iQstor Networks Debuts iQ2880 4Gb FC Storage System
at NAB 2006

High Performance and Affordable 4Gb FC Storage System Touts FC and SATA Disk Drive Support and Ease-of-Use

Las Vegas, Nevada - April 24, 2006 - iQstor Networks, Inc., a leading developer of intelligent and integrated Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions, announced that they will showcase their new iQ2880 4Gb Fibre Channel (FC) storage system at NAB 2006 in Las Vegas, NV, booth SL1832.

The new iQ2880 4Gb FC storage system from iQstor targets rich media applications like HD digital post production, non-linear editing, VOD, content creation and digital intermediate that require sustained throughput performance, scalable capacity and broadcast level reliability.

“We’ve designed the iQ2880 to address the evolving high resolution content creation and post production workflows requiring a storage system that can sustain throughputs for real-time HD network collaboration and 2K / 4K digital intermediate applications, while having the capability to scale capacity as the need arises,” said Jason Lo, president and CEO of iQstor Networks. “iQ2880’s 4Gb FC to FC connectivity offers very fast throughput at up to 1600MB/s per array and the system can scale to 120TB – more than enough storage for most online projects. The iQ2880 can be populated with FC and/or SATA disk drives to optimize performance or capacity and its embedded storage management software guarantees ease-of -use and management.”

The iQ2880 was developed to ensure investment protection, being able to utilize both FC and SATA disk technologies and scaling capacity as needed. Each array supports up to 15 x 4Gb 146GB FC drives providing 2.2TB of storage capacity or 7.5TB using 500GB SATA drives, and can scale to 35TB with 240 x 146GB FC drives or 120TB with 240 x 500GB SATA II drives. Ideally suited for tiered-storage environments where cost is a factor, iQ2880’s capacity can be scaled through connectivity with the J2880 SBOD disk enclosure, creating a system with high performance FC drives for primary storage and low cost SATA drives for secondary storage.

The iQ2880 addresses other key concerns facing the video industry that focus on interoperability, reliability and ease-of-use. Its open system architecture let’s users connect their favorite servers with little or no ramp up time. Reliability is assured with iQ2880’s dual redundant RAID controllers and the integrated software affords not only ease-of-use, but offer built-in data services like virtualization, snapshot, mirroring, remote replication and policy-based storage provisioning.

“The iQ2880 delivers on our promise of providing a robust and cost-effective platform with the latest in storage technology at an exceptional value,” concluded Lo. “Our iQ2880 offers unsurpassed availability, reliability, manageability, data integrity and enterprise-level functionality that is becoming a standard requirement for a wide range of rich media based businesses and mission critical environments today.”

Pricing and Availability
The iQ2880 storage platform is available through iQstor's network of domestic and international business partners in May. Estimated US end-user pricing starts from $12,995 with 1.2TB of 4Gb front to back storage, embedded volume manager-based virtualization software and System Manager.

About iQstor Networks, Inc.
A privately held company based in Newbury Park, CA, iQstor is a leader in the innovative design and delivery of storage solutions with embedded enterprise level functionality to channel partners worldwide. Its storage solutions include FC, iSCSI and SATA intelligent storage systems and expansion enclosures, policy based storage management, data services software, professional services, support and training. For more information on iQstor, visit the company’s web site at www.iqstor.com.

Press and Analyst Contact:
Albert Saraie
iQstor Networks, Inc.
Ph: 805-376-1010
Email: asaraie@iqstor.com

Curtis Chan
CHAN & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Ph: 714-447-4993
Email: cj_chan@chanandassoc.com