PRO TECHnology bags ‘Total Solutions Partner Award’ at Symantec MENA Partners Summit 2008

QUALSTAR EXPANDS XLS ENTERPRISE LIBRARY FAMILY

New model exceeds 90 terabytes (native) per square foot in large archive configurations, setting new industry storage density standard

SIMI VALLEY, Calif., April 30, 2008 — Qualstar^® Corporation (Nasdaq: QBAK), a manufacturer of automated tape storage solutions and high-efficiency power supplies, today announced the XLS-8161100 Library Resource Module (LRM), the fourth member of the XLS Enterprise Tape Library System family. The new model sets the industry standard for storage density and is particularly well suited for users with rapidly growing archive requirements. The XLS-8161100 leverages the trend-setting expandability pioneered by Qualstar’s XLS-820500 and XLS-832700 LRMs, which began shipping in 2006.

The new LRM delivers an initial native capacity up to 852 terabytes in less than 11 square feet of floor space. It houses up to 16 IBM LTO 4™ (Ultrium™) tape drives, with aggregate data transfer rates exceeding 6.9 TB/hr. One or two 1,075 slot Memory Expansion Modules (MEM) can be added to each XLS-8161100, yielding a configuration that stores over 2.5 petabytes in less than 28 square feet. The new model can be intermixed with both new and installed XLS-820500 and XLS-832700 LRMs to deliver precisely tailored configurations to meet a broad range of end user capacity and performance requirements.

FileWave, the technological leader for software management tools on Windows and Mac OS systems, has appointed PRO TECHnology, a leading provider of broadcast, communication, security and storage solutions, as the exclusive distributor of its Asset Trustee and FileWave Software. The software company has recognized PRO TECHnology as a valuable partner due to its expertise in distributing a wide range of specialized products, and its ability to open up new business opportunities for its clients. 

PRO TECHnology is honored to announce that it has been short listed and was nominated to win the 2nd position in the Channel Me Awards 2008 for the category of (Enterprise Reseller of the year). This prestigious award was presented to companies with the most commendable achievement in the enterprise sector during the year 2007.  The award’s judging panel has take into consideration all forms of reseller’s accomplishment including implemented projects, success stories, innovation and excellence in solutions delivery and customer value.
 
With the title “Highly commended”, PRO TECHnology came 2nd amongst the Top 5 companies out of 300 participant Vendors, Distributors and Resellers from all countries in the Middle East region.

Taqnya 2008 is the largest and most important exhibition covering telecommunication solutions and computer technology products and services,  and is regarded as the main annual ICT event in Libya. This event is organized by the GPTC (the General Post and Telecommunication Company of Libya) and will be held in Tripoli, Libya on 25-29 May, 2008.