Hitachi launches AMS1000 midrange storage system

Bangalore

August 16th, 2007

Hitachi Data Systems announced the availability of the Hitachi Adaptable
Modular Storage, model AMS1000, in Microsoft Exchange Server Environments. The
AMS1000 supports more than 25,000 concurrent Exchange 2007 users. The Hitachi
AMS1000, first introduced in April 2006, enables IT organizations to provide
data access to vital business applications, such as e-mail, ERP, CRM, and
databases. The Hitachi AMS1000 can be configured to match an application's
performance requirements, such as for high-performance computing environments,
rich media applications, automotive and seismic modeling applications, and
online transaction processing (OLTP)- with up to 32 secure logical cache
partitions.

The Hitachi AMS1000 also delivers "on-the-fly" data movement across
multiple tiers of storage, enterprise-class RAID-6 data protection, and
sophisticated multi-protocol support for iSCSI, NAS, and Fibre Channel SAN,
embedded in a single system. It offers four Gigabit per second Fibre Channel SAN
connectivity to enhance the performance of applications such as video-on-demand
and medical imaging.

"With today's organizations having as many as 500,000 Exchange users,
the need for a robust, storage solution has never been greater," said Peter
Smails, senior director, Global Product Marketing, Hitachi Data Systems.
"Hitachi Data Systems and Microsoft solutions offer midrange storage
customers highest levels of availability, performance and scalability, while
also easing growth, decreasing backup times and improving administration of
their Exchange Server environments."