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The next-generation storage applications for the businesses using Windows: Networked storage expert Infortrend today announced that its EonStor (ES) S16F-R1430 redundant-controller Fibre-to-SAS/SATA subsystem has been certified for use with Windows Server 2008. Designed to power the next-generation of networks and mission-critical applications, Windows Server 2008 is currently the most advanced Windows Server operating system on the market. This certification is further proof that Infortrend's storage solutions meet the latest and highest technical criteria established for ensuring the stability, security and availability of Windows operating system platform compatibility. Today Infortrend offers the most comprehensive line of RAID storage products on the market, with a unique combination of interfaces, capacities and feature sets. Being an industry-leading innovative storage provider, Infortrend provides customers with the latest and most advanced solutions to enable organisations to support business processes and thus facilitate competitiveness. Infortrend's high-performance, cost-effective, and highly reliable RAID arrays have been deployed in demanding environments, such as broadcasting, financial services and government departments. The Windows server 2008 Infortrend has earned further proves Infortrend's superior solution platform and its technical excellence. "Today's data centres are very heterogeneous both in terms of technology and suppliers. By ensuring that our solutions work seamlessly with other components of the storage infrastructure we enable our customers to maximise their investments while enhancing the IT administration and performance," said Thomas Kao, director of global product planning and marketing at Infortrend Technology Inc. "The ES S16F-R1430 is the first array to have gained a Windows Server 2008 certified logo in Infortrend. We aim to bring an even more comprehensive networked storage solution to market to help our customers to better manage and store their precious business information." Infortrend - Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Infortrend has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program, strengthening its competitive edge in developing networked storage solutions that are based on the Windows system. The Gold Certified partner designation represents the highest level of competence and expertise yet developed to work with Microsoft technologies, and it provides the closest possible working relationship with Microsoft. To date, over 70 of Infortrend's EonStor RAID subsystems have been certified by Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) Testing and all are listed in the Windows RAID category.