Adding to the high-end of its family of Network File System servers, Santa Clara-based Auspex Systems Inc has introduced the NS 7000/600 Series NetServer. It features 3.5 4.29Gb drives and support for dual expansion cabinets supporting as many as 210 drives for a total of 900Gb storage. It is based on dual 55MHz HyperSparc processors and has been conceived for storage and delivery of multiple data types, including text, graphics and video. Prices start at $113,000. Meantime, Auspex has entered into a joint marketing and development agreement with electronic publishing software house Archetype Inc to integrate its NetServers with Archetype’s pre-press workflow software. It has also tied up a reseller agreement with Image Resources Inc, a systems engineering firm that specialises in electronic printing and textile and clothing computer-aided visualisation systems.
