Cisco introduces Smart Storage

Cisco announced the launch of Cisco Smart Storage,a family of affordable,easy-to-use desktop network storage solutions.

To help small businesses respond to the dramatic growth of electronic information and meet their evolving storage needs,Cisco announced the launch of Cisco Smart Storage,a family of affordable,easy-to-use desktop network storage solutions with integrated business applications.

Cisco Small Business NSS 300 Series Smart Storage provides end users with an integrated,highly secure method to store and share critical business data. Designed specifically for small businesses with fewer than 100 employees,Cisco Smart Storage further highlights Ciscos focus on delivering the affordable,easy-to-use technology small businesses need to drive productivity and growth.

KEY FACTS / HIGHLIGHTS:

*Broad Technology Portfolio: With the addition of a new family of desktop network storage devices,Cisco has expanded the industrys broadest portfolio of solutions to help small businesses connect,secure and communicate.

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Cisco Small Business NSS 300 Series Smart Storage: The new family consists of two-bay,four-bay and six-bay desktop network storage units and provides small business users with a single storage solution with integrated business applications.

*High performance: The network attached storage device provides an efficient and manageable way to centralize,protect and share information. Cisco Smart Storage delivers class-leading performance,speeding backup and facilitating information sharing. The devices can provide up to 12 terabytes of capacity with 2 terabytes drives. Higher capacities can be achievable as larger disk drive capacities are qualified.

*Integrated business applications: Cisco Smart Storage extends usage beyond storage with built-in applications and the ability to add new applications in the future. Built-in applications include a user-configurable Web server with an integrated WordPress publishing platform,and built-in servers help simplify user authentication and management of the network.

*Security: Security measures on Cisco Smart Storage deliver highly secure remote and Web access while helping preventing unauthorized access. On-disk data encryption helps protect critical business data even if the hard drives are stolen,a business-class feature that most small business storage solutions do not provide.