IceWEB Storage Chosen for 2010 World Summit in Canada
Written by IceWEB
12 November 2009
MLP Ruggedized Portable Server Critical Tool for Security of International Event
STERLING, Va., Nov. 10 -- IceWEB, Inc.(TM) (OTC Bulletin Board: IWEB) , www.IceWEB.com, a leading provider of purpose built appliances and building blocks for cloud storage networks, announced today that the Company's Modular Lightweight Portable server has been chosen as a key enabling technology to assist in ensuring security for an important international policy event. The IceWEB Modular Lightweight Portable (MLP) will serve as the primary mobile command center for an array of security and infrastructure protection forces tasked with providing a safe environment for a major gathering of international world leaders.
"The MLP system is becoming a de-facto choice for security details tasked with protecting high profile international events. The high performance, scalable solution, engineered as a field deployable package guarantees mobile security teams the flexibility they require to respond to high stress, ever changing environments without compromising on data availability, capacity trade-offs. The ruggedized triple screen, server class GIS engine continues to prove itself as the highest performing and most scalable solution of its kind available in the market today. We're pleased to see the MLP 'earn its stripes' in the field," said Stephen A. Gill, VP of Sales for IceWEB.
"The IceWEB Modular Lightweight Portable (MLP) was designed from the ground up as a 'grab-and-go' solution. Built on a hardened chassis, the unit, weighing in at 75lbs with three 17" monitors, state of the art processors, and storage that scales in excess of 100 terabytes, delivers the best available solution for both security forces and first responders," said Lee Trinidad, Product Manager for the MLP, "The ability to literally deploy mission critical content and connectivity typically limited to a headquarters based network into virtually any field situation strongly reinforces the capabilities and effectiveness of any security, force protection, or first responder organization."
About IceWEB, Inc.
Headquartered just outside of Washington, D.C., IceWEB manufactures and markets purpose built appliances, network and cloud attached storage solutions and delivers on-line cloud computing application services. Its customer base includes U.S. government agencies, enterprise companies, and small to medium sized businesses (SMB). For more information, please visit www.IceWEB.com.
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