Dot Hill Software Protects Data With New Power and Heat Controls
Company's 76th Patent Covers Technology to Strengthen Dot Hill Storage in High Temperature Environments
LONGMONT, Colo., Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dot Hill Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: HILL), a leading provider of unified virtual storage and SAN storage solutions, today announced that a patent was awarded for new technology that significantly increases the likelihood of non-stop storage system operation in high-temperature environments, resulting in extended life of Dot Hill storage products and reliable data availability for customers.
"The risk of storage controllers failing due to heat is greater in applications such as mobile computing, military and other ruggedized computing environments, and some smaller businesses, where temperatures cannot be reliably controlled," said Jim Kuenzel, senior vice president of engineering at Dot Hill Systems. "Thanks to our background in markets such as these and our proprietary ASIC and software, we've developed an innovative means to ensure that Dot Hill storage arrays continue to operate in high temperatures so that organizations are never without access to their data."
The company's 76th U.S. patent 7,861,113 makes it possible for Dot Hill software to use heat sensors to trigger responses that prevent overheating, which can damage components or corrupt data. The software responses reduce the frequency of instructions and voltage to components, which temporarily slows operations or clock speed and allows reliable operation, even at elevated temperatures. When the danger of overheating has passed, the software allows the controllers to resume normal, full-speed operation.
Dot Hill's patented, advanced power management system is used in the company's 2002 Series and 3000 Series arrays, providing the superior reliability that has made Dot Hill a trusted partner for leading OEMs and channel partners. The newest patent includes 78 separate claims covering both single controller and dual controller environments. The claims involve failover, queuing, management of read and write instructions, and power controls.
About Dot Hill
Offering enterprise-class security, availability and data protection, Dot Hill provides responsive and adaptive storage solutions to meet 24/7/365 business demands. With Dot Hill, businesses can proactively safeguard and manage business data, and leverage operational efficiencies to save time, effort and expense today, while meeting the evolving business needs of tomorrow, strategically and cost effectively. Headquartered in Longmont, Colo., Dot Hill has offices and/or representatives in China, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, and the United States.
For more information, visit us at www.dothill.com.
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Certain statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the statements. Forward-looking statements include the availability and performance of current or future Dot Hill product features based on the patented technology described in this press release, any competitive advantage that the patents and technology provide to Dot Hill, any positive effect on Dot Hill's financial results due to the patents, and Dot Hill's ability to continue to receive patent protection on current or future technology. The risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: any unforeseen technological, intellectual property, supply or engineering issues, and changing customer preferences. However, there are many other risks not listed here that may affect the future business of Dot Hill, as well as the forward-looking statements contained herein. To learn about such risks and uncertainties, you should read the risk factors set forth in Dot Hill's public filings with the SEC, including the Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q most recently filed by Dot Hill. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as the date on which they were made. Dot Hill undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect later events or circumstances.
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