AMHERST, NY — ATTO Technology (www.attotech.com) is bringing its new ThunderLink and ThunderStream families of Desklink devices to NAB. The products represent the latest generation of high-performance storage and network connectivity solutions for mobile devices, laptops and Ultrabooks.  The new releases are designed to allow customers to use high-end, data-intensive applications on Thunderbolt-enabled portable computers in mobile environments. 

ThunderLink and ThunderStream products give Thunderbolt-equipped portable devices access to external 6Gb SAS/SATA storage, 8Gb Fibre Channel and 10Gb Ethernet networks at performance levels not previously attainable. 

ThunderLink devices provide fast, redundant and highly-available connectivity to enterprise-class storage from EMC, IBM and NetApp, and are well suited for video rendering. The ThunderStream family adds a storage controller to provide high-performance RAID functionality. Users can achieve high levels of I/O and data throughput with RAID protection.  

“ThunderLink and ThunderStream represent ATTO’s first offerings in what will be a comprehensive line of Thunderbolt-enabled products,” notes Wayne Arvidson, vice president of marketing at ATTO Technology. “ATTO makes it possible to work with content in a variety of environments anywhere, any time. We are excited to be on the forefront of technology that allows users to access storage on a level never before possible with mobile devices.”  

ATTO products will be at partner booths, including Facilis, Editshare, Isilon, Intel, Tolis, SAN Solutions and Maxx Digital.