Coraid Unveils World's First Unlimited Capacity Linux NAS Server

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           October 17, 2005 06:00 AM US Pacific Timezone 

            Coraid Unveils World's First Unlimited Capacity Linux NAS Server;
Coraid Linux Distro Integrates EtherDrive(R) Storage with NAS Server 

            SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2005--Coraid,
Inc. today launched a Linux-based network attached storage (NAS) server
appliance together with a highly targeted Linux NAS distribution that
integrates with the company's EtherDrive Storage to create a low cost network
attached file server with unlimited storage capacity. A single Coraid CLN/20
Linux NAS server can literally have thousands of disks connected via
Ethernet, and exported with NFS. 


            "Coraid is an open source proponent and we developed this new
Linux distro to take advantage of the storage scalability that can be
achieved with ATA-over-Ethernet (AoE) storage," stated Coraid CEO James Kemp,
"We are offering the Coraid Linux NAS distro free for users to put on their
own server platforms, or as a completely installed and integrated package in
the CLN/20 Linux NAS Server appliance." 

            With CLN/20, an unlimited number of Unix, Linux or Windows
clients can access an unlimited amount of network storage using NFS file
sharing. Users can start with a small storage system and then continue to
expand it one disk at a time to thousands of disks. And since the server is
separated from the storage with Ethernet, storage is never captive to one NAS
server, which makes for a more reliable NAS solution. 

            "A truly scalable NAS device is something the market has been
seeking for years. The Coraid Linux NAS server clearly demonstrates the
benefits of a simple Ethernet accessed storage pool," said Mike Karp, senior
analyst for Enterprise Management Associates. 

            The CLN/20 is a 1U rack mount server prepackaged with the Coraid
Linux NAS distro and available now with prices starting at $2,495. Easy to
configure, it includes many application-specific "how-to" tutorials all in
one place and ready to go for NFS file sharing. 

            Coraid also offers a discounted bundle price of $6,195 for the
CLN/20 plus a 15 Disk SATA+RAID EtherDrive Storage appliance (users add their
own SATA disks). With today's street price of $375 for a 500GB SATA disk,
that works out to 7.5TB of file storage for less than $1.58/GB; the price per
GB just keeps dropping as capacity is expanded by adding more Ethernet
connected storage. Coraid's Linux NAS distro will be available for download
from the web site later this month and is free. Complete details about CLN/20
and the Coraid Linux NAS distribution can be found at www.coraid.com. 

            About Coraid 

            Coraid designs and manufacturers innovative, affordable networked
storage appliances based on the "power of simple." Coraid also developed the
open ATA over Ethernet (AoE) protocol used by EtherDrive storage products.
This powerful and efficient protocol leverages the cost advantages of
Ethernet to provide true networked storage. For more information, please
telephone Coraid at +1-706-548-7200, email info@coraid.com or visit
www.coraid.com.
            
                  Contacts  
                 
                   
                 Daly-Swartz PR for Coraid
                        Jeffrey Swartz, 949-492-0075
                        jeffreyswartz@dsprel.com 
                  
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