Iomega's Follow-On Act

ontinuing its efforts to move its technology into small businesses, storage-maker Iomega said it will ship a new backup product that will dovetail with its NAS offering.

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The San Diego-based company said its REV Autoloader 1000 was built to replace tape autoloaders and other backup storage devices for small networks.

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The device is a 2U single-drive desktop unit with 10 slots that provide a native storage capacity of 350 Gbytes, and is managed with Computer Associates International’s BrightStor ARCserve Backup Standard Edition r11.1 plus Disaster Recovery Option.

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Iomega said the REV Autoloader 1000 can connect to a server and a NAS device. Optional add-ons include a remote management unit, a bar-code reader and a 19-inch rack-mount kit.

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Pricing was not immediately available.

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Iomega said the new offering is part of its continuing push to boost its sales into the small-business corporate space. While Iomega has been making overtures to the channel to begin selling more of its newer, network-based products to small businesses, the company is far and away known for its flagship, desktop-based storage devices.

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“I can tell you that with Iomega, it’s mostly Zip disks,” said Zach Fox, IT director for Space Center Systems, an Iomega distributor and reseller based in Pearland, Texas. “Over and over people are still using that stuff and they want to buy media for it.”

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Last year, Iomega released its NAS 800m device, also in a 2U, 19-inch rack-mountable form factor. The company said it wants to grow its sales into the small-business space and is looking for resellers for its ioLink channel program.