MANHATTAN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY SELECTS NEXSAN FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE

MDR replaces EMC Clariion Arrays with SATABeast; Realizes five times the performance at one-third the cost

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., November 27, 2006, - Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology (MDR), one of the most acclaimed diagnostic radiology groups in the country, has selected Nexsan's cost-correct, highly scalable and high-availability SATABeast as primary storage for their busy radiology practice.

Nexsan SATABeasts have been installed to support imaging technologies and to store a total of 90,000 studies and 25 million images such as PET/CT (Positron Emission Tomography), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography (CT), Nuclear Medicine, Mammography, Bone Densitometry and Cardiovascular diagnostic imaging. With this state-of-the-art installation, the physicians and staff of MDR have set a new standard in diagnostic expertise, advanced imaging technology, and referring physician relations.

IT Director Joseph Gomez was challenged to support the busy practice, which generates an average of one hundred gigabytes of data per week. MDR also uses several custom applications to access diagnostic studies, made up of hundreds of images each that are extremely transaction-intensive. The program processes standardized DICOM images using a buffer system and read-ahead processes that are particularly demanding on the storage arrays. In addition to the SATABeast supporting ongoing business demands, MDR is also simultaneously migrating 200,000 images per day onto the SATABeast from legacy DVD PACS systems.

MDR selected the SATABeast systems to cost effectively replace their existing EMC Clariion arrays, which are being phased out of primary storage and into a backup role.

"With the EMC systems, access time to imaging studies was between four and five minutes, but with SATABeast, access is now almost instantaneous. We're getting at least a performance improvement factor of about five, at one-third the cost of EMC storage," Gomez said. "The SATABeast have met or exceeded all expectations thanks to excellent pre-sales and terrific technical support."

MDR is in the process of expanding their facilities to include a new dedicated PET/CT and Nuclear Medicine Division, and will be purchasing additional SATABeasts as dedicated systems to support their Cardiovascular Diagnostic Imaging Division, specializing in 64 Detector CT Angiography, and their Referring Physicians Reference archive. The purchases have been facilitated by RADirect, a value-added reseller specializing in networking access equipment and storage networking solutions based in Mahwah , New Jersey .

"MDR is an excellent example of getting more without settling for less," said Brendan Kinkade , Vic e President of Marketing at Nexsan. "MDR is continually seeking out tools and technologies that deliver exceptional service to their patients, while finding new ways to improve the day-to-day operations of the practice. Nexsan is honored that SATABeast is now part of their patient care operation."

SATABeast's innovative combination of technologies delivers unsurpassed performance, reliability and cost savings for primary and near-line storage, disk-to-disk backup, secondary storage and fixed content archive applications. The SATABeast's unique design extends individual drive life and provides significant savings year over year, while its AutoMAIDT (Massive Array of Idle Disks) function allows SATABeast to place its disk drives into an idle state to conserve energy, yet provide near-instantaneous access to data.

About Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology
Long recognized as one of the premier diagnostic radiology centers in the US, the physicians of Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology have set a new standard in diagnostic expertise, advanced imaging technology, patient care and referring physician relations. MDR's mission is to provide the very best in definitive diagnostic imaging utilizing the latest technology, in an environment designed with patient care, comfort and privacy in mind. With three locations conveniently located on Manhattan's Upper Eastside, the physicians of MDR are among the first in New York City to utilize the GE 16 Slice Discovery ST , the most advanced PET/CT system available in modern radiology, and are among the very few full-service radiology practices to specialize in MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine, General Diagnostics, Breast Imaging, Ultrasound, and Outpatient CT and Ultrasound Guided Biopsy.  At the forefront of radiological technology, Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology was also among the first practices to introduce Breast MRI in an outpatient setting, and is one of the only practices to routinely conduct complex MR Defecography studies in the entire Tri-State Area. Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology is proud to be accredited by the American College of Radiology, a national organization that awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards. For more information, please see www.mdrny.com .

About RADirect, Inc
RADirect Inc, headquartered in Mahwah, NJ., is a value-added reseller specializing in networking access, security and data storage solutions. RADirect's commitment is to provide our customers with quality solutions and services in a convenient, accurate and swift manner. For more information about RADirect, please see the company's website at www.rad-direct.com .

About Nexsan Technologies
Nexsan Technologies, headquartered in Woodland Hills , Calif. , has changed the way IT managers are storing and protecting corporate data. From the outset, Nexsan has moved to the forefront because it recognized the need for corporate managers to 'do more with less.' Nexsan was the first to deliver award-winning storage solutions that provide correct-cost pricing, without sacrificing features and performance - attributes that make good business sense for virtually every size company. Every Nexsan product is a total solution, with unprecedented ease of use, features, performance and reliability, all priced to fit the requirements of IT managers worldwide. For more information, please see the company's website at www.nexsan.com .

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