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InnoVISION Ships EIO AP-1680 Ultra ATA/133 IDE RAID Controller Cards

Hong Kong January 28 2002 --- InnoVISION Multimedia announced today the EIO AP-1680 Ultra ATA/133 IDE RAID Controller Card that supports storage devices with RAID (0 and 1) capability beyond 137GB. Data can now be transferred at speeds up to 133 MB/sec and hard drive capacity can be accessed beyond 137 GB with fully utilizing the 48-bit addressing range in the Logical Block Address (LBA) mode.

The EIO AP-1680 Ultra ATA/133 IDE RAID Controller Card increases data transfer rates between a hard disk drive and a personal computer up to 33 percent compared with normal ATA/100 controllers. Until recently, the performance and reliability of RAID were available only to a limited few willing to pay the high price carried by SCSI-based systems. The introduction of EIO AP-1680 Ultra ATA/133 IDE RAID Controller Card has allowed for a cost-effective RAID solution with Ultra fast data transfer which broadening market reach into the mainstream, low-end server, and workstation market segments.

With RAID 0 working at the EIO AP-1680, it is well suited for high-data-volume applications such as video, music, or photo editing that required by demanding users and RAID 1 will take care of the mission-critical applications such as an enterprise database. RAID 1 is an ideal solution for users and businesses running mission-critical applications and needing an easily implemented and cost-effective approach to fault tolerance.

The promise of increased speed and reliability at little cost is sure to push the EIO AP-1680 RAID controller deep into the mainstream market segments. Introduction of this cost-effective IDE RAID has businesses running mission-critical applications on systems that cost fractions of what they used to. Photo and video editing once possible only on ultra-high-end workstations running SCSI RAID setups can now be done on entry-level workstations and high-end desktops. The AP-1680 IDE RAID has enabled new markets for integrators and has brought performance and reliably to a new height.

The MSRP for the EIO AP-1680 Ultra ATA133 RAID Controller Card is at US$58.

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InnoVISION Multimedia, a leader in the Personal Computer multimedia and Internet content creation product provider, develops, manufactures and markets advance Digital Video(DV) and 3D graphic products that enable PC users to access, create and experience 3D game technology and new media content from their PC or television set. InnoVISION Multimedia , an ISO9002 operation with global brand strength and distribution channels of the latest 3D and digital video technologies.



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InnoVISION Multimedia Limited is a pioneering developer and manufacturer of a diverse range of cutting-edge multimedia PC hardware products established in 1998 Hong Kong. Our manufacturing operations have been set up since 1990 in Shenzen, China. In this short period of time we focus on manufacturing OEM/ODM products as well as contracting out extensive production and research facilities to specialist companies. We have accomplished international recognition by PC’s top reviewers as becoming an outstanding success and one of the most fast growing companies in Asia.