Qsan Technology, Inc., specializing in the design and development of RAID controllers of IP SAN, has joined the Intel(R) Storage Community (ISC) since Q4, 2005. Qsan has a strong commitment to providing leading-edge, standards-based solutions in the storage market with its investments in the next generation of platforms such as iSCSI/SAS to SATAII/SAS RAID controllers.

Through its membership in the ISC Qsan has early involvement with new Intel technologies for timely market delivery and joint activities in the strategic development of leading-edge storage solutions.

Qsan develops high-performance RAID Controllers built upon Intel IOP331 I/O processor with Intel XScale technology optimized for RAID 6 data protection. Qsan delivers the industry-leading Snapshot-on-the-box for global SMB segment showing its outstanding software & firmware capability. By supporting Microsoft Virtual Disk Service and Multi-Path I/O, Qsan S60/120C (SCSI U320-to-SATAII) and P60/120C (iSCSI GbE-to-SATAII) stands out from the storage competition in terms of ease of use and optimized performance when deployed along with Windows Server, which is by far the most common SMB environment.

“Our participation in the Intel Storage Community will result in better and more timely storage solutions for our customers," said Eric Kao, Director of Sales & Marketing at Qsan. , "With access to a broad range of Intel standards-based building blocks, we can further accelerate time-to-market of innovative modular storage solutions."

Qsan aims to become the IntelliRAID provider & IP SAN expert, deliver products with the lowest total cost of ownership, and bring the benefits of information lifecycle management to global small and medium businesses, which used to be exclusive to enterprises.

"As a member of ISC, Qsan serves as a resource for solutions aligned with the latest Intel storage building block roadmaps, complemented by leading third-party solutions based on industry-standard architectures and form factors," said Mike Wall, General Manager, Marketing, Intel Storage Group. "Qsan has demonstrated a track record in the design and development of products and services based on Intel processor and platform architectures that help make storage less expensive and easier to deploy and manage.”

Qsan Technology, Inc.: http://www.qsan.com.tw
The Intel(R) Storage Community is a community of storage developers and solution providers committed to the development of innovative standards-based storage solutions that are based on the latest Intel technologies and building blocks. To learn more, please visit: http://www.intel.com/design/network/Intel Storage Community/index.htm.