Active Storage XRAID for Mac Now With 4GB of Cache

Active Storage, Inc. announced significant performance and ease of use enhancements to the Active Storage XRAID, a powerful, self-contained high-availability RAID storage system for Apple users.

Debuted only last October 2008, the Active Storage XRAID features the industry’s only native Mac OS X management suite and offers outstanding performance in Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, and Xsan applications, housed in a beautifully styled and functional 3U enclosure. The Active Storage XRAID is designed from the ground up to produce consistent, high throughput and low latency in demanding multi-user Apple applications. It is an ideal example of a well engineered product with well thought out execution offering both function and beauty that is truly more than ‘skin deep.’

“With the Active Storage XRAID, we raised the bar of storage for Apple users not only with a stunning appearance, but with functionality and performance as well. With today’s announcement of doubling the controller cache RAM and adding a significant number of new optimization profiles to take advantage of the greater cache memory, the Active Storage XRAID just got faster with even lower latency,” said Alex Grossman, CEO, Active Storage, Inc.

The Active Storage XRAID’s advanced architecture, modern LINUX based RAID kernel and segmented caching scheme allowed Active Storage to quickly enhance the system’s capabilities to meet the demands of customers growing needs, pushing price/performance for Apple users to new levels, delivering higher throughput and lower latency than could be previously achieved in high-demand and multi-user environments.

Existing customers can be easily and cost effectively upgraded with a simple memory change and a software update.

Active Storage XRAID is available now in the USA, Europe, Canada and Mexico. Active Storage XRAID products are available through selected VARs and resellers.

The Active Storage XRAID is suggested retail priced at US $14,999 with standard 2GB Cache memory. The Active Storage XRAID Expansion System is suggested retail priced at US $12,999. The 4GB cache upgrade for new Active Storage XRAID orders will be available for US $499.00, and will be shipping in February 2009. Existing customers will be able to purchase upgrades beginning in March 2009, and carry a suggested retail price of US $599.00

Systems come tested and ready to use out of the box, including redundant power and cooling, a remote management software suite and all rack mounting hardware. Each system comes complete with a limited 3-year warranty. Extended warranties and on-site service are available.