A NEW fault tolerant disk storage system has arrived on the Hongkong market, and is expected to offer a much higher performance at a lower cost than other systems.
Because of the system's speed and memory capacity, it is being aimed primarily at the mid-range UNIX market, and the large PC network server market.
Developed by US firm Storage Computer Corporation, the RAID (redundant arrays of independent/inexpensive disks) 7 system is being distributed by a joint venture under the title Storcomp.
''Not only have we the sole distributorship in Hongkong and China for this system, but we're also the support centre for all of Asia,'' said managing director Mr Eddie Hwang, formerly with Data General north Asia.
''The system was launched in the US in November, and has already sold systems worth US$2 million,'' Mr Hwang said.
He added that analysts in the US expected Storage Computer to be floated on US exchanges within a year, because of its new technology.
The company said the performance of the new system would cut costs for users and improve disk access performance.