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NETGEAR ReadyNAS achieves VMware Ready certification

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href="http://www.ciol.com/technology/networking/news-reports/netgear-ericson-bring-3g-mobile-broadband-router/10210131249/0/">NETGEAR

has recently announced that its

entire ReadyNAS family of high has achieved VMware Ready Status. Both

desktop and rack-mount ReadyNAS for Business products, including the

recently announced ReadyNAS 3100 and ReadyNAS 4200, have all passed

VMware testing for the NFS and now the iSCSI protocols.

“Server virtualization projects

require network storage to give business customers dramatic

improvements in hardware efficiency, cost savings and scalability.

With the VMware certification, customers can confidently deploy the

entire ReadyNAS family of business-class, high-performance unified

network storage devices with the VMware platform to enable server

consolidation and IT cost savings,” said Atul Jain, Country

Manager, Netgear Technologies India.

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“The VMware Ready designation

signifies to customers that the products have passed detailed VMware

testing, met stringent interoperability criteria, and are ready to

run in production environments. We are delighted that NETGEAR's

ReadyNAS solutions now carry the VMware Ready logo,” said Parag

Patel, VP- Alliances, Vmware.

“The VMware Ready logo indicates that

the ReadyNAS products have gone through AppLabs evaluation process,”

said Alex Whittaker, Assistant VP-Quality Assurance Services,

AppLabs.

Server virtualization projects require

network storage to give business customers dramatic improvements in

hardware efficiency, cost savings and scalability. According to NPD

Intellect, one in five business storage customers buy ReadyNAS,

VMware study cited cost as the leading reason for IT managers to not

to virtualize their servers. The VMware Ready logo ensures that

first time adopters or current users can deploy affordable NETGEAR

and VMware solutions without interoperability concerns. Reseller

partners can use NETGEAR to deliver affordable unified storage

solutions from the industry's leading technology vendors.

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Business class ReadyNAS products

include form factors to fit any budget or location. The desktop NVX

(4-bay) and Pro (6-bay) are ideal for smaller firms or remote

offices/branch offices with the tightest budget constraints or

moderate availability requirements. The rack-mount ReadyNAS family

includes 1U 4-bay models (the 2100 and 3100), as well as 2U 12-bay

models (the 3200 and 4200). All models include a unified (NAS and

iSCSI) storage architecture, secure replication, an offsite archive

option, and yield highest performance and reliability metrics in

their class.







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