Rorke Data Releases ImageSAN OSX

Eden Prairie, Minn.---Rorke Data, a subsidiary of San Jose-basedBell Microproducts, Inc., and a leader in SAN, RAID, and Archivestorage solutions for the digital postproduction, broadcast, prepress,and medical imaging industries, announced today that it has releasedthe storage industry’s first Storage Area Network (SAN) filemanagement application ImageSAN OSX, specifically designed for AppleComputer’s OS X operating system.

"ImageSAN OSX harnesses the power of Apple’s OS X platform,"said Bob Herzan, Vice President of Sales for Rorke Data’s Video& Broadcast Division. "It is simple to use and straight forward toinstall. Our software design approach centers on Mac users that arecreative professionals on the one hand, and very much part of a seriousbusiness environment on the other. ImageSAN is a cost-effectiveenabling technology for sharing files, distributing content creationfrom the workflow perspective, and ultimately improving artisticcollaboration."

Joe Rorke, Rorke Data’s VP of Marketing, noted that as asubsidiary of storage industry leader Bell Microproducts, Rorke is in aunique position working with key data storage OEMs such as Seagate,Brocade, ATTO and Storagetek to provide complete SAN solutions for theentertainment and content markets. "ImageSAN OSX is in alignment withour supplier’s goals to grow revenues in the storage hungryvertical markets like Broadcast and Digital Video. ImageSAN OSX givesour storage partners unique leverage to gain market share in theseApple dominated sectors."

ImageSAN OSX, together with ATTO’s fibre-channel connectivityhardware provides a complete SAN solution, designed for high-bandwidthapplications like non-linear editing and effects creation, just in timefor the users as they fully migrate to OS X. Free evaluation softwareis available at www.imagesan.com.

About Rorke Data
Rorke Data is a full digital storage solutions provider with expertisein Fibre-Channel RAID, SAN, DVD, tape and optical libraries, Unix, NTand Mac environments, high bandwidth networks, and related professionalservices. Founded in 1985, Rorke Data, is a subsidiary of BellMicroproducts, San Jose, Calif., and is composed of four divisions:Medical Diagnostic Imaging, Digital Video & Broadcast, DigitalPrepress & Publishing, as well as a Technical Services division.More information about Rorke Data can be found at www.rorke.com.