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June 24, 2008

SoftRAID, LLC announces the release and immediate shipment of SoftRAID 3.6.7.

Mill Valley, CA

SoftRAID LLC is pleased to announce the release of version 3.6.7 of their RAID software for Mac OS X. With this release, we continue to deliver the best software RAID solution for the Mac. This version introduces a new driver mechanism which always stores two copies of the RAID header information for each volume. In the unlikely event that the RAID header gets corrupted, the driver can now use the backup copy to correctly mount the volume. In addition, this version adds several fixes for problems which our users found during the first few months of using Leopard.

September 14th, 2007

SoftRAID, LLC announces the release and immediate shipment of SoftRAID 3.6.4.

Sebastapool, CA

SoftRAID 3.6.4 is a minor update to the SoftRAID 3.6.3 software RAID application.

This version of SoftRAID fully supports startup volumes under Leopard, the forthcoming major update of Mac OS X. Users will be able to migrate SoftRAID volumes to Leopard machines, update their SoftRAID boot volumes to Leopard, and install Leopard onto SoftRAID volumes seamlessly.

June 29, 2007

SoftRAID 3.6.2 released: Adds 10.4.10 compatiblity and improved Leopard support

Sebastopol, CA.

SoftRAID, LLC today released a new version of its software-based RAID solution for Mac OS X Systems.

SoftRAID 3.6.2 improves support for Leopard, the next major release of Mac OS X. SoftRAID users will easily be able to migrate to Leopard when it is released. This release of SoftRAID also will take advantage of many of the new features available in Leopard.

January 7, 2007

SoftRAID Startup Volumes on Intel

Sebastopol, CA.

SoftRAID LLC, newly headquarted in Sebastopol, CA, today released version 3.6 of SoftRAID, an important Intel-based upgrade to their RAID backup and performance software for the Mac. SoftRAID 3.6 offers complete support for all Intel processors, including the Mac Pro and Intel Xserve. Most significantly, SoftRAID version 3.6 now offers the ability to boot Intel Macs from SoftRAID Mirror and Stripe Volumes.

August 1, 2006

USB Update for SoftRAID 3

Mendocino, CA.

SoftRAID LLC today released SoftRAID 3.5.1, a free update which fixes a bug involving APM formatted USB drives on Intel Macs.

May 24, 2006

Intel Compatibility for SoftRAID 3

SoftRAID LLC announced SoftRAID 3.5, their Intel-compatible version of SoftRAID 3 today. SoftRAID's superior volume management software now allows endusers to create and maintain RAID and non-RAID volumes on Intel Macs. Both PowerPC and Intel Macs will now recognize SoftRAID volumes created on either type of machine.

November 7, 2005

SoftRAID 3.3 ships; Faster mirror rebuilds and Disk Warrior compatibility.

SoftRAID, LLC is pleased to announce the shipping of SoftRAID version 3.3, with full Mac OS 10.4.3 compatibility. With this release, SoftRAID 3.3 improves its Mirror rebuild technology, moves towards Intel compatibility, and fixes several minor bugs including a conflict with Disk Warrior.

August 22, 2005

SoftRAID 3.2.1 ships

SoftRAID, LLC is pleased to announce the shipping of SoftRAID version 3.3, with full Mac OS 10.4.3 compatibility. With this release, SoftRAID 3.3 improves its Mirror rebuild technology, moves towards Intel compatibility, and fixes several minor bugs including a conflict with Disk Warrior.

June 6, 2005

SoftRAID 3.2 ships; 4 Petabyte volumes and Full Tiger Compatibility.

SoftRAID, LLC is pleased to announce the shipping of SoftRAID version 3.2, with full Mac OS 10.4 compatibility. SoftRAID 3.2 can now create startup DVDs with Tiger, and can update previous versions of the SoftRAID startup CD to the latest version.

SOFTRAID 3.2 takes full advantage of the new disk driver architecture built into Mac OS 10.4.

May 3, 2005

SoftRAID driver now included with Tiger.

SoftRAID LLC, announced today that its SoftRAID 3 driver is included with Apple's new operating System, Tiger (Mac OS 10.4). This includes all retail DVD's and CPUs which come pre-installed with 10.4.

The SoftRAID 3 driver allows the OS X system to recognize SoftRAID volumes created with the SoftRAID 3 application.

March 3, 2005

SoftRAID 3.1.3 ships.

Mendocino, CA. SoftRAID, LLC today shipped its new release, SoftRAID 3, version 3.1.3. Version 3.1.3 fixes bugs and also incorporates several changes which bring the product closer to full Tiger compatability.

January, 10, 2005

SoftRAID 3.1.2, CD-ROM version ships.

Mendocino, CA. SoftRAID, LLC today announced it will be shipping its new release, SoftRAID 3, version 3.1.2, both in electronic form and on a CD-ROM in a retail package. Version 3.1.2, in addition to bug fixes, includes the ability to display documentation through the application, a useful feature for those using the SoftRAID CD.

December 2, 2004

SoftRAID 3.1.1 ships

Mendocino, CA. SoftRAID, LLC today released version 3.1.1 of their software RAID application, SoftRAID 3. Version 3.1.1 adds the capability of creating Bootable SoftRAID DVDs and fixes several bugs related to the manipulation of Mirror volumes.

October 6, 2004

Bootable SoftRAID 3 ships!

Mendocino, CA. SoftRAID, LLC is pleased to announce the arrival of SoftRAID 3.1, the first bootable version of its acclaimed RAID software for the Mac. With the delivery of bootable SoftRAID volumes, SoftRAID achieves new heights of reliabilty and data protection.

"Bootable SoftRAID Mirror volumes are what everyone needs, especially Server Administrators," notes Tim Standing, VP of Engineering. "SoftRAID provides reliable, instantaneous backup of critical data with data access as fast as that on a Stripe volume.

May 13, 2004

SoftRAID 3.0.3 Ships

Mendocino, CA. SoftRAID, LLC today shipped version 3.0.3 of its highly rated, software RAID product. This version includes application performance enhancements as well as minor bug fixes. Upcoming releases with major feature additions are planned for midsummer.

All versions of SoftRAID 3 are easily upgradable to the currently shipping version. SoftRAID 3.0.3 is a free upgrade to current SoftRAID 3 owners.

December 1, 2003

SoftRAID 3.0.2 Ships

Mendocino, CA. SoftRAID, LLC today released version 3.0.2 of their software RAID application, SoftRAID 3. Version 3.0.2 has the same feature set as version 3.0.1, but fixes bugs which were related to Mac G5's. "Our number one goal is to keep pace with the changing technology while continuing to work on features that our customers want," said Tim Standing VP of Engineering.

November 4, 2003

Panther compatible version of SoftRAID 3 ships!
SoftRAID LLC today announced its new Panther compatible SoftRAID 3, version 3.0.1. Although this release comes right on the heels of the initial 3.0 release, SoftRAID was pleased to be able to incorporate Panther specific features such as support for Case Sensitive HFS+ volumes and the ability to enable or disable Journaling.

July 9, 2003

SOFTRAID 3.0 to Ensure G5 Compatibility.

In an effort to include testing for Apple's new G5 architecture in its new SoftRAID 3 Mac OS X product, SoftRAID, LLC today announced an extension of its beta test program. SoftRAID 3's new ship date will be the end of August.

June 5, 2003

SOFTRAID 3.0 goes Beta!

SoftRAID, LLC, today entered its third-party beta test phase for SoftRAID 3.0. The long-awaited, Mac OS X version supports RAID levels 0 and 1 volumes on any combination FireWire, ATA, SCSI and Fibre Channel drives. SoftRAID 3 is expected to ship on July 25, 2003.

January 6, 2003

SoftRAID, LLC to demo SoftRAID 3 For Mac OS X AT Macworld Expo SF.

SoftRAID, LLC, today announced SoftRAID 3 at San Francisco's MacWorld Expo in booth 2412. This new version is the highly anticipated Mac OS X release of the industry's leading RAID disk utility software.

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