Intel Intros SMB Storage

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Intel Corporation today announced a new storage platform to ease the management of growing digital information, from protecting critical data in small businesses to safeguarding digital content in the home. The flexible, easy-to-use Intel Entry Storage System SS4200x is being distributed through Intel’s channel partners in two models: the Intel® Entry Storage System SS4200-EHW, a hardware-only version, and the Intel® Entry Storage System SS4200-E, which comes complete with integrated software.

Based on the Intel® Celeron® 400 Series Processor with DDR2 memory, the Intel Entry Storage System SS4200x provides performance and functionality to accommodate demanding workloads and features a powerful Intel® 945GZ with ICH7-R chipset for better I/O performance. Additional highlights of the Intel SS4200x include the customizable and consumer-friendly shell design, which fits easily into many existing product portfolios and an external SATA (eSATA) port that allows for easy external storage expansion beyond four hard disk drives (HDD).

“Intel brings an easy and affordable storage solution to the small office and home with our new Intel SS4200x,” said Mike Wall, general manager of Storage, Intel Server Platforms Group. “We’ve taken the performance advantage and power efficiency of Intel Architecture processors to enable system builders to deliver solutions with the right combination of performance, simplicity and value.”

Intel Corp.