New Delhi, Thursday, March 9, 2006: Iomega, a global
leader in data storage, today announced the Iomega® REV® Loader
280, an innovative new desktop autoloader for small business backup
and archive duties. Utilizing superior removable technology created
by Iomega with standard hard drive components, the Iomega REV®
Loader 280 provides access to 280 GB* (560 GB compressed) of storage,
managing up to eight removable 35 GB* REV disks in a compact desktop
form factor - only 17cm tall and 13cm wide. This new autoloader design
will cost approximately half as much as many competing automation
tape products.
The new Iomega REV Loader 280 connects to a server through a USB 2.0
interface, making it easy to use as a backup and archive device for
computers on a network, and far easier and less expensive than traditional
SCSI-based tape drives. For small businesses that require professional
grade backup with removable media, but desire a simple, hands-off
solution, the desktop REV Loader 280 delivers automated, multi-disk
data protection at a price similar to single tape drive solutions.
Bundled with the REV Loader 280 is a license for CA BrightStor®
ARCserve® Backup for Windows including support for disaster recovery.
"Today’s small businesses cannot take chances with their
critical data," said Tom Kampfer, President and Chief Operating
Officer, Iomega Corporation. "The new Iomega REV Loader 280 delivers
the speed and convenience of a hard drive with the advanced backup
protection of removable media in an automated, ‘no-touch’
data protection solution. The new Iomega REV Loader 280 is a backup
kit in a box that includes everything a small business needs and delivers
on our REV vision of ‘capacity without limits and backup without
worries.’
"If disaster strikes and the server goes down," continued
Kampfer, "searching for the right backup disk will become a worry
of the past. The Iomega REV Loader, as instructed by the included
BrightStor® ARCserve® Backup software from CA, will automatically
load the correct disk and restore the system to its previous state."
REV Technology Costs Less and Works Faster
Unlike tape backup products that rely on fragile, slow and expensive
linear-access technology, the REV Loader 280 drive uses durable 35
GB* REV disks based on hard disk drive technology. The Iomega REV
Loader quietly loads disks as required for continuous, automated data
protection. Reliable operation is possible even in dusty or dirty
conditions where tape-based backup technologies could fail. Password
protection and encryption provide additional data security. The REV
Loader 280 is also dramatically faster than tape-based automation
devices, delivering up to 25 MB/sec data transfer rates with random
access capability. It out-performs many tape alternatives such as
DDS-4 and DAT-72 while costing as little as half as much.
The Iomega REV® is a proven technology that is quickly becoming
a business storage standard around the world. Iomega announced in
February 2006 the 1 millionth REV disk shipped since the launch of
REV technology in April 2004. In addition to the new desktop REV Loader
280, stand alone Iomega REV 35GB drives are currently available in
external USB 2.0, FireWire®, internal SCSI, SATA and the REV Autoloader
1000 rack-mounted ten-disk automation device. REV products are available
from a large base of value-added resellers (VARs) and systems integrators
(SIs) that work directly with small businesses on their storage and
data protection needs.
Compared to tape, REV products generally cost less and work faster,
reducing backup times while delivering virtually unlimited rewrites
per disk. REV disks provide an estimated archival life of 30 years.
They are also highly portable (10 x 77 x 75 mm), durable and low cost.
This solid technical foundation gives the REV Loader 280 the reliability
small business users require for backing up their essential data and
successfully restoring it. Automatic backup verification ensures the
integrity of data backups, and file restores from any disk are completely
automated, eliminating the need to manually locate the "correct"
disk. Archive capacity can also be increased as business needs warrant
with additional REV disks.
Superior Backup and Disaster Recovery Software for a Complete Solution
CA’s BrightStor® ARCserve® Backup ships with every REV
Loader 280, providing a complete backup and disaster recovery solution
for small business users.
"It’s just as critical for SMBs to protect their growing
volumes of data as it is for large enterprises, even though they typically
have proportionally smaller budgets and a small number of IT staff
to manage their backup operations," said Frank Jablonski, director
of storage marketing at CA. "With CA’s BrightStor ARCserve
Backup software providing essential backup automation and intelligence,
Iomega’s new Rev Loader technology addresses this market need
with a cost-effective, easy-to-implement drive-based data protection
solution."
Price and Availability
The Iomega REV® Loader 280 desktop autoloader is expected to be
available worldwide in early April. The suggested retail price in
India would be Rs. 64,675.00. Iomega REV 35 GB disks are now available
for about SRP Rs. 2864.62.
Iomega in India can be contacted at Iomega Asia Pte. Ltd. Apeejay
Business Centre, 310 Apeejay House, 12 Haddows Road, Nugambakkam,
Chennai 600006; Ph: 91-44-28224949; Fax: 91-44-28262447.
Iomega can be reached online at www.iomega-asia.com
* 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. |
