archived press 2003
Sanbolic Releases Kayo v 3.0
New Features and Technology Include iSCSI Support

Watertown, Mass., January 17, 2003 - Sanbolic, Inc. developer and manufacturer of software and file system for shared storage solutions, today announced the release of Kayo 3.0. Kayo is Sanbolic's volume sharing software for workgroup size shared storage environments. In the continuing evolution of Kayo, the features are enhanced and Kayo 3.0 expand the storage network options for users, providing an easy to use solution with a new interface and management tools. Kayo gives all users have equal rights to access the data on the shared storage, using volume locks to regulate who has write and read access.

The new features of Kayo 3.0 include a centralized management control panel, which enables the user to configure all Kayo stations from a single machine reducing the installation time. The new interface includes management tools to simplify the configuration of Kayo. Kayo now supports Window XP operating system, and added network protocol support includes iSCSI and IEEE 1394 (fire wire). The user is given more control over the refresh functionality, which provides users with up-to-date information, as there is now an option of automatic or scheduled refresh.

"By including iSCSI support Kayo is no longer limited to pure fibre channel environments. We believe that this will bring the product into alternative markets such as medical imaging where direct attached storage traditionally has been the way to store data, and sharing data has not been an option," says Eva Helén, VP of Business Development at Sanbolic.

The product is being used in high availability SANs, backup environments, and now fibre channel to iSCSI solutions where FC and iSCSI attached workstations shared the same storage and can access the same data. Large file applications such as imaging, pre press, audio and video applications benefit from the fact that replication becomes redundant, and in streaming video solutions and VOD where the SAN can be extended with a LAN.

"We are very excited about the data sharing solution that is created when Kayo 3.0 is implemented over iSCSI using the Cisco Storage Router 5428", said Mark Cree, General Manager, Cisco Storage Router Business Unit. "iSCSI provides customers with a cost effective method to access their data over the network, and with Kayo 3.0 that access is greatly improved."

Availability
Kayo 3.0 is available for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It is resold through a channel of system integrators, VARs, VADs, and OEM accounts worldwide. For more information about Kayo, please visit www.sanbolic.com or contact Sanbolic at: 304 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472; Phone 617 926 2806; Fax: 617 926 2808 or email: sales@sanbolic.com.

About Sanbolic, Inc.
Sanbolic, Inc. is a privately held company incorporated in 2000 and located in Watertown, Massachusetts. Sanbolic, Inc. provides the market with software for sharing and access of data. The product offerings are Kayo, volume-sharing software, first released in 2000, and Melio FS, a shared file system with heterogeneous operating system support. Melio FS is currently in candidate release stage.

Sanbolic, Kayo and Melio FS are registered trademarks of Sanbolic, Inc. All other company and product names contained herein are trademarks of the respective holders.

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related press release:
+ Sanbolic Announces Kayo v. 3.0 at IBC 2002, Amsterdam, The Netherlands