NETGEAR has released its networked data storage device in Australia, to provide home and SOHO users with data centre storage technology.

The SC101 Storage Central offers a networked storage solution for protecting and sharing large volumes of valuable digital content such as music, game, photo, video files, and office documents wired or wirelessly over the network.  

Ian McLean, Vice President, NETGEAR Asia-Pacific said, “used in either the home or small business environment, Storage Central stores digital content in a location where multiple networked PCs can access them, providing users with more disk storage for greater network flexibility. It automatically creates duplicates of all files and ensures maximum protection against data loss via mirrored volumes, so people can rest assured that their most valuable files are safe.”

The NETGEAR solution incorporates Z-SANTM IP storage technology from Zetera Corporation and features Z-SAN IP-storage technology for fast, block-level access; Support for IDE drives from 80GB to 800GB; SmartSync Pro backup and recovery software for file backup and synchronisation; Integrated heatsink for silent performance; Compatibility with Windows 2000 (SP4), XP Home or Pro (SP1 or SP2). It is also has easy set-up – once plugged into a power outlet and connected to a wired or wireless router or switch via 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface, it appears on the computer and behaves as a local disk drive.

NETGEAR’s Storage Central is for $229 and is supported by 24×7 technical support and comes with NETGEAR’s standard three-year warranty.