Middle East, 24 February 2008 - Buffalo Technology has today unveiled the TeraStation Pro II Rackmount™. The Network Attached Storage (NAS) unit is aimed at businesses that need to increase storage capacity without the expense of buying and installing additional servers. The rackmount model complements the existing range of desktop NAS devices.

Available in 1.0TB, 2.0TB and 4.0TB options, Buffalo's TeraStation Pro II Rackmount™ is 2U high and will meet the needs of businesses with existing 19" rack-mountable servers; enabling them to securely store large volumes of data in a locked cabinet.

Gerardine Lynch, EMEA Product Marketing Manager at Buffalo, says, "With the growing need to store more and more data, the TeraStation Pro II Rackmount™ provides the market with a secure solution that can be integrated into an existing server room allowing business users to add additional storage without breaking the bank."

The TeraStation Rackmount range delivers transfer speeds of up to 35MB/s, and is equipped with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Standard to give businesses varying levels of redundancy and/or speed, depending on their individual requirements. It supports Active Directory integration, to allow the TeraStation Pro II Rackmount™ to utilise domain users and groups by working as a client member in an Active Directory domain.

"The SMB market segment is one of the fastest growing in the Middle East and the TeraStation Pro II Rackmount™ is a perfect solution for the storage needs of this segment," said Kevin Vine, EMEA General Manager, Buffalo. "This new solution is particularly useful for smaller branches of large enterprises, departments, etc that need to have secure storage on site."

Other key features include front-loading quick swap hard drive tray and LCD display, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet port and Jumbo Frame capability, built-in FTP server functionality and two USB ports allowing external hard drives to be attached for back-up.

Furnished with a limited two-year warranty, and available from its authorised partners across the Middle East, estimated street prices for the TeraStation Pro II Rackmount are:

TS-RH1.0TGL/R5 (1.0TB) - $955

TS-RH2.0TGL/R5 (2.0TB) - $1413

TS-RH4.0TGL/R5 (4.0TB) - $ 2596

That said, Buffalo is constantly reviewing and revising the prices of all its products in line with market demand. For the latest pricing, please contact Market Buzz on buffalo@themarketbuzz.net / +971 4 3625484.

Buffalo Products are available in the following outlets

Business:

Kuwait

Future Technology; Alalamiah Technology Group

UAE

Netpro IT solutions; Seaport Technologies; Computronic LLC; Exit 40

Oman

Baabood LLC

Bahrain

Al Oala Technical Services

Saudi Arabia

Moosa Al Fouzan Trading Est

Jordan

PC Zone; Digital Document Solutions

Egypt

Update for Integrated Business

Syria

Infinity Group

Iraq

Wahab Technical Supplies


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About Buffalo Technology
Buffalo is a global manufacturer of innovative wireless networking, storage and multimedia solutions for the home and small business environments. The company is recognised as the Number 1 total PC peripheral manufacturer in Japan, and was the worldwide consumer NAS market leader in 2005 and 2006 (In-Stat).

Buffalo's product portfolio includes its award-winning AirStation™ line of easy-to-use, high-performance wireless networking products for SME/SoHo and home users. With industry-leading AOSS™ (AirStation One-Touch Secure System) technology, users can simply build a secure wireless network at home or in the office at the push of a button.

The company's storage solutions are addressing the needs of both the individual and the business, providing a versatile line of USB flash drives, portable and desktop hard drives and cost-effective network attached storage (NAS) solutions. Including its multimedia players, Buffalo is unique in offering integrated WLAN, storage and multimedia solutions for the digital home environment.

Buffalo's strong international industry alliances with companies such as Intel, Broadcom™, Nintendo and Microsoft have allowed it to lead the industry in the development of the latest technologies into practical tools for the business and the home.

Headquartered in Japan, Buffalo Technology has offices in the UK, Ireland, Germany, USA and Taiwan. For more information please visit www.buffalotech.com.

Buffalo Technology Media Contacts
Mita Srinivasan
Market Buzz International
+971 4 3625484
buffalo@themarketbuzz.net

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