Atto Rolls Out ThunderBolt to FC and SAS/SATA/10GbE Connectors

ATTO Technology, Inc. announced the ThunderLink and ThunderStream families of Desklink devices representing its last generation of performance storage and network connectivity products for mobile devices, laptops and ultrabooks.

  
        10Gb Thunderbolt (2-port)
 
to 6Gb SAS/SATA (8-port) Desklink

These solutions allow customers to use high-end, data-intensive applications on Thunderbolt-enabled portable computers in mobile environments.

Live demonstrations will be showcased at NAB, April 16-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.

"ThunderLink and ThunderStream represent ATTO’s first offerings in what will be a comprehensive line of Thunderbolt-enabled products," said Wayne Arvidson, VP of marketing at ATTO Technology. "ATTO makes it possible to work with content in a variety of environments anywhere, any time. We are excited to be on the forefront of technology that allows users to access storage on a level never before possible with mobile devices."

ThunderLink and ThunderStream products allow portable devices that, in the past incorporated interfaces such as FireWire and USB connections, access to external 6Gb SAS/SATA storage, 8Gb FC and 10GbE networks via Thunderbolt at performance levels not previously attainable. They are the only Thunderbolt-enabled connectivity products on the market that incorporate the versatility to handle any protocol and any host while addressing the demands of evolving work environments and allowing access to enterprise data center networks.

ThunderLink devices provide connectivity to enterprise storage from EMC, IBM, NetApp and are a solution for environments such as medical imaging and video rendering. The ThunderStream family adds a storage controller to provide performance RAID functionality. They let users achieve high I/O and data throughput for video applications and in data centers with RAID protection.

"We encourage all NAB attendees to view our latest solutions in our booth located in the South Hall, number SL6320. We will be showing both devices including a ThunderStream embedded unit utilizing a linear tape file system array," added Arvidson. "We’ll also be demonstrating Desklink devices in a number of our Access partner booths throughout the show."