“Capricorn Technologies was created to serve the growing demand for low-cost, low-power storage solutions,” said President and Founder CR Saikley. “According to current market intelligence, company data is growing at an average rate of 46% while IT budgets are growing at only 6% per year. Data storage solutions must be technologically scaleable but, even more to the point, they must be economically scaleable. That’s why we’re here.” 

“Capricorn has a track record of providing enterprise storage solutions that price-perform while consuming much less power,” said Gaynor de Wit, Processor Platform Marketing Manager, VIA Technologies, Inc. “By basing their innovative Petabox on our compact, low power EPIA Mini-ITX motherboards, they can maximize power efficiency and reliability, providing the best of all possible solutions at a great price with low upkeep and great scalability.” 

About the GB3000 and TB120 PetaBox 
The TB120 provides 120 terabytes of raw storage in a standard 19-inch rack. Based on the GB3000 storage node, which provide 3.0 terabytes of storage in each 1U enclosure, the systems provide high storage density while keeping power dissipation to a minimum. By carefully managing the power budget, operating temperatures are reduced and reliability is enhanced. Operating costs, cooling requirements, and maintenance overhead are also kept to a minimum. Together with the PetaBox’ economical entry point of well under $1.50 USD/GB, these features yield the lowest Total Cost of Ownership available today. 

GB3000 and TB120 PetaBox Availability
GB3000 and TB120 PetaBox technology is available immediately from Capricorn Technologies. For more product information, pricing, or to place an order, please send email to: sales@capricorn-tech.com.

About VIA Technologies, Inc.
VIA Technologies, Inc. (TSE 2388) is the foremost fabless supplier of market-leading core logic chipsets, low power x86 processors, advanced connectivity, multimedia, networking and storage silicon, and complete platform solutions that are driving system innovation in the PC and embedded markets. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, VIA's global network links the high tech centers of the US, Europe and Asia, and its customer base includes the world's top OEMs, motherboard vendors and system integrators. www.via.com.tw

About Capricorn Technologies
Capricorn Technologies is proud to be a leader in the next data storage revolution. Founded in 2004, Capricorn supplies petabyte-class storage solutions for some of largest data archives in the world, including the Internet Archive project. Our PetaBox technology provides low cost, low power-consuming storage solutions for massive amounts of data used in nearline storage systems. For further information, please visit www.capricorn-tech.com. 

Public Relations Contact
Janice Spampinato
Capricorn Technologies
450 Mission Street, Suite 402
San Francisco, CA 94105-2505
510.847.9259
press@capricorn-tech.com 

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