3ware Inc., a provider of high-capacity, switched Serial ATA (SATA) RAID storage solutions, announced the availability of its second generation SATA RAID controllers -- the Escalade 8506 series, and sixth generation Parallel RAID controllers -- the Escalade 7506 series. Building on 3ware's field-tested technology, StorSwitch, the Escalade series now features 64-bit/66MHz PCI bus support for enterprise-ready system performance. Four, eight and twelve port configurations are now shipping to system builders, VARs and OEMs, providing up to three terabytes of reliable, affordable RAID storage per controller.

The Escalade series offers critical features such as multiple RAID level support, device driver support, and remote management utilities. In addition, it now offers 64-bit/66MHz PCI support, enabling faster data transfer rates for overall increased system performance for applications such as high-density server, NAS, video, nearline backup and archival.

The 7506 and 8506 series are based on 3ware's unique non-blocking switched architecture called StorSwitch, which eliminates performance bottlenecks found in traditional bus-based architectures. It improves system performance by enabling the controller simultaneous access to all drives. 3ware also offers its own web browser-based disk management utility, 3DM, which allows remote management and monitoring of disks.

3ware 8506 Series Serial ATA RAID controllers and 7506 Parallel ATA RAID controllers are now available worldwide through authorized 3ware distributors. All products ship in kit form with the required software, manuals and cables.

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