REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA: The premiere Data Storage Server (DSS) IP-Storage operating system of Open-E, Inc, a leading developer of innovative storage management software, will now power Nor-Tech's Voyageur Storage Server (VoyStor) as per a company announcement.

Open-E's versatile DSS, an all-in-one, fourth generation OS software for centralized IP-storage management enables the VoyStor to support comprehensive NAS and iSCSI SAN storage networking functionality. The combined solution delivers a versatile feature set with support for virtually any connectivity, the utmost in security, a simplified management interface and powerful data throughout capabilities.

Available in 2U and 3U hot-swap drive configurations, with 8 or 16TB capacities, the Voyageur Storage Server is designed to seamlessly integrate into existing network infrastructures, delivering advanced functionality and performance, while providing the utmost in availability and data integrity. The Open-E DSS software expands the VoyStor's capability to interoperate with all leading SCSI, IDE and Serial ATA controllers, NICs and networking chipsets, and incorporates built-in iSCSI initiator support for online capacity expansion. Further, the system boasts high security data synchronization (Cross); software RAID 0, 1, 5 and 6; snapshot and scheduling; integrated anti-virus; dynamic disk, local backup scheduling; built-in agents for backup software and network UPS support.

"We are very pleased to partner with Nor-Tech for the use of our DSS software to work with their Voyageur Storage Server," said Krzysztof Franek, president and CEO of Open-E. "Nor-Tech is one of the largest system builders in North America, and a true technology innovator. Their acceptance of our software management technology to empower their best-in-class storage server validates the ever increasing global market acceptance of our DSS software. The resultant solution is the ideal platform for compute intensive applications within the SMB and SME markets."

"After thoroughly testing many of the industry's most prominent software solutions, Open-E clearly emerged as the most feature-rich, versatile and capable in delivering the performance required at an extremely competitive price point," added Dominic Daninger, vice president of engineering at Nor-Tech. "The sheer performance of Open-E's DSS surprised many of us -- and the flexibility of the solution to offer seamless NAS and iSCSI functionality made it the clear choice to empower our Voyageur Storage Server."