New Delhi: Seagate has today announced a product range called BlackArmor. Range has been designed to protect data for business continuity. The range is a suite of network-attached, workstation and portable storage solutions designed to meet the digital asset management needs of small business professionals.

The range includes the BlackArmor NAS 440/420, BlackArmor NAS 220 and BlackArmor NAS 110 network storage servers and the BlackArmor WS 110 external drive workstation.

The range is designed as a simple, easy-to-install and easy-to-manage solution for businesses with little or no IT support. BlackArmor storage solutions designed to suite small office environments with up to 50 employees as well as self-employed professionals. Additionally, the BlackArmor line of solutions provides software management tools that are compatible across the family.

BlackArmor range comes with features like automated full-system backup and SafetyDrill+ software, a bare metal recovery feature, the software also features an AES 256-bit government-grade encryption.

The Seagate BlackArmor family:

·         BlackArmor NAS 440/420 Storage Servers: Each server is a four-bay NAS device, populated with Seagate disk drives. In the case of the BlackArmor NAS 420, it comes with two drives in a four drive chassis. The BlackArmor NAS 440 comes fully populated with four drives.

·         BlackArmor NAS 220 Storage Server: BlackArmor NAS 220 storage server is a small-business-specific network attached storage solution designed to provide data protection for up to 20 PCs. With 4TB of shared storage capacity, the BlackArmor NAS 220 storage server can meet the needs of small offices and self-employed professionals as well as home networks.

·         BlackArmor NAS 110 Storage Server: Designed to provide centralized storage and media streaming for up to 10 PCs, the BlackArmor NAS 110 storage server includes support for Windows Server 2008, wiki server support and up to 2TB of capacity, making accessing and sharing content easy for home networks and small offices.

·         BlackArmor WS 110 Workstation External Drive:  For small office, home-based professionals or remote staff, the BlackArmor WS 110 external drive is a powerful, complete and secure direct attached external storage and backup solution. The dual interface of eSATA and USB 2.0 provide quick access to data. Drive comes with a piano black enclosure, designed to lie flat or stand vertically.

Pricing

Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 network servers – four-bay, four drive configuration

Rs. 99,000 for 8TB.

Seagate BlackArmor NAS 420 network servers – four-bay, two drive configuration

Rs. 52,500 for 4TB.

Seagate BlackArmor NAS 220 network servers – two-bay, two drive configuration

Rs. 42,000 for 4TB.

Seagate BlackArmor NAS 110 network servers – one-bay, one drive configuration

Rs. 19,000 for 2TB and Rs. 12,000 for 1TB

Seagate BlackArmor WS 110 external drive workstation

Rs. 13,500 for 2TB and Rs. 8,000 for 1TB