PRESS RELEASE
December 2012, Milpitas, CA - HighPoint Technologies, a leading SAS/SATA HBA and storage solutions manufacturer, proudly announces that its 6Gb/s SAS RAID HBA's are now Thunderbolt aware. HighPoint Thunderbolt aware HBA's are available for Mac OS X Mountain Lion.
HighPoint Thunderbolt TM aware HBA's - A new Level of Storage Expansion
The emergence of ThunderboltTM 10GB/s connectivity delivers groundbreaking transfer speeds, and opens new doors for existing storage interfaces. In addition to revolutionizing the performance potential of mobile computing devices, ThunderboltTM connectivity introduces a wide range of possibilities for established storage technology. HighPoint Technologies works tirelessly to expand and extend the usability of our comprehensive selection of RAID host controllers, and is proudly to announce ThunderboltTM Aware OS X 10.8 support for our RocketRAID SAS/SATA 6Gb/s Series RAID HBA's.
The following RocketRAID HBA's support Thunderbolt PCIe expansion:
HighPoint Thunderbolt Aware HBA's:
6Gb/s SAS Host RAID HBA's - RocketRAID 4500 Series
HighPoint's RocketRAID 4522 RAID-on-Chip HBA delivers best-in-class performance and significant cost savings over comparable hardware RAID HBA's. The dedicated 800MHz, 6Gb/s SAS RAID-on-Chip processor and 512MB of onboard DDR3 cache memory, offload RAID processing from the system hardware, freeing up valuable system resources for performance hungry applications. The optional battery backup unit improves recovery times and secures valuable data for up to 72 hours in the event of a power outage or severe non-storage related hardware failure.
RocketRAID 4522 - http://www.hptmac.com/product.php?_index=93
6Gb/s SAS Host RAID HBA's - RocketRAID 2700 Series
HighPoint RocketRAID 2700 series HBA's are the most diverse, versatile and cost-effective 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers available in today's marketplace. Powered by our industry-proven RAID technology, industry-standard Mini-SAS connectivity with support for up to 8 devices, and PCIe 2.0 x8, RocketRAID 2700 HBA's can be easily integrated into a variety of hardware and software platforms, and are ideal for cost-effective, high-density SMB applications.
RocketRAID 2722- http://www.hptmac.com/product.php?_index=68
RocketRAID 2721 - http://www.hptmac.com/product.php?_index=76
RocketRAID 2711 - http://www.hptmac.com/product.php?_index=73
Why Choose HighPoint?
HighPoint is driven by the creative soul of our experienced product engineers, and an insatiable need for technological innovation. For over 17 years, HighPoint has been at the forefront of the storage industry, delivering cost-effective, cutting-edge technology and storage solutions to SMB's, Media Professionals and System Integrators, world-wide.
For the better part of two decades, our software and hardware development teams have dedicated themselves towards the design and manufacture of robust, cutting-edge storage solutions.
At HighPoint Technologies, we tirelessly strive to satisfy the ever growing need for cost-effective, robust, highly versatile storage solutions, and are committed to delivering the highest quality product and services.
