MAXSTRAT(R) customers include DreamWorks SKG and Walt Disney (animation), Ford and BMW (automotive), Veritas DGC and Western Geophysical (petroleum), and Lawrence Livermore, ONERA, and RIKEN (research). These industry leaders are attracted to MAXSTRAT(R)'s Gen5 storage servers as a means of staying competitive. The Gen5 product family provides investment protection through its industry standard Gigabit Fibre Channel, SCSI, and HIPPI connectivity to servers. It has industry-leading performance of over 250 MBytes/s aggregate sustained data transfer rate. Multiple concurrent support for RAID configurations (0,1,3,5) per volume optimizes an application's data structures, and redundant components (dual processors, N + 1 power, UPS, etc.) provide for high availability. MAXSTRAT(R) Corporation was founded in 1986 to provide reliable, cost-effective, high-performance storage servers for the high performance computing market. The company's products are based on industry standards and are available in configurations for servers and workstations running data-intensive applications. Products are sold through a direct sales force in North America and many resellers and integrators throughout the world. MAXSTRAT(R) is headquartered at 801 Buckeye Court, Milpitas, California 95035-7408. The company can be reached by telephone at (408) 383-1600, by fax at (408) 383-1616, by email at info@maxstrat.com or on the web at maxstrat.com . For public relations, please contact Ilene Adler at PR@VANTAGE (415-288-0400 or ilenew@pr-vantage.com) or Sandy Aley at MAXSTRAT(R) (408-383-1600 or sandya@maxstrat.com). CONTACT: PR@VANTAGE Ilene Adler 415-288-0400 ilenew@pr-vantage.com or MAXSTRAT(R) Sandy Aley 408-383-1600 sandya@maxstrat.com To edit your profile, go to keyword NewsProfiles. For all of today's news, go to keyword News.