Buffalo introduces TeraStation Pro WSS

Company Brief

New Delhi, October 17, 2011

Buffalo Technology, a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of wired and wireless networking, network and direct attached storage solutions, today introduced Buffalo TeraStation Pro WSS, a high performance RAID based network attached storage (NAS) with the power of a Windows Server operating system. Powered by Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Workgroup Edition, TeraStation Pro WSS provides seamless capability with Windows computers and servers and available in capacities up to 12TB in desktop model and up to 8TB in Rack mount Model.

Buffalo’s latest network storage solution family is optimized to deliver the most robust file server experience, and in addition to offering dependable, seamless domain integration the TeraStation Pro WSS provides advanced features such as full disk encryption and supports for NTFS for very specific file-level security. In other words it provides businesses a reliable and scalable solution that is not only cost effective but easy to deploy and administer into Windows workgroup or domain environments.

The TeraStation Pro WSS incorporates the powerful Intel® Atom™ Dual-Core Processor providing class-leading performance enabling the ability to focus on concurrent tasks with minimal performance degradation and offers maximum network throughput even while a replication job or a fast search indexing procedure during an anti-virus scan, is occurring a runs in the background. Additionally, TeraStation Pro WSS supports full disk encryption, support for NTFS for very specific file-level security. Onboard Native Active Directory support provides integration with large Windows networks.

“Combination of TeraStation Pro family and Windows Storage Server, once again allows Buffalo to deliver an efficient, reliable and cost effective storage solution to the SMB storage market,” said Susumu Kobayashi, Country Head, Buffalo Inc. India. “With the power of Windows Storage server 2008R2 the TeraStation Pro WSS family is truly extendable into the higher end SMB and enterprise sector at a faction of the cost of current solutions,” he added.

Features and Benefits

- Intel® Atom™ 1.66 GHz Dual Core / 2 GB RAM

- Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Workgroup Edition

- iSCSI Target and Initiator

- Front loading hot swap hard drives with lockable front panel

- Active Directory support

- Disk quota (soft quota) support prevents users/groups from consuming too much disk space

- Scheduled shut down eliminates unnecessary access and reduces energy costs

- DFS (Distributed File System), Namespace & Replication support

- Hot swap hard drive trays behind the front panel for easy drive access and replacement

- Improved CPU speed enables faster data transfer

- 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet with Jumbo Frame

- Two Ethernet ports

- Works with VMware and Hyper-V (SAN storage for Virtual Machines)

- Supported RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, JBOD (Individual Disks)

- Bit Locker AES-256 bit hard drive encryption

- Large silent fan cools hard drive efficiently

- Advanced ventilation design reduces internal heat

- LCD Display shows important TeraStation information and disk status

- Windows Server 2008 Server Manager Utility for easy deployment and configuration

- Internet Information Services (IIS) support

- 2 USB 3.0 ports and 2 USB 2.0 ports for external drive, printer and UPS connectivity

- 10 licenses of Nova BACKUP® Business Essentials v12 Included: Back up 10 Windows PCs, Windows Servers, Exchange or MS SQL databases

Pricing and Availability

The TeraStation Pro WSS comes with a 3year limited warranty and will be available across Buffalo authorized Partners in India.

For further information, please contact:

EXL Public Relations

Srishti Soni

Mobile: +919990494150

Email: srishti@exlpr.com