Iomega (www.iomega.com) has announced the worldwide availability this month of the new Iomega StorCenter px12-450r Network Storage Array, a multi-protocol networked data storage for small and medium business, remote office/branch office installations and distributed enterprises. 

The StorCenter px12-450r features the new Intel Xeon Processor E3-1200 v2 Product Family, 8GB RAM, improved user supportability and the option of 4TB hard disk drives (HDD). Additionally, the StorCenter px12-450r utilizes the latest version of the EMC LifeLine software, an advanced operating system that makes EMC’s enterprise class expertise and cloud capabilities available to a broad range of users.

The new StorCenter px12-450r Network Storage Array is designed for advanced functions including deduplication, VDI, database and storage-based applications.  Examples of emerging applications include video management systems (VMS) for surveillance and McAfee VirusScan Enterprise running natively on the storage.

The Iomega StorCenter px12-450r Network Storage Array is now available. The product is available in a range of configurations, from a diskless HDD model (international markets only) up to a 48TB configuration with a full complement of 4TB disk drives. All product configurations include Server Class Series SATA HDDs (except for the diskless model.)  Pricing starts at US$6,999.99 for the entry level 4TB model.