Thecus unveils a new series of network attached storage servers powered by Intel® Xscale CPUs. The i4500R and i5500 both come with and 512MB of DDR memory and over 100MB/s for read and write under RAID 6. The i4500R is a 1U rackmount solution with up to four hot-swappable SATA drive bays while the i550 gives us five bays. Both units support drives up to 1TB in size.

Both units feature RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD allowing customization for your user environment. A dedicated hardware controller cuts down on RAID build times significantly. As part of its hardware capabilities, online RAID expansion is available offering on the fly expansion of capacity without downtime. More information on this product can be found at www.thecus.com.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 28, 2008 - D-Link today became the first manufacturer to produce Green home network Wi-Fi routers capable of saving up to 40 percent in power usage.

The end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, D-Link is expanding its Green Initiative by adding eco-friendly features to its award-winning Xtreme N^TM line of Wi-Fi Internet routers to decrease energy costs by reducing power consumption without sacrificing performance.

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City of Industry, CA -July 25, 2008 - Sans Digital, a brand of high performance storage subsystems, today introduced a compact network attached storage server that could also be used as a direct attached storage via iSCSI support. The MobileNAS MN4L+(B) is a 4-bay NAS / DAS in a tower configuration that utilizes Intel Pentium M CPU and 512 DDR-2 memory for ultimate enterprise performance. Like the previously released AccuNAS AN2L, many useful features are integrated into the MN4L+ software design to benefit end-users as well.

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The CE marking is a mandatory European marking for NAS products to indicate conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in European Directives. Thecus products are evaluated by a Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF) certified independent test laboratory. CE Verifications of Compliance are issued in order to apply CE marking on Thecus products. Those verifications are to document that Thecus products meet the relevant requirements, eg, emission and immunity standards.

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Looks like the folks at Thecus, makers of those cool Network Attached Storage devices had a successful COMPUTEX. Here are some highlights.

Home users will enjoy the latest N4100PRO and M3800 network storage servers. Powered by AMD Geode LX800 CPU and 256MB of DDR memory, the N4100PRO is capable to provide high performance with much lower power consumption. The additional RAID 6 and 10 protection ensures higher data security. The M3800 3 bay NAS device features built-in multimedia player and can play digital content directly through your existing home theater system, featuring HDMI, component, and regular AV out.

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