Qualstar Extends XLS-812300 Library Capacity

Qualstar Corporation announced that the MEM ll (Memory Expansion Module), is now available on
its popular XLS-812300 tape library. Adding one or two MEM ll’s
increases total capacity more than 140%, providing more options for its
entry XLS Enterprise Library model. Shipments will begin in May, 2008.

“Expanding the capacity options for the
XLS-812300 lets customers buy the storage they need today while giving
them the assurance that the system can expand as their data grows. Easy
expansion and greater flexibility means that the XLS-812300 delivers
even more value to customers needing enterprise features without
enterprise costs,” said William Gervais,
Qualstar president and CEO.

Each MEM ll delivers 535 tape storage slots in just 5.3 square feet of
floor space. Using LTO 4 tape technology with typical compression, a
single MEM ll holds 856 terabytes, one of the highest storage densities
in the industry. One or two MEM ll’s can be
added to each XLS-812300 Library System, raising its total capacity to
1,365 slots, or 2.2 petabytes of data. XLS-812300 libraries hold up to
twelve LTO 4 tape drives, delivering data throughput rates of over 5
terabytes per hour to meet ever-narrowing backup windows.

Adding capacity or drives is readily accomplished in the field with
minimal interruption to on-going operations. The MEM ll can be
intermixed with the XLS-812300 Expansion Pods to provide granular
solutions to meet a broad range of data protection and archival storage
growth requirements.

Qualstar Corporation