Addonics Technologies ( www.addonics.com ) today announced the 5-port HPM-XU, a feature-rich hardware port multiplier (HPM), which connects up to five SATA hard drives to high speed eSATA or the latest SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports on any system via a single eSATA or USB cable. Addonics also unveiled a family of RAID storage solutions that integrate with its HPM.
The new port multiplier comes with built-in RAID accelerator and supports sustained transfer exceeding 240 MB/sec with 5 drives in RAID 5 configuration.The small foot print, silent operation and large storage capability make any RAID Tower model ideal for a wide variety of storage applications in homes, small businesses or enterprises.According to the company, its M-DISC provides long-lasting storage by etching data into a rock-like material. The disc will not degrade over time and is usable on a daily basis.The drives and discs are scheduled to be available on the company's website in September 2011 and at some retail outlets in October 2011.The 5-port HPM-XU will benefit anyone wanting to attach numerous hard drives to desktops or servers as individual drives or as high performance RAID volumes with redundancy. You can also connect five SATA optical drives, such as DVD-RRW or Blu-ray drives, to your system and do simultaneous data copying. The device supports all current versions of Windows, Mac OS X and above, Linux kernel 2.4 and above, and Mac OS X 10.4.x.Under the partnership, Hitachi-LG Data Storage will manufacture M-READY DVD drives and market and sell them to its US and international retail channels under its DVD brands. All compatible aftermarket drives will include the M-DISC logo indicating compatibility to write to M-DISCs, while any DVD drive will read the M-DISC.The company also announced a manufacturing and marketing partnership with Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc to manufacture M-DISC compatible DVD drives and market them through its sales channels. No financial details were disclosed.((Comments on this story may be sent to tww.feedback@m2.com))According to the company, its M-DISC provides long-lasting storage by etching data into a rock-like material. The disc will not degrade over time and is usable on a daily basis.The company also announced a manufacturing and marketing partnership with Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc to manufacture M-DISC compatible DVD drives and market them through its sales channels. No financial details were disclosed.Addonics products are available through the company online store www.shopaddonics.com , major catalog companies, resellers, VARs and distributors, including Amazon.com, PC Connection, CDW, Buy.com, Provantage.com, Insight, and Ingram Micro.
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