Promise TechnologyA global Storage Company

Albrecht HestermannMarketing Director EMEA

Promise Technology

2010/November

Founded in 1988 in San Jose, California Promise Taiwan established in 1991 (Hsin-Chu Science Park) Offices around globe: USA, APAC, Europe, Japan Publicly listed in Taiwan Stock Exchange since 2002. Creator and promoter of ATA RAID concept with first product shipped in

1997 Provide SATA completed storage solution from ASIC, HBA, to Storage

Subsystems in 2005 Fully committed on SAS technology and provide total SAS Solution to the

market in 2006

“PROMISE is well positioned to succeed in the current tough economic environment through its global presence, competitive product pricing, and product portfolio suitable for segments that have good growth potential.”

Vendor Profile, IDC 2008

Promise Technology … Today

Promise Technology …a Global Leader

22+ years in business with over 16 million products installed around the globe

Innovator in RAID technology World-class sales and support with offices

around the globe Recognized storage industry leadership Complete storage portfolio with

enterprise to desktop offerings Trusted technology provider of choice for

industry leading major OEMs Committed to a Green world

20+ years!

2009

1988

Available all over the world …

PROMISE China Beijing Shanghai

PROMISE China Beijing Shanghai

PROMISE TaiwanCorporate HQPROMISE TaiwanCorporate HQ

PROMISE JapanPROMISE Japan

PROMISE EMEA The Netherlands Germany Italy The UK

PROMISE EMEA The Netherlands Germany Italy The UK

PROMISE Americas Corporate HQ United States Canada Latin America

PROMISE Americas Corporate HQ United States Canada Latin America

PROMISE Australia & New Zealand PROMISE Australia & New Zealand

Core technology competence

HBA

Subsystem

NAS

DAS

eSATA

IEEE 1394

eSATA

USB 2.0

ROMB

eSATA

SAS

SATA

SAS to SAS/SATA

iSCSI to SAS/SATA

FC to SAS/SATA

SAS JBOD

SCSI to SATA

GigabitEthernet

ASIC &3rd Party

SOC

RAID Core/WebPAMManagement

Software

SmartStor™

SmartStor NAS Product Line

NS2600 NS4600 NS4700 NS6700Home Home Small Office Small Office2bay 4bay 4bay 6bayUp to 4 TB up to 8 TB up to 8 TB up to 12 TB1x GbE 1x GbE 2x GbE 2x GbENAS NAS NAS NASiSCSI iSCSI iSCSI iSCSIetc. etc. etc. etc.

Soon coming!

• 4 bays Tower Solution • Intel Tolapai processor speeds up to 600 MHz • Memory 256Mbyte• 4 bays for SATA 3.0G drives • High Performance 40 MB/s Writes/80 MB/s Reads• Up to 1 GBIT Ethernet Support• Up to 1 eSATA ports and 2 USB ports• PROMISE RAID Stack• Hardware Monitor for the Enclosure Status• Smart FAN Control• Ultra Quiet Design via new Aesthetic Design• No Power Supply Fan – Power Supply Brick “Snaps”

into the bottom of the NS4600

NS4600 Hardware Specifications

Function Upgrade with Plug-Ins

2009 Promise Confidential

iTunes Server

Download Server

Web Server

MySQLServer

SmartStorTM NAS Multiple Plug-in Applications

PLUG-IN Architecture

DLNA Media Server

SurveillanceServer

• DLNA 1.5 Stack Feb 1st 2010 (with Playlist and Adv sorting)

• UPnP Certified and DLNA Certified DMS

• First company to include DLNA Logo on NAS

• NS4300N Featured in DLNA User Scenarios

Flash Presentation with Sony, Nokia and HP

@ DLNA: http://www.dlna.org/retail

• NS4300N featured in DLNA Retail Video

@ http://www.dlna.org/retail

• PC Magazine Windows 7 DLNA CES Article

featuring NS2300N

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2338455,00.asp

• DLNA Membership is at 250 companies

SmartStor and DLNA

DLNA 1.5 Digital Media Server

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DLNA 1.5 (Certified) Digital Media Server and Windows 7 Network Media Device Logo

• Use Digital Media Players: XBOX 360, PS3, Samsung DLNA TV, Sony DLNA TV or Windows 7 PC to playback Music, Pictures and Video

• DLNA Upload – Upload Digital Content from Mobile Device to SmartStor NS4600

• DLNA Download - Download Digital Content from SmartStor NS4600 to Mobile Device

• Album Art – DLNA 1.5 Digital Media Players can display Music Album Art in content lists

• Thumbnails for Images and Video – DLNA 1.5 Digital Media Players can display Thumbnails for Images and Videos

• Playlist – Use existing MU3 Playlists and also create DLNA playlists via NS4600 Media Center interface. DLNA playlists can be utilized by Digital Media Players (XBOX 360, PS3, DLNA TV’s, Windows 7 PC, etc)

Samsung DLNA TV XBOX 360

PS3

Browse to digital content stored on SmartStor NS4600 and then playback on Digital Media Player

Windows 7 Network Media Device Logo

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Windows 7 Network Media Device Logo

• Album Art – Windows 7 PCs can display Music Album Art in content lists in Windows Media Player

• Thumbnails for Images and Video – Windows 7 PCs can display Thumbnails for Images and Videos

• Playlist – Use existing MU3 Playlists and also create DLNA playlists via Media Center interface. DLNA playlists can be utilized by Windows Media Player in Windows 7.

Windows 7 Media Player – Album Art

SmartStor Media Center (Web Based)

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SmartStor DLNA Media Center and Facebook Upload

• Web based Media Center allows for immediate access to Digital Content for Playback on any Windows Computer, Mac Computer and most mobile devices

• Thumbnails for Images and Video – Display thumbnails for Images and Videos in the content list

• Playlist – Create DLNA playlists via NS4600 Media Center interface. DLNA playlists can be utilized by DLNA Digital Media Players and Windows Media Player in Windows 7.

• Access to Configuration Panel for media re-scan, media info (number of pictures, music and video) in addition to scanning options

• Facebook Uploader - Upload Pictures directly to Facebook Account and or Wall – Upload to existing photo album or create new photo album

SmartStor Media Center

Image Thumbnail

Upload to Facebook

iTunes Digital Media Server

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• iTunes Digital Media Server

• Create Playlists for playback in iTunes

• Video Streaming including protected content (Movies, TV Shows and Digital Copies included with DVD & Blu-Ray)

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Time Machine Support

**Measured in MB/s- Higher is better

Performance - SmartStor™ NS4600 vs. NS4300N

**Measured in Seconds - Lower is better

Performance - SmartStor™ NS4600 vs. NS4300N

Target Solutions

SOHO Storage SolutionSOHO Storage Solution

Home Media SolutionHome Media Solution

Apple Experience SolutionApple Experience Solution

SmartStor SmartStor DAS Product LineDAS Product Line

SmartStor DS4600

• 4 bay Tower Solution

• Built-in HW XOR

• 4 bays for SATA 3.0G drives

• 1 eSATA 3.0G (up to 220MB/s)

• 1 USB Type A ports (up to 40MB/s)

• 2 Firewire 800 1394b ports (up to 50MB/s)

• 1 Firewire 400 1394a port (up to 100MB/s)

• One Touch Configuration

• Hardware Monitor for the Enclosure Status

• Smart FAN Control

• Ultra Quiet Design via new Aesthetic Design

• No Power Supply Fan – Power Supply Brick “Snaps”

into the bottom of the DS4600

DS4600 Hardware Specifications

2009 Promise Confidential

Time Machine Support

AV Target Audience

Final Cut Audio Video Professionals can playback/edit:

• DV25 and DV50 Streams (multiple streams)

• HDV 720p and HDV 1080i (multiple streams)

• NTSC ProRes422, NTSC ProRes422 HQ (multiple streams)

• 720p ProRes422 and 720p ProRes422 HQ (single stream)

• 1080i ProRes422 and 1080i ProRes422 HQ (single stream)

• 720p DVCProHD and 1080i60 DVCProHD (2 streams)

• 1080i 8 bit and 10 bit (single stream)

• Includes professionals using: Apple’s Aperture, Apple’s Logic Studio, Cakewalk, Fruity Loops, Photoshop, Pro Tools and Vegas.

DS4600 AV Target Audience

SmartStor Product Line

NS2600 NS4600 NS4700 NS6700Home Home Small Office Small Office2bay 4bay 4bay 6bayUp to 4 TB up to 8 TB up to 8 TB up to 12 TB1x GbE 1x GbE 2x GbE 2x GbENAS NAS NAS NASiSCSI iSCSI iSCSI iSCSIetc. etc. etc. etc.

DS46004bay up to 8 TBFirewire & USBDASetc.

Soon coming!

We are available for you!

Promise Technology GermanyEuropaplatz 9D- 44269 Dortmund

www.promise.com/de

Vertrieb: T: +49 (0) 2 31/56 76 48 - 0 E: sales-de@eu.promise.com

Hotline: T: 02 31/56 76 48 – 10E: support-de@eu.promise.com

Promise Technology EMEASience Park Eindhoven 5228NL- 5692 EG Son

www.promise.com

Sales: T: +31 (0) 40 235 26 - 00 E: sales@eu.promise.com

Support: T: +31 (0) 40 235 26 - 00 e-support via www.promise.com