Promise Technology Inc : PROMISE Technology Captures Top Award at Macworld Asia 2011 Named “Best External Storage Partner of Apple”

PROMISE Technology Captures Top Award at Macworld Asia 2011 Named “Best External Storage Partner of Apple”

10/2/2011

Second International Accolade for the Developer of the Industry’s First Thunderbolt™ Enabled Storage Solutions

MILPITAS, Calif. – Sept.  29 2011 –PROMISE Technology, Inc., a leader in providing high performance storage solutions for the rich media market and the leader in designing cutting-edge Thunderbolt™ enabled devices, today announced that its innovative line of  Mac OS X qualified storage solutions captured the top award at Macworld Asia 2011 being named “Best External Storage Partner of Apple.” This award is the second within the past two weeks for PROMISE, having previously been awarded the prestigious Pick Hit Award at IBC, the internationally acclaimed exposition held in Amsterdam.

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“We are very excited to have captured this prestigious award at such a ground-breaking event. It is very rewarding to receive such an honor,” said Alice Chang, CMO, PROMISE Technology. “For years, PROMISE has been dedicated to providing the best storage solutions for the Mac user communities where our products have been widely embraced as they meet their demands for flexibility, high-performance and ease-of-use.”

Chang continued, “Our recently released line of Thunderbolt enabled products is another example of our commitment to the Mac community. We are very proud of our long-term collaboration in developing storage solutions that help drive innovation within that highly-creative community.  We look forward to debuting more products that meet this creative markets demand for innovative storage solutions.”

From its rich portfolio of high-performance storage solutions that are helping revolutionize the way media and entertainment professionals change the way they currently exploit and store their digital applications, PROMISE brings the only qualified for Mac OS X products to the market:

• PROMISE SANLink - the first Thunderbolt to Fibre Channel adapter that provides media professionals with native high-speed Fibre Channel access to their shared SAN digital assets

• PROMISE Pegasus – the world’s first Thunderbolt hardware RAID storage solution providing lightning fast performance, in 4-bay & 6-bay direct attached storage configurations, all leveraging Intel’s revolutionary Thunderbolt Technology

• PROMISE VTrak® E-class Series - the only qualified storage solutions for Apple’s Mac OS X is an ideal storage solution for direct-attached or SAN-based applications. This line of high-performance storage solutions is a family of intelligent, high-availability SAS/SATA based RAID storage systems that fundamentally changes storage economics from purchase and set up to operation and upgrades. Choose the E-Class system that fits your requirements today with the confidence that you have the flexibility to change the interface (Fibre Channel or SAS) simply by changing the controllers

• PROMISE SmartStor DS4600 - a complete 4-bay Firewire/USB RAID storage solution equipped with four 1or 2TB 7200-rpm SATA drives and powerful hardware RAID engine for small servers, creative pro workstations or users that need fast external storage and robust data protection

PROMISE’S Thunderbolt enabled storage solutions will be featured at the upcoming

Content & Communications World/HD World October 12-13, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, booth #1260..

About Macworld Asia 2011

From Sept. 22 to 25, a record-breaking audience of 200,000 visited the Macworld expo, an industry-specific exhibition and meeting event that specifically targets the Apple system platform, according to the International Data Group (IDG), one of the organizers of Macworld Asia 2011. The event recorded about 100,000 visitors when held in the U.S. each year in the past. The first Macworld was held in San Francisco in 1985. Macworld's debut in China reflects the significant position of the Chinese market in the global mobile Internet industry chain, according to the IDG.

About PROMISE Technology, Inc.

PROMISE Technology, a leader in providing high-performance storage solutions to the rich media market and the leader in designing cutting-edge Thunderbolt devices, develops and manufactures sophisticated RAID storage solutions recognized worldwide, ranging from a complete line of RAID controller cards to FC/iSCSI/SAS/SATA RAID subsystems. Catering to enterprise, mid-range, entry-level and consumer data protection needs, PROMISE products are distinguished by their Unified Common RAID Core and management software and unparalleled support.  Headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., PROMISE has operations throughout Asia and Europe. For more information, visit PROMISE Technology's website at www.promise.com. 

© 2011 PROMISE Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PROMISE, the PROMISE logo, VTrak, SmartStor, SuperTrak, FastTrak, VessRAID, Vess, PerfectPATH, PerfectRAID, SATA150, ULTRA133 VTrak S3000, BackTrak, HyperCache, HyperCache-R, HyperCache-W, DeltaScan, GreenRAID, Pegasus and SANLink are registered or pending trademarks of PROMISE Technology, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Information regarding products, services and offerings may be superseded by subsequent documents and are subject to change without notice. For the latest information and specifications regarding PROMISE Technology, Inc. and any of its offerings or services, please contact your local PROMISE office or the corporate headquarters.www.promise.com for more information on PROMISE products.

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Media Contacts
The Americas	EMEA
Douglas Gruehl PROMISE Technology 408.228.1432 [e-mail]	Sophie Sun PROMISE Technology [phone] [e-mail]
Asia Pac
Alice Chang PROMISE Technology, Inc. [phone] [e-mail]