| COSTA MESA, Calif. (Jan. 5, 2004) – CMS Products Inc. (formerly CMS Peripherals), the leader in backup and storage solutions for notebook and desktop computers, today shipped the Velocity Series backup system for desktop computers. With capacities ranging between 80GB and 200GB and a starting price of $299 MSRP, the Velocity Series is now available through major distributors, corporate resellers, mail order and direct from the company’s Web site, www.cmsproducts.com. Named “Best of COMDEX/Las Vegas 2003” in the Peripherals Category, the Velocity Series is the industry’s first comprehensive, all-in-one backup solution to incorporate a Serial ATA interface, providing users with complete backup, restore, disaster recovery capabilities and an externally bootable backup system. With the implementation of Serial ATA technology, the Velocity Series is capable of clocking transfer rates of up to 1.5Gb per second meaning users can backup 20GB of data in less than 20 minutes compared to more than 60 minutes with USB 2.0 or FireWire interfaces. “The combination of Serial ATA technology and CMS’ comprehensive BounceBack software makes the Velocity Series the industry’s first externally bootable, high speed and economical backup solution,” said Eric Robinson, vice president of engineering, CMS Products. “The Velocity Series promises to revolutionize the backup world by delivering innovation and unsurpassed levels of performance.” The integration of Serial ATA technology also makes the Velocity Series the first externally bootable device for Windows operating systems. An externally bootable system provides instant disaster recovery after hard drive or operating system failure. CMS will offer an optional Serial ATA controller card, making the technology compatible for desktops not supporting the Serial ATA interface on the motherboard. The Velocity Series is powered by CMS’ new BounceBack Professional software, which is based on previous generations of CMS’ automatic backup software. BounceBack offers users ease of use, automatic backup and disaster recovery. All backed up data stored on the Velocity Series is saved in native file format to provide fast, easy data recovery and access. Other new features of the BounceBack Professional software include versioning, synchronization and easy restore. The Velocity Series’ versioning capabilities allow individual users to go back in time and access older versions of folders and files from any point in time that a backup was performed. The ability to access older versions of files is valuable in maintaining an accurate history of documents. By utilizing the synchronization component, users are able to move between multiple computers while maintaining up-to-date files regardless of the computer on which they were generated. The software automatically scans both the source hard drive and the Velocity Series for new or changed files and synchronizes the two systems with the most recent version. The QuickRestore™ module simplifies the data recovery process by enabling users to recover data by simply selecting the folder or file and clicking on the restore button. This feature reduces downtime and increases return on investment through the decrease in Help Desk or IT department involvement. The Velocity Series is compatible with both Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems and includes a 3-year warranty. |
