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Ximeta NetDisk 400 Earns Number One Ranking and “Best Buy” Award in July Issue of PC World

2008-10-13T22:23:20-06:00

Ximeta NetDisk 400 Earns Number One Ranking and “Best Buy” Award in July Issue of PC World

FREMONT, Calif., June 29, 2006 – Ximeta, the pioneer of Network Direct Attached Storage (NDAS®) technology, received the prestigious “Best Buy” award and number one Networked-Attached Storage Device ranking in the July issue of PC World.

The NetDisk 400 is the industry’s first high-performance, scalable 400GB Ethernet/USB 2.0 combo hard drive embedded with NDAS technology for consumers, workgroups, and SMBs. The NetDisk 400 is available today for
$369.99 MSRP.

According to the review written by Melissa Perenson, “The slender Ximeta NetDisk debuts at number one after turning in a stellar performance in our benchmarks.”

The article continues, “Ximeta uses a proprietary Network Direct Attached Storage (NDAS) chip and its own networking protocol to enable direct communication between the device and the computers. Special software…allows the device to appear as a local drive for each networked machine, instead of as a network drive shared among them. The end result: Faster performance when you're transferring files to and from the device.”

Compatible with both Windows and Mac systems, NetDisk provides 400GB of instant, blazing-fast, shared network or extended PC storage for capacity hungry applications including digital photography, graphic arts, gaming, machinema, media players, MP3 collections, video libraries, and IP surveillance.

Users simply plug it into their router/switch through its integrated Ethernet port for immediate network shared storage or to a USB port for direct access from their PC/notebook. All users can directly manage, access, and share folders simultaneously without server intervention, which eliminates typical performance degradation and bottlenecks. NDAS offers the performance and efficiency comparable to a network file server, at a lower cost.

“PC World is an authority in technology for consumers and businesses and is highly regarded among our target customers,” said Marie Wesson, product marketing manager of Ximeta. “Our industry-leading NDAS is proving to be a superior method of storing, accessing and sharing information. By combining the best of NAS and DAS, Ximeta has
created a complete solution that combines high-performance and an affordable price.”

For more information, visit www.ximeta.com.

About Ximeta
Ximeta is based in Fremont, Calif. and was founded in March 2003. Ximeta is the pioneer of Network Direct Attached Storage (NDAS) technology. Ximeta is dedicated to providing high performance shared storage products that are affordable and easy to use in business and in the home. Ximeta focuses on R&D and the development of robust products based on its market-leading NDAS technology. Ximeta also believes in providing an enhanced customer experience and has built its business around superior service and support.

About PC World
PC World, the most widely-read computer or business magazine, is the winner of more editorial awards than any other computer publication. PC World is written and designed specifically to meet the needs of one audience: Tech-Savvy Managers who buy, use and integrate technology products for both work and home.

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Contact:
Brian Solis
FutureWorks, Inc.
408.428.0895 Ext. 101
brian@future-works.com

Ximeta Drives Shared Storage into the Home and Office with New NetDisk Series

2008-10-13T22:22:00-06:00

Ximeta Drives Shared Storage into the Home and Office with
New NetDisk Series

Features advanced NDAS performance technology and 400/500GBs of shared storage for multimedia jukeboxes, surveillance systems, set-top boxes, digital video, MP3’s, and data backup

FREMONT, Calif., April 12, 2006 – Ximeta, the pioneer of Network Direct Attached Storage (NDAS®) technology, today announced the availability of its new NetDisk® 400 with the NetDisk 500 coming soon. The NetDisk 400 is the industry’s first high- performance, scalable 400GB Ethernet/USB 2.0 combo hard drive embedded with NDAS technology for consumers, workgroups, and SMBs. The NetDisk 400 is available today for $479 MSRP. The NetDisk 500 will be available soon with an MSRP of $599.

Compatible with both Windows and Mac systems, NetDisk provides 400GB of instant, blazing-fast, shared network or extended PC storage for capacity hungry applications including digital photography, graphic arts, gaming, machinema, media players, MP3 collections, video libraries, and IP surveillance. Users simply plug it into a USB port for direct access or their router/switch for immediate shared storage.

Ximeta’s NDAS technology allows multiple devices to access storage through the network without any server intervention. Unlike other architectures such as NAS, SAN, and USB mass storage, no server interferes between the storage device and the client host. All users can directly manage, access, and share folders simultaneously without server
intervention, which eliminates typical performance degradation and bottlenecks. NDAS offers the performance and efficiency comparable to a network file server, at a lower cost.

“Ximeta delivers easy to use, feature-rich shared storage appliances that provide real world solutions for businesses and networked homes,” said Marie Wesson, Product Marketing Manager of Ximeta. “With the explosion of digital file formats for files, movies, music, pictures, and multimedia, our unique NDAS technology enables any user to take
full advantage of high performance storage and RAID capabilities in a fully portable, scalable, simplified storage system.”

In addition to not requiring an IP address, the NetDisk allows backup or expansion through software features that permit Raid 1 or Raid 0 backup, aggregation and mirroring. Combined with industry leading backup software, a unique hardware identification and access keycode utility that allows specific user(s) read and write authority, the NetDisk
provides complete network security. The simplicity of NDAS allows for sharing data between multiple computers and network appliances without the need of expertise or maintenance. For more information and availability, visit www.ximeta.com.

About Ximeta NDAS
Ximeta’s Network Direct Attached Storage (NDAS) is a proprietary network storage architecture that allows direct attachment of existing ATA/ATAPI devices to Ethernet without a separate server. Multiple NetDisks can be aggregated together to build a huge single volume. A NetDisk can also serve as a mirror image of another, providing secure,
realtime backup.

About Ximeta
Ximeta is based in Fremont, Calif. Founded in March 2003, Ximeta is the pioneer of Network Direct Attached Storage (NDAS) technology. Using patented chip and software technology, Ximeta offers the industry's first high-performance, fully scalable and portable networked storage solutions for consumers and SMBs that bypass the server’s CPU.

Ximeta is dedicated to providing high performance shared storage products that are affordable and easy to use in business and in the home. Ximeta focuses on R&D and the development of robust products based on its market-leading NDAS technology. Ximeta also believes in providing an enhanced customer experience and has built its business around superior service and support.
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Contact:
Brian Solis
FutureWorks, Inc.
408.428.0895 Ext. 101
brian@future-works.com

Ximeta Enables Users to Customize Local or Network Storage with new NetDisk Enclosure

2008-10-13T22:19:54-06:00

Ximeta Enables Users to Customize Local or Network Storage
with new NetDisk Enclosure

Powered by the company’s unique NDAS technology, the new portable enclosure features Ethernet and USB 2.0 connections and can be customized with 3.5-inch hard disk drives

FREMONT, CALIF., JAN. 4, 2005 – Ximeta, the pioneer of Network Direct Attached Storage (NDAS) technology, today announced the availability of its dual port NetDisk™ Enclosure.   Featuring dual Ethernet and USB 2.0 connections, the portable NetDisk Enclosure uses off-the-shelf 3.5-inch IDE drives for instant, scalable network and local storage, without a server, on both Mac and PC platforms. The NetDisk Enclosure is available today with an MSRP of $79.99.

The NetDisk Enclosure is fully scalable and can accommodate up to 500GB1 drives. It enables users to offload files from the local drive and place them in a protected, shared network environment. NetDisk is ideal for personal and SMB applications including, video, photo, and music storage, gaming, file sharing, back up/archiving, centralized storage and multimedia streaming. NDAS is also optimized for high performance applications including video editing, video surveillance, graphic arts, databases, and image libraries.

It is incredibly simple to set up with shared storage ready to go within minutes. Users simply plug in a standard IDE hard drive, connect it to an Ethernet Switch, Router or USB port, and install and run the included software management tools. Ximeta’s breakthrough NDAS technology enables instant, fast, and secure LAN connections without the need for IP configuration or a network server.

“The NetDisk Enclosure was designed from the ground-up to provide secure and portable shared storage for PCs, and Macs, surpassing the limited capabilities of traditional NAS devices.” said Marie Wesson, Product Marketing Manager of Ximeta. “NDAS technology is truly unique providing a direct data path that is as fast as a computer's local drive. Other external network storage devices rely on a server which by default requires a longer data processing path, significantly degrading overall read/write performance.    When combined with its highly portable design, intuitive and powerful software management tools, and scalable capacity, users have a truly compelling ‘go anywhere’ storage solution”

NDAS technology also allows multiple devices to access storage through the network without any server intervention. NDAS eliminates the bottleneck effect, typical in NAS, caused by excessive CPU data processing, by connecting directly to a network without a separate CPU or memory. All users or systems on the network can directly control, use, and share folders simultaneously – without performance degradation. NDAS offers convenience and efficiency comparable to a network file server, but it is designed to achieve high performance at a much lower cost.

The NetDisk Enclosure can connect to other NetDisk devices allowing backup or expansion through software features that permit Raid 1 or Raid 0, aggregation and mirroring. Combined with industry leading Symantec backup software, a unique hardware identification and access keycode utility which allows specific user(s) read and write authority, the NetDisk Enclosure provides complete network security.

Ximeta products are distributed by D&H, Ingram Micro, and SED, and are sold at leading retail and online merchants including Amazon, Buy.com, Comp USA, Fry’s, Nextag, Outpost.com, and PriceGrabber.

About Ximeta
Ximeta is based in Fremont, Calif. Founded in May 2003, Ximeta is the pioneer of Network Direct Attached Storage (NDAS) technology. Using patented chip and software technology, Ximeta offers the industry's first high-performance, fully scalable and portable networked storage solutions for consumer and SOHO needs. The company focuses on the growing trend toward networked information storage, in which storage systems are linked on a network via Ethernet. Ximeta’s vision is to enable people to enjoy, access, store, and share all of their digital content from any networked device, such as their PC, laptop, PDA, media player, home entertainment centers, TVs, etc.
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Contact:
Brian Solis
FutureWorks, Inc.
Ph. 408.428.0895 Ext. 101
brian@future-works.com

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Tested with 400GB drives at time of launch. 500GB drives are available today and are compatible, however not yet fully tested

Top 10 devices for the holidays

2008-10-13T22:11:36-06:00

December 10, 2004

Top 10 devices for the holidays

(Note: For this article, Forrester researched products in consumer technologies in North America and Europe to suggest 10 products for a holiday shopping list. They included the latest in TVs, computers, cameras and music, and were geared for friends, family or yourself. They suggested Ximeta's products for "extra storage")

"Buy your PC junkie a storage box from a company like... Ximeta."

- CNET News.com

Financial Times

2008-10-13T22:10:50-06:00

December 29, 2004

"Ximeta's 160Gb NetDisk Wireless is designed to make it easy to share internet and media content without wires and provide centralised network storage for digital media and audio players." Link

- Financial Times

NetDisk Wireless was broadcast on Canada's "Call for Help" TV program on G4TechTV in a feature segment of "Holiday Gadgets for Geeks"

2008-10-13T22:10:11-06:00

December 16, 2004

NetDisk Wireless was broadcast on Canada's "Call for Help" TV program on G4TechTV in a feature segment of "Holiday Gadgets for Geeks"

"If you want to add wireless networking to your home, why not add 160 gigabytes of wireless storage, too? Ximeta's Netdisk Wireless is both in one easy package."
"Plug it into your Internet connection, and you've just turned your house into a 802.11g WiFi zone"
"All of the computers connected to your network can share the built-in 160 gigs of storage...ake it your digital repository for photos, music, etc."

- G4TechTV

"NetDisk Drive Pack rats, have we got a drive for you!"

2008-10-13T21:34:50-06:00

October 18, 2004

"NetDisk Drive Pack rats, have we got a drive for you!"

- www.time.com

NetDisk Office received 3 stars!

2008-10-13T21:33:55-06:00

August 19 to Sept. 1, 2004

NetDisk Office received 3 stars!

"...if you plan on adding more computers or a wireless access point this is definitely worth considering."

- www.computeractive.co.uk

"EMHz Recommended Product." Award

2008-10-13T21:33:25-06:00

June, 20, 2004

"EMHz Recommended Product." Award

"There are many external hard drives on the market, but none quite like [NetDisk Office]."
This standalone drive is the perfect network file sharing and storage solution.
"The design of the NetDisk Office is quite appealing and will compliment any modern setup very well.
"In all honesty, it actually exceeded my expectations."
"Ximeta should be commended for the effort put into the design and functionality of the new NetDisk Office? It is a highly innovative product, and would be a perfect file sharing solution for many users and/or companies."

- www.extrememhz.com

Financial Times,Worldwide Edition.

2008-10-13T21:30:55-06:00

December 29, 2004

"For notebook PC users portable IDE drives such as Ximeta's NetDisk Mini provide pocket-sized additional storage or back-up functionality at a reasonable price."

- Financial Times,Worldwide Edition.

NetDisk Mini receives 4.5 out of 5 product rating!

2008-10-13T21:30:12-06:00

December 7, 2004

NetDisk Mini receives 4.5 out of 5 product rating!

"From a hardware and setup point of view, there's really not much to pick on with the NetDisk."
"Ximeta NetDisk Mini is a great little product... simple to set up, a no-brainer to use, and it looks great without taking up lots of space. What more is there to ask for in a small LAN network-attached storage product...

- The Globe and Mail.

NetDisk Mini was recommended as one of seven gifts that were "hot techno-buys" for Christmas.

2008-10-13T21:28:46-06:00

December 1, 2004

NetDisk Mini was recommended as one of seven gifts that were "hot techno-buys" for Christmas.

"very cool, is Ximeta's NetDisk [Mini], the equivalent of a tiny file server in a box. That means it can easily share data, music, pictures or movies among all your PCs."

- The Detroit News.

NetDisk Mini receives "4 out of 5 stars!"

2008-10-13T21:24:25-06:00

August 19 to September 1, 2004

NetDisk Mini receives "4 out of 5 stars!"

NetDisk Mini featured live on "Gadget Guy" show on Fox 9 Morning News

2008-10-13T21:23:53-06:00

August 31, 2004

NetDisk Mini featured live on "Gadget Guy" show on Fox 9 Morning News!

- FOX 9 Morning News (Minnesota). "Gadget Guy" feature show.

PCWorld.com

2008-10-13T21:22:04-06:00

June 13, 2006

PCWorld.com

Network-attached storage lets you keep data in a single location that's accessible to any computer on the same network. We tested three new models for this month's chart, which includes both multidrive-array models and single-drive units.

PCWorld.com