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LapiStor provides greater business continuity

To provide enterprise networks with enhanced RAID data storage protection and business continuity, LapiStor today launched the NAS-5100, a Network Attached Storage controller in a compact 1U form factor.

June 26, 2004 -- LapiStor provides greater business continuity with new RAID Network Attached Storage controller.

To provide enterprise networks with enhanced RAID data storage protection and business continuity, LapiStor today launched the NAS-5100, a Network Attached Storage controller in a compact 1U form factor.

Tony Howard, managing director of LapiStor said “The ability to attach a Datapac RAID to a network through the NAS-5100 controller is an important benefit – our customers have asked for this and we have delivered.”

Based around an Intel Pentium III Tualatin CPU, the NAS-5100 features a built-in 1GB ECC DRAM and Dual Gigabit Ethernet, for fail-over and load balancing, as well as Dual Ultra 320 SCSI ports - for SCSI HDD/ External RAID Subsystem / Tape Drive.

Features include real time Remote Replication, real time Local Replication and Snapshot facilities. It also includes a 32MB Flash Memory.

With an embedded Linux Operating System, it uses a number of Network File Protocols, including Microsoft Networks (CIFS/SMB), Apple (AFP), UNIX (NFS v3), Novell Netware (NCP), Internet (HTTP) and File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Network Transfer Protocols include TCP/IP, NetBEUI, Apple Talk and IPX.

Network Security is provided by Microsoft NT Domain Controller (PDC) Authentication. Network Client Types include Microsoft Windows 95 /98 /ME /NT4.0 /2000 / XP, Macintosh OS 7.5 / 8.X / 9.XMac OS X, Linux / Unix, Novell Netware 3.x / 4.x / 5.x. Up to xxTB of RAID protection storage can be connected to the network by attaching Datapac RAID solutions to the NAS-500 external U320 SCSi ports.

About LapiStor
LapiStor, formerly Lapis Solutions, is a UK based company with a strong international outlook that specialises in the design and manufacturer of high-performance and cost-effective RAID solutions for markets worldwide. The company, which is a member of SNIA Europe, is noted for its comprehensive capability, which enables it to provide reliable storage solutions – based on specialist expertise.

LapiStor designs solutions that exploit both IDE and S-ATA drives for value, and Fibre Channel and SCSI drives for performance and scalability. The company’s wide range of products is often used to expand storage capacity in SAN environments or can be directly attached to servers (DAS/SAS) and is designed for four to 21 Bay enclosures.

Its RAID units are used not only in IT departments and networks, but also in specialist roles, including CCTV, Telecommunications, ISPs, Seismic recording, and Voice recording.

LapiStor designs and builds its own branded solutions, which include the StorPacTM, DataPacTM and DiskPacTM range of products. In addition, as a bespoke sub-contractor, LapiStor, also, designs and builds data storage solutions for OEMs, Value Added Integrators and Solution Providers. The company offers full customer branding of the product, including packaging, manuals, logos and GUI. An important area of activity within the company is the provision of engineering services to OEM and other customers in the design of their own RAID solutions.

Founded in 1999, the company’s high-quality, RAID-based, storage units are designed and assembled in Lapis’s own ISO9001 certified factory at Leeds in Yorkshire. The company, also, has regional sales offices in the UK, USA and Israel at Tunbridge Wells, Seattle and Herzelia, respectively. Technical Support Services are based in the UK & USA.