Tandberg Data Announces Availability of 160 GB RDX QuikStor Media
Tandberg Data, a global supplier of backup and archiving solutions, recently announced the general availability of the RDX QuikStor 160 GB cartridge, a higher-capacity, removable cartridge for its award-winning, disk-based storage device for data backup and archival, aimed at small and mid-sized businesses and professional power users. With the introduction of higher-capacity cartridges, customers will benefit from a lower cost per Gigabyte of storage.
Since its introduction in late 2006, the RDX QuikStor has experienced strong market acceptance. Global OEMs, system integrators and resellers have tested the product and integrated it into their systems. At the TechWorld Awards in June 2007, the RDX was voted the "Tape/Backup Product of the Year", and earlier in the same month, the product received the "Disk Product of the Year" award at the annual Storage Awards. Product reviews in international press have described the product as "an innovative hard disk-based alternative to tape for small-business backup operations" (PC Pro UK, February 07) and "a fast and affordable alternative to tape for small-business server and desktop backup" (Personal Computer World UK, March 07) and gave the product their Recommended Awards.
With the introduction of the 160 GB cartridges, Tandberg Data is delivering on the RDX Roadmap introduced in 2006. Following the development of the mobile hard disks, higher-capacity cartridges will continue to be introduced. With full backward and forward compatibility, the RDX QuikStor offers users investment protection while providing a secure, fast, and easy-to-use backup and archiving solution for data.
About the RDX QuikStor
RDX QuikStor from Tandberg Data is designed to replace current low-end tape technologies such as Travan, DAT, and AIT, where ease of use and cost are top priorities. The device delivers all the benefits of tape and disk without the risks inherent in either technology. Like tape, the RDX QuikStor cartridges are removable and portable for off-site storage, disaster recovery, and archival applications. They can be safely archived for more than a decade, and it is an inexpensive backup and recovery solution. Unlike other low-end tape media that may need to be replaced after 50-100 uses, RDX QuikStor media has been built to endure over 10 years of average use.
Consisting of either a 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch internal drive by connecting to the host either via SATA or an external drive bay via USB, the RDX QuikStor has been designed for high reliability. The cartridge houses a high-capacity, mobile 2.5-inch hard disk drive in a reinforced, shock-proof design to protect the hard disk drive even when it is outside the drive case.
As well as offering professional-class reliability, the native 30 MB/sec transfer rate reduces the traditional backup window from hours to minutes. For example, it takes the Tandberg RDX QuikStor system less than an hour to backup 80 GB of native data and milliseconds to access files.
RDX QuikStor cartridges range in capacity from 40 GB, 80 GB, 120 GB and 160 GB. They are fully forward and backward compatible without limitation, meaning that future cartridges with ever-increasing capacities and faster data rates will work in legacy systems.
Pricing and Availability
The 160 GB cartridge for the RDX QuikStor is now available through Tandberg Data's worldwide channel of distribution and reseller partners. The manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) of the RDX QuikStor with a 160 GB cartridge including all necessary accessories and Symantec Backup Exec QS backup software is $549. The MSRP of the 160 GB cartridge is $325. The prices of the RDX QuikStor start at $349 for a drive with a 40 GB cartridge. Cartridge prices start at $115 for 40 GB.
About Tandberg Data
Tandberg Data is a leading global supplier of backup and archiving technologies. Tandberg Data offers of a complete range of tape libraries, tape autoloaders and tape drives (based on the LTO, SLR and VXA tape technology platforms), storage software, data media and disk-based storage such as the RDX QuikStor. These solutions are marketed exclusively through a channel of qualified resellers and distributors.
These solutions are underpinned by OEM agreements with major server manufacturers including IBM, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Fujitsu-Siemens, Apple and Dell and supported by all major operating systems and storage software applications to operate in heterogeneous network environments. All solutions are designed to meet the growing storage requirements of small and medium-sized organizations with scalability, reliability and backward compatibility features that ensure cost effective operation and long-term investment protection.
In addition to corporate offices in Oslo, Norway, TANDBERG DATA ASA has subsidiaries in the USA, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and Singapore, as well as branch offices in Italy, India, and China (PRC) Thailand and Brazil. TANDBERG DATA ASA is a publicly held company based in Oslo, Norway and is traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
For further information, please visit www.tandbergdata.com
SOURCE: Tandberg Data