Iomega Corp. announced the new Iomega StorCenter ix2 Network Storage, an advanced two-bay desktop network storage device available in multiple configurations and designed specifically for content sharing and data protection as well as cloud computing and video surveillance applications at small businesses, work groups, remote offices, and distributed enterprises.

Based on enterprise-class EMC storage technology, the new Iomega StorCenter ix2 provides up to 6 terabyes of network storage for small and medium-sized business networks and distributed or remote locations using PC, Mac, and Linux computers.

The new StorCenter ix2 encompasses many advanced business capabilities usually not available to smaller organizations, including out-of-the-box video surveillance capabilities for up to five IP camera installations. Users can also choose cloud backup capability with Mozy, Amazon S3, and EMC Atmos-enabled cloud backup services offered by service providers, as well as Iomega’s Personal Cloud technology featuring unparalleled simplicity and versatility for data sharing and protection without any monthly fees or service costs.

 “Our objective at Iomega is to bring the advantages and capabilities of network storage solutions with enterprise-level applications to small and mid-sized businesses in professional services and manufacturing as well as distributed enterprises in retail, banking, and other vertical industries, ” says Jonathan Huberman, president of Iomega.

The new two-bay Iomega StorCenter ix2 Network Storage offers three different models: a diskless unit that allows users and channel partners the option to populate the device according to their specific storage needs and pricing preferences, especially in this time of hard disk-drive shortages due to the Thailand flooding; a partially populated unit with one drive (1TB, 2TB, or 3TB of total storage capacity) that gives users the freedom of choice to increase their storage capacity over time; and a fully populated unit with two drives (2TB, 4TB, or 6TB of total storage capacity) for immediate RAID mirroring data protection and other multi-drive network storage capabilities.

All three configurations of the new Iomega StorCenter ix2 Network Storage—partially populated, fully populated, and diskless—are expected to be available worldwide in February.

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