SMS To Introduce Enterprise Level SRS Series Data Storage Subsystem at FOSE '99

New Stack 'Em, Rack 'Em, Store 'Em RAID Storage Subsystem Boasts Original Design, Reliability, and Unmatched Value

McLean, VA -- SMS Data Products Group, Inc., will introduce its new SRS Series Enterprise Level Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage subsystem at the FOSE Government Technology Show at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center, March 16 - 18, 1999.

The SRS Series is SMS' scalable Stack 'em, Rack 'em, Store 'em solution to Enterprise Level RAID storage. It is a unique, standards based, dual chassis storage platform delivered on multiple, concurrent, and redundant Ultra II SCSI (LVD) and Fibre Channel Data I/O paths.

The SRS Series has been designed to be like no other Enterprise Level RAID system. It boasts transfer speeds of up to 80 to 100 MB/s utilizing Ultra II SCSI (LVD) or Fibre Channel technology, the reliability of multiple and redundant hot swappable power supplies and cooling modules, and a drive chassis capable of supporting current and future drive speeds and densities. Every component, from drive cells to cooling modules, from power supplies to RAID controllers, is hot swappable and designed to be incredibly easy to remove and replace. All upgradeable components are accessible from the front, so replacing and/or upgrading components has never been easier.

Beyond hot swap, the SRS Series provides automatic hot-spare failover and can be configured on the fly. It supports RAID Levels 0, 10, 0/1, 3, 4, 5, and JBOD, as well as clustering, spare pools, and online expansion capabilities. The SRS delivers superior physical fault tolerance that includes a built-in SAF-TE processor chip that warns of potential failures. Plus, its scalable architecture allows for storage capacities from 54 GB to Terabytes of data.

"This system has been designed from the ground up. It's unique," says Mike Rowland, SMS' Director of Technical Operations. "Its multiple redundancies make it incredibly reliable, and each hot swap component can be reached and removed from the front, so maintenance and upgrades are a snap."

"As NT and Internet applications proliferate, we now can offer our customers what they need, an easy to use, reliable, and affordable solution to their networked storage needs," explains Lance Adams, SMS' Director of Sales. "And because of its modular and scalable design, this system can grow as their needs and the technology grows."

About SMS
Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, SMS Data Products Group, Inc., has been a leader in storage subsystems for over 20 years. Each SMS product is a standards-based, inter-operable network appliance deployed in a robust, fault tolerant platform. Each SMS product is UL listed and FCC-B certified. And, as a manufacturer of storage subsystems under the SRS, Millenia, and Value Series lines, SMS also enjoys equal success and recognition as the industry's premier private label manufacturer of CD-ROM subsystems for CD-ROM publishers and value-added resellers. SMS Data Products is under GSA Contract number GS-35F-3267D. For more information, contact SMS at 1-800-331-1767.