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EMC Symmetrix Systems
Our EMC Symmetrix family of high-end networked storage systems delivers the highest levels of functionality, performance, data availability and
information protection. These systems are based upon our Direct Matrix Architecture, which enables us to cost-effectively increase performance, availability,
functionality and scalability. Our Symmetrix systems operate in conjunction with our platform and multi-platform storage management software products.
In 2005, we introduced the DMX-3, our most robust product in the Symmetrix DMX series. This system complements the DMX-2 product line by
enabling hyper-consolidation with incremental scalability. The DMX-3 provides customers with the ability to allocate information to different tiers or classes
of storage within a single enclosure and features increased processing power, new memory technology and support for low cost Fibre Channel disk drives. By
leveraging the Direct Matrix Architecture, the DMX-3 provides twice the internal bandwidth of the DMX-2. The new system can scale to one petabyte (1,024
terabytes) of capacity and supports up to 2,400 disk drives.
We intend to continue to enhance our Symmetrix family of systems with additional features and capabilities.
EMC CLARiiON Systems
Our EMC CLARiiON family of mid-tier networked storage systems is based on a modular design, providing for flexible levels of functionality,
performance, scalability and availability. These systems are offered with integrated advanced technology attachment (ATA) and Fibre Channel disk drives
and are available in different configurations. As a result, our CLARiiON networked storage systems give customers more choices, enabling our customers to
meet differing performance requirements at varying price points. These systems also enable them to bring their formerly offline, tape-based data online to
improve accessibility and extend such data's useful life. Our CLARiiON systems operate in conjunction with our platform and multi-platform storage
management software products.
In 2005, we introduced new versions of our EMC CLARiiON series, including major enhancements to the CX series and native iSCSI support. The
CLARiiON CX300, CX500 and CX700 systems utilize new technology and cost-effective replication options to provide customers with improved
performance, reliability and availability. By adding iSCSI support to the CLARiiON AX100i, CX300i and CX500i systems, customers can leverage their
existing IP network infrastructures to enable low-cost SANs.
We also introduced new models of the EMC CLARiiON Disk Library in 2005, which combine the power and reliability of CLARiiON technology with
cost-efficient ATA disk drives and compatible tape library emulation, offering the immediate benefits of backup-to-disk. The new systems deliver twice the
performance and capacity of the previous generation, scaling to 348 terabytes of capacity.
We intend to continue to enhance our CLARiiON family of systems with additional features and capabilities.
EMC Celerra Network Attached Storage Products
Our EMC Celerra family of NAS products range from the mid-range to the high-end of the market. Celerra NAS systems are available both as a front-
end NAS system or "gateway" able to leverage the networked Symmetrix or CLARiiON storage systems that customers already utilize, and as a single,
integrated enclosure with a CLARiiON storage system.
In 2005, we introduced the fastest, most advanced NAS system in the world, the EMC Celerra NSX NAS gateway. This product delivers industry-
leading performance, supports a maximum capacity of 112 terabytes and pools SAN-based storage, offering improved utilization, flexibility and scale while
leveraging existing SAN investments.
We intend to continue to enhance our Celerra NAS family of solutions with additional features and capabilities.
EMC Centera Systems – Content Addressed Storage Products
We offer the EMC Centera Content Addressed Storage system to meet the requirements of "fixed content." We define fixed content as information
whose value lies in part in its unchanging nature, such as digital x-rays and other medical records, movies, check images and e-mail correspondence. Centera
eliminates the need for applications to be aware of the physical location of information, regardless of scale, from terabytes to petabytes, thereby simplifying
the task of having applications access and manage huge numbers of objects. Centera is also optimized to help customers meet compliance and regulatory
commitments. Centera is integrated by third parties with their software applications and is generally sold as part of a joint solution.
In 2005, we expanded the Centera family of content-addressed storage to the mid-size enterprise market with the Centera 4-node configuration. We also
introduced unique software to help customers more effectively search, retrieve and utilize active enterprise archives created with Centera.
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