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<p>Apple Ships Xsan Storage Area Network File System</p>
<p>High Performance, Enterprise Class SAN Solution Priced at Just $999</p>
<p>CUPERTINO, California-January 4, 2005-Apple today announced it has begun<br />
shipping Xsan=81, a high performance, enterprise class Storage Area Network<br />
(SAN) file system priced at the industry's most aggressive price point of<br />
$999 per client and per server. Xsan combines breakthrough performance with<br />
Apple's legendary ease of use for customers who require scalable,<br />
high-speed access to centralized shared data for storage consolidation and<br />
workflow in video post production, data center, broadcast and high<br />
performance computing environments.</p>
<p>"Apple's pro video and IT customers now have an affordable, high<br />
performance SAN file system on Mac OS X," said Philip Schiller, Apple's<br />
senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "Together, Apple's<br />
Xsan file system software and Xserve RAID storage hardware deliver a<br />
powerful, easy-to-manage, enterprise class SAN solution at a breakthrough<br />
low price."</p>
<p>Xsan is a 64-bit cluster file system for Mac OS X that enables<br />
organizations to consolidate storage resources and provide multiple<br />
computers with concurrent file-level read/write access to shared volumes<br />
over Fibre Channel. It is certified with Apple's suite of professional<br />
applications, including Final Cut Pro HD, Apple's Emmy award-winning<br />
editing software and Motion, a breakthrough application that redefines<br />
professional motion graphics production. For the first time on Mac OS X, up<br />
to 64 video professionals can simultaneously access a single storage volume<br />
that supports multiple high-bandwidth video streams for efficient workflow<br />
in video and film editing, broadcast, visual effects and motion graphics<br />
creation.</p>
<p>"Xsan is the holy grail of shared storage for Final Cut Pro," said Mark<br />
Raudonis, director of Post Production, Bunim-Murray Productions. "We can<br />
now take advantage of Final Cut Pro HD in a fully networked environment to<br />
edit groundbreaking reality TV series such as MTV's 'The Real World' and<br />
'Road Rules' and FOX's 'The Simple Life' in real time at a third of the<br />
cost of existing solutions."</p>
<p>Xsan is ideal for demanding professional video workflows as well as storage<br />
consolidation for business, government, education and high performance<br />
computing. Advanced features such as metadata controller failover and Fibre<br />
Channel multipathing ensure high availability; file-level locking allows<br />
multiple systems to read and write concurrently to the same volume which is<br />
ideal for complex workflows; and sophisticated volume management results in<br />
more efficient use of storage resources.</p>
<p>Setup, administration and monitoring is built into the Xsan administration<br />
software which provides volume management, SAN file system configuration<br />
and remote monitoring in one integrated, easy-to-use application. User<br />
quotas and access controls allow administrators to restrict storage usage<br />
and file access for maximum data security. Since Xsan is interoperable with<br />
ADIC's StorNext File System, it can be used in heterogeneous environments<br />
including Windows, UNIX and Linux operating system platforms. Additionally,<br />
Xsan is supported by ADIC's industry leading data management software,<br />
StorNext Management Suite.</p>
<p>Pricing & Availability<br />
Xsan is available immediately through the Apple Store (<a href="http://www.apple.com" title="www.apple.com">www.apple.com</a>) and<br />
through Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $999<br />
(US) per client and per server. Apple has qualified Xsan with Xserve G4,<br />
Xserve G5, Power Mac G4, Power Mac G5, Xserve RAID and Apple Fibre Channel<br />
PCI-X cards. Xsan requires Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server version 10.3<br />
software installed and will support qualified Fibre Channel switches from<br />
vendors such as Brocade, QLogic or Emulex.</p>
<p>Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple<br />
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.<br />
Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its<br />
award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating system, and<br />
iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital<br />
music revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online<br />
music store.</p>
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