Imation To Sell ProStor RDX Techology

October 16th, 2006: Removable storage specialist Imation has extended its commitment to what it calls the "new breed" of data backup technology, removable hard disk storage.

The company has announced a new licensing agreement with ProStor to manufacture and market ProStor’s RDX storage systems under Imation’s logo.

Removable hard disk drive technologies are increasing in popularity due to their ability to offer a backup and restore function that extremely flexible. Imation says that the introduction of the RDX system will nose it ahead in the portable hard disk drive space.

The company says that the RDX removable hard disk cartridge and drive have been designed to meet the backup needs of SMBs that require a fast, portable and simple storage system. The RDX uses a rugged disk cartridge that backs up like a tape drive, with the performance advantage of a disk-to-disk system.

The cartridge maps to available single and dual-platter hard disk drives, providing uncompressed or native capacities of 40GB to 160GB. In addition, Imation says that RDX technology provides forward and backward compatibility and drives that are certified with most popular SMB backup software products.

“Imation's experience in developing removable storage solutions - be it in optical, tape, flash or hard disk technology - is setting it apart from traditional storage media suppliers,” says Greg Schulz, senior analyst of the StorageIO Group. “Today's announcement sets a solid foundation for Imation's future in removable storage solutions including magnetic disk based technologies for disk-to-disk data protection.”

Imation's initial RDX system offering will be generally available in Q1 2007.

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