Drobo FS Wins Network Products Guide Reader Trust Award for Best in Network Video Storage

Drobo FS Selected a 2010 Best Products and Services Winner In Best in Network Video Storage

SANTA CLARA, CA –– Data Robotics, Inc., the company that is changing the way the world stores digital content, today announced that Network Products Guide, the IT industry’s leading information technology research and advisory guide, has named Drobo FS a winner of the 2010 Best Products and Services Award. The respected annual award honors products and services that represent the rapidly changing needs and interests of the end-users of technology worldwide. As part of the IT industry’s leading global awards program, this year’s Best Products and Services nominations came from countries around the world.

Drobo FS is a breakthrough data storage product designed for simple and expandable file sharing. By providing network file sharing capabilities along with automated data protection, Drobo FS greatly simplifies shared storage for connected homes, home offices/small offices and professional users. Based on the revolutionary BeyondRAID technology and a flexible platform for adding features and capacity as needed, the Drobo FS can quickly and easily be customized and scaled to meet current or future storage requirements.

“Increased end-user feedback, third party development and ongoing advances in technology are helping to create products and services,” says Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Network Products Guide. “With Drobo FS, Data Robotics makes file sharing simple and the truly flexible platform for adding capacity and features makes the Drobo FS the ideal personal and small business shared data storage solution.”

“Drobo FS represents Data Robotics’ ongoing commitment to delivering innovative storage solutions that are easy-to-use and manage. With instant expandability and simplified file-sharing capabilities, Drobo FS provides users with the best data storage experience ever while ensuring data remains safe and secure,” said Jim Sherhart, Senior Director of Marketing at Data Robotics. “Every year, the Network Product Guide Awards are given to the best and most innovative technology products and we are honored that Drobo FS has been chosen as a winning product and carries the Best Product of the Year designation.”

About Data Robotics
Data Robotics, Inc., the company that delivers the best storage experience ever, develops automated storage products designed to ensure data is always protected, accessible and simple to manage. The award-winning Drobo storage arrays are the first to provide the protection of traditional RAID without the complexity. The proven BeyondRAID technology frees users from making the difficult and confining choice of “Which RAID level to deploy?” by providing an unprecedented combination of advanced features and automation, including single- and dual-drive redundancy, instant expansion, self-monitoring, data awareness, self-healing, and an easy-to-understand visual status and alert panel. For more information, visit Data Robotics at www.datarobotics.com.

About Network Products Guide Awards
As industry’s leading technology research and advisory guide, Network Products Guide from Silicon Valley plays a vital role in keeping decision makers and end-users informed of the choices they can make in all areas of information technology. You will discover a wealth of information and tools in this guide including the best products and services, roadmaps, industry directions, technology advancements and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent technology decisions impacting business and personal goals. The guide follows conscientious research methodologies developed and enhanced by industry experts. To learn more, visit www.networkproductsguide.com

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