Pro Technology to distribute 50TB High Density Hybrid RAID Array from Storageflex

The announcement follows the launch of the high density and cost effective storage solution (3945N-50) at the recently concluded 'Gitex 2008'. A Canadian Federal Government-approved National Master Standing Offer (NMSO) supplier has facilitated the launch of the new Storageflex product, thereby attesting to its high quality and compliance to price and technical requirements.

Developed to address customer needs for high-density storage requirements of exploding storage applications including archive, backup, security surveillance, video and graphic arts, the new 3945N-50 is a cost effective solution for tiered storage. The product uses 15,000 RPM Hot Swap SAS Disks and/or 7200RPM Hot Swap SATA Disks with available RAID based Snapshots, Volume Copy and Remote Replication for Disaster Recovery Deployments. Scalable up to 50TB of Plug and Play NAS, iSCSI and/or Fibre Channel Shared Storage in an 8U Chassis, the product makes Windows, Linux/Unix and MAC environments for online file storage, emails, web, database and backup applications possible.

"The launch of this revolutionary product from Storageflex in the region reiterates the coming-of-age of the Middle East market in terms of IT development and its growing demand for more technology-driven solutions to support its widespread growth,"

said Jamal Maraqa, Managing Director, Pro Technology.

"The exemplary features of this new product have gathered outstanding interest from trade visitors at this year's 'Gitex', which continues to serve us well since we initiated our extensive participation at the event every year. We are optimistic that by launching this new product in the region, it will have enough momentum to emerge as a leader within the highly competitive regional storage products market, similar to the other brands, which we are currently offering under our product portfolio."

"Our presence at 'Gitex 2008' has given us an outstanding opportunity to let as many relevant customers as possible know about our latest high density and cost effective storage solution - the 3945N-50. This has been made possible through our strategic partnership with Pro Technology, who has been taking care of the Storageflex brand, and is a major contributor to our growth in the region. By combining the extensive exposure the 'Gitex' event has given our newest products and Pro Technology's effective marketing and distributions strategy, we are expecting to witness the success of this product in the Middle East market," concluded Paul Chan, President, Storageflex Inc.

Pro Technology delivers technologies, products and solutions that give the best IT solutions to both corporate and retail industries. Established in 1998, the company is headquartered in Dubai, UAE and has branches in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iran and Libya. At present, Pro Technology works with 18 leading international brands in the Middle East and the Levant, including Apple, HP, IBM, Dicota, Qualstar, Nexsan, Storageflex, Maximum Throughput, ENPS, Freecom and Symantec, among others.