Newly expanded product line poised to boost client base as Network Attached Storage
(NAS) market in Middle East expected to grow by 40 per cent in 2008
NETGEAR, a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, is currently showcasing its complete range of ReadyNAS solutions at its stand ZQ1, Zabeel Hall in the Dubai International Convention Centre from September 8 to 12. The company's participation at GITEX Technology Week is in line with its aggressive growth plans, which aims to capitalize on the promising forecasts by storage experts who have predicted that the Network Attached Storage (NAS) market in the Middle East will grow by up to 40 per cent in 2008.
NAS technology is widely appreciated and accepted in mature markets such as Europe
and the USA, and the Middle East is following suit with rising demand from small and
medium businesses, professionals and home consumers. In tandem with its existing
SC101 Storage Central products, NETGEAR will leverage its recent USD 60 million
acquisition of the ReadyNAS product family and product pipeline from the privately
held Infrant Technologies Inc. to offer a full line-up of feature-rich, scalable and
cost-effective storage solutions to the emerging markets.
"Our acquisition of Infrant Technologies allows us to better address the growing
demand for NAS solutions in the Middle East, especially in the GCC region. With
technologically advanced features and a competitive price range, we are poised to
fast track our growth program, improve our share of the market and increase margins.
We expect our participation at GITEX 2007 to further consolidate our hold on the
market in view of the event's extensive reach and prominent coverage," said Ahmad
Zeidan, Channel Sales Manager of NETGEAR Middle East.
The ReadyNAS family implements redundant array of independent disk (RAID) data
protection, enabling users to store and protect critical data easily, efficiently
and intelligently. The ReadyNAS line-up is also powered by Infrant's proprietary
network storage processor, the Linux-based RAIDiator operating system, and
patent-pending Expandable Protection (X-RAID) technology, which allows automatic
RAID volume expansion as additional drives are added. With X-RAID, users can easily
add disks as they need or can afford without fear of losing data and without having
to reformat volumes.
Other features of the ReadyNAS product line include a sleek and compact design that
makes it suitable for home or office use, built-in media server capabilities that
allow users to access content directly without going through a PC, and handling of
multiple HD video streams, making it one of the few NAS solutions in the market
offering such capability. NETGEAR's ReadyNAS solutions also bring the reliability of
an enterprise-level backup solution to the small office with an integrated processor
and multi-drive redundancy, ensuring protection against single drive failure.
"The growing demand for NAS technology is driven by an increasing number of small
and medium business enterprises that are becoming more aware of the advantages of
having NAS systems in their IT infrastructure. NAS is simply the best solution to
enhance data accessibility and management for small and medium businesses, and
NETGEAR's ReadyNAS offers the best value in terms of cost-effectiveness, performance
and reliability," concluded Zeidan.
NETGEAR is committed to providing innovative networking solutions for small and
medium business as well as home users. The company's product offerings enable users
to share internet access, peripherals, files, digital media content and applications
among multiple personal computers and other internet-enabled devices.
