QSAN Unified Storage U600Q Wins Best Choice Award at Computex 2012

    TAIPEI, TAIWAN, May 31, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Qsan Technology Inc, a specialist manufacturer of iSCSI SAN RAID systems and controllers for SMBs, today announced its latest 10GbE unified storage U600Q wins the Best Choice Award at Computex Taipei 2012.

The unified storage system consolidates file-level and block-level access in one single storage platform and supports IP-based SAN (iSCSI) and NAS (network attached storage) at the same time, so enterprises can run and manage files and applications in one device to reduce hardware requirements. Furthermore, with the Amazon S3 backup integration, NAS, SAN and the cloud therefore converge into Qsan's U600Q system to provide appealing combination of high performance, high-capacity and robust storage solution.

UnifiedAUTH for Simple Management

The U600Q provides UnifiedAUTH feature to greatly increase the IT management simplicity. The patent-filing UnifiedAUTH technology is that any OS client (Windows, Linux, Mac, ftp, WebDAV) and iSCSI CHAP can log onto the U600Q device through a Microsoft Active Directory or LDAP authentication with a single log-in.

Daniel Lin, Sales Direct at Qsan said, "For IT administrators, they can just manage employees' accounts by Windows AD and there's no need for extra settings of sync or authentication to the storage space. This will solve the top headache of Linux NAS today. On the other hand, end-users can easily use their Windows AD ID and password to login via clients of any popular OS. There are no more worries to remember lots of passwords to access different domains and shared folders. It will greatly enhance the efficiency in the working environment."

U600Q Features Snapshot:

Outstanding Performance
- Qsan innovated 10Gb hardware RAID for high reliability and availability
- SSD caching for quick read/write speed and random I/O to business critical applications

Storage Efficiency
- Patent-filing UnifiedAUTH to simplify accounts management
- Thin Provisioning, DeDup & Compression to release more system resource

Integrated Backup Solution
- Amazon S3 cloud backup (upload/download)
- Remote Replication for redundant system

Advanced Protection
- Snapshot & Volume Clone for data protection
Battery Backup Module (BBM) to keeps cache data safe in the event of power outageo
- AntiVirus for security

Booth Number & Availability

Qsan booth at Computex Taipei 2012 is located at #K0406 of Storage product area in 1F of Nangkang Exhibition Hall. Qsan's U600Q unified storage system is available now from the company's network of reseller partners. For more product details please visit http://www.qsantechnology.com/en/raidsystem_view.php?RSTID=AQ000072

About Qsan

Founded in 2004, QSAN technology Inc. is a RAID controller manufacturer focusing on iSCSI IP SAN and targeting small to medium sized businesses (SMB) worldwide. Qsan products are designed and positioned to respond to leading storage technology trends such as iSCSI, SAS, and FCoE as well as customer requirements for business continuity.

Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, Qsan storage expertise specializes in flexible production capability. Focusing on delivering the best price-performance storage arrays, Qsan has a clear go-to-market strategy that revolves around distribution partners in the European tier 1 markets, the United States and the Greater China Region. Based on the vision of "making data smart," Qsan's technology is aimed at making business data smart enough to be always available under any unexpected circumstances, efficient enough not to waste any IT investment, and allowing easy retrieval during the whole ILM (information lifecycle management) process. For more information, please visit www.qsantechnology.com

About Computex Best Choice Award

Established in 2002, Best Choice Awards of Computex Taipei focuses on functionality, innovation and marketing potential. After 10 years of developing and breakthroughs, Best Choice Award has been a popular topic among the industry and press media with the participation of over 3,000 outstanding products applied over the past 10 years. Qsan's U600Q with the high performance and high availability surpasses many competitors and wins Best Choice in 2012.

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