MDI’s Express Stor Compliance Edition models provide true Write Once data storage on a high-powered Network Attached Storage Appliance. In combination with ARCHIVER from Point Software, MDI has fully integrated a WORM file system for Hard Disc. A broad range of NAS RAID models are available in base usable capacities from 500 GB to 9 TB, with most models offering expansion to several times the base capacity. Express Stor Compliance Edition models provide scalable solutions for workgroups to enterprise datacenters.

In today's world the process of records management includes increasing regulation and monitoring of corporate and agency data. There are over 4000 regulations in the

United States alone requiring data storage management solutions which provide compliance through WORM file attributes, controlled data access and long

term retention.

Express Stor Compliance Edition can

help meet these requirements.

Most imaging and fixed content applications need the security of unalterable WORM storage. Whether the requirement is from the myriad of government regulations or internal corporate governance practices, data needs to be safe from manipulation or destruction. In addition to the capability to store the data in a protected state, every Express Stor Compliance Edition provides a robust feature set that assists in collecting data from source systems on the network and creating archive versions of the data on optical media or tape. Optional support allows the connection and operation of optical jukeboxes, tape drives and disc publishing systems to automate the archive process and create duplicate copies of the data.

The Express Stor Compliance Edition is a Network Attached Storage server with advanced software to provide immediate, permanent, write once storage on high performance SATA RAID. Folders and shares are created in the normal manner, and the PoINT Tiered Archive File System (TAFS) is then applied to these folders, allowing the system administrator to specify them as write once volumes. Files written to these folders may be accessed transparently, yet they may not be modified, renamed or deleted. Permanence and accuracy of information are secured.

Extremely high availability of data is assured through the use of the highest quality components including hot swap drives, redundant power supplies and redundant processors. The Compliance Edition is available in several models, providing from 500GB to 9TB of Write Once permanent storage on integrated SATA drives in a RAID5 configuration. Additional storage capacity can be added up to 50TB with Express Stor Expansion Units.

Express StorUnified Storage Appliances become the focal point for the efficient management of the data protection strategy for an appication or establishment

NAS solutions offer the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of all storage technologies. The ease of installation and simple, yet high function, user interface saves money and time throughout the product lifecycle. MDI’s unique enhancements differentiate the Express Stor in flexibility and reliability. The performance of an Express Stor NAS is approximately 20% greater than a comparably configured file server due to the operating system being streamlined to support file service as opposed to general purpose applications.

MDI Express Stor solutions are designed to be the focal point for the data protection strategy for an application or an entire organization. In addition to the Write Once feature of the Compliance Edition, MDI appliances can also provide iSCSI support enabling the system to be a Unified Storage Solution, supporting both NAS and IP-SAN functionality. Fully compatible and tested with a wide variety of backup and replication options, Express Stor can be configured to bring ease of use and simplicity of data management to many storage environments.