Hear ye! Hear ye!
First, take a bit of Microsoft, add a dash of LaCie, and finish it up a helping of Wuala. What do you get? LaCie’s Windows Home Server powered 5big Network server with an additional data safety net courtesy of Wuala cloud backup technology.
Say that 5 times as fast as you can!
Like so many other announcements this morning:
- No (or very few) pictures.
- My must-meet list keeps getting bigger!
Hopefully, the first one will be taken care by the second one, not just for this product, but a few of the other products I mentioned this morning.
And now edited to add a couple of them. Thanks, Mike, for the tip!
CES = crazy time!
The announcement:
LaCie Reveals New Server Technology
For Small Businesses
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, LAS VEGAS (January 5, 2010) – Today LaCie demonstrates a new network storage server based on the Microsoft® Windows Home Server platform. The product will be shown for the first time at the CES.
This server leverages the success of LaCie’s award winning 5big Network, which features five user-replaceable drives, Gigabit Ethernet, and data protection support for data integrity. The technology demonstration shows that by combining Microsoft and LaCie technologies on a single platform, small business users can enjoy a seamless interface to automatically back up computers to a single server. The server secures their backup both locally and remotely by automatically copying their critical data to the cloud, using LaCie’s Wuala technology.
“LaCie’s network server offers an exciting design and provides plenty of storage options with terabytes of capacity and the ability to back up data from local computers and to cloud-based services,” said Leslie McGuire, Director of Windows Server Marketing at Microsoft. “We’re pleased to have LaCie join us as a Windows Home Server partner.”
“Our aim with this technology demonstration is to show that by teaming with Microsoft and through our Wuala cloud storage technology, we can provide an enterprise-grade, data protection solution with both local backup and off-site replication in one low-cost, compact system,” said Erwan Girard, Solutions Business Unit Manager. “By leveraging the groundbreaking Wuala cloud technology, which ensures the highest speed in data upload and download, our server will provide truly usable cloud-based data backup and restore to accommodate the large amounts of data generated by small businesses.”
Additional product details will be available once it is officially announcement in the first quarter of 2010.
About LaCie
Located in the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Europe, Singapore, and Hong Kong, LaCie is a leading provider of integrated storage solutions including external and online storage, color monitors, and accessories that help professionals and everyday users manage their digital lives. LaCie has differentiated its products through original designs and leading-edge technology. Established in France in 1989, LaCie is listed on Euronext under FR0000054314 (LAC). For more information on LaCie, visit www.lacie.com <http://www.lacie.com> <http://www.lacie.com>.
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Contact LaCie
Press Inquiries: Kimberly Myers, 503-844-4578, press@lacie.com
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