RAID Inc. Unveils Latest Monolithic Storage Systems

PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwire - November 10, 2009) - (SC09 Booth # 445) -- RAID Incorporated, an end-to-end high-performance solutions provider specializing in leading-edge storage technologies, today unveiled an enterprise-class, end-to-end HPC storage solution utilizing QDR InfiniBand, Lustre clustering file system, and their Xanadu 200 series storage solutions.

RAID will be unveiling the Xanadu 230 system, the world's largest monolithic storage system which can support over 2,700 hard drives in SSD, FC, and SATA.

In addition, RAID will be showcasing the Xanadu 220 system, which supports 1,000 hard drives, utilizing a 120Gb/s QDR InfiniBand connection, and demonstrating performance results with Lustre at the conference.

"With included features such as parity check on read, native data encryption, dynamic capacity expansion, and MAID functionality, the Xanadu 200 series is RAID's most advanced storage solution to date," stated Marc DiZoglio, Executive Vice President of HPC Technologies at RAID. "With the ability to aggregate up to 128 8Gb Fibre-Channel host ports, controllers designed around Intel's latest Nehalem architecture, and compatibility with all major parallel file systems, Xanadu 200 series systems are the ideal solutions for the most demanding of HPC applications."

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Other Products Being Announced at SC09

--  Cost-effective InfiniBand storage solution that scales to 720TB of
    capacity with 1TB of cache in a 42U rack starting at $0.50 per GB.
    
--  High-density self-contained compute cluster with 128 Nehalem CPUs in a
    42U rack that eliminates hot spots in the data center.
    
--  Parallel file system demonstrations utilizing Gluster and StorNext
    with RAID's Xanadu 110 storage solution.
    

About RAID Incorporated

Since 1994 RAID Inc. has provided true 100% customized storage and computing solutions that best meet the unique requirements of HPC centers, corporations, government entities and educational institutions worldwide. From supercomputing to grid computing, RAID Inc. ensures the availability of critical digital content in real-time, all the time. The company guarantees this with the "RAID Approach," the industry's only concierge service and support model that assures the highest level of personalized support and resolution to any issue. StorageWatch®, the industry's only real-time monitoring and managed storage service offering which lowers total cost of ownership while increasing data availability, was developed as part of the "RAID Approach" to better serve its customers. RAID Inc.'s guaranteed "customer first" approach has made them an industry leader in true 100% customized storage and the best service and support. For more information about RAID Inc. visit www.raidinc.com or call 800-330-7335.

Contact Information: Media Contact for RAID Bob Picardi 978-683-6444