Sonnet Technologies announces Tempo SATA E4P and E4i for PCIe Power Macs

First Serial ATA PCI Express host adapter with external eSATA Ports for Power Mac G5 & first with port-multiplier capabilities to support up to 20 HDDs

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—January 9, 2006—Macworld, Booth #2528—Sonnet Technologies, a worldwide leader in upgrades for Apple Macintosh computers and iPod digital music players, today announces a new line of Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) Serial ATA host adapters. The Tempo SATA E4P, with four external ports, and the Tempo SATA E4i, with four internal ports, are compatible with the newest PCI Express Power Mac G5s – each offers unmatched scalability in both capacity and performance to meet a wide range of application environments such as uncompressed high-definition video editing and digital imaging.

Sonnet was the first company to introduce eSATA ports on Serial ATA host adapters, and has been an industry leader in the space ever since. Sonnet is also introducing the Fusion 500P, a new five-bay disk drive enclosure with a built-in port multiplier. A Tempo SATA E4P can support up to four Fusion 500P disk enclosures to create amazingly fast storage solutions and very large storage repositories.

The new internal Tempo SATA E4i provides a portal for adding additional high-performance SATA storage inside a Power Mac G5 with PCIe slots. Sonnet has also updated the popular G5 Jive internal drive mounting system to be compatible with both PCI-X and PCIe Power Mac G5s. “With Sonnet’s port multiplier aware Tempo SATA E4P, adding high-performance storage has never been easier,” states Steve Garceau, Sonnet product manager. “One cable connects each Fusion 500P offering simplicity and pay-as-you-grow affordability.”

Both the Tempo SATA E4P and Tempo SATA E4i cards feature a performance bandwidth of 3Gb per second per port, allowing for optimum drive speed and data flow potential.

Price & availability
The Tempo SATA E4P retails for £219 inc VAT ($299.95 in the USA) and the Tempo SATA E4i for £149 inc VAT ($199.95). Both are available in early February at http://www.sonnettech.com and from Channel Dynamics (site under reconstruction) in the UK.

Sonnet is also launching the following products at MacWorld
Fusion 500P 5-bay SATA Enclosure: featuring built-in port multiplier, single eSATA cable to host, hot-swap drive bays, drive activity LEDs, universal power supply and hot-swappable, whisper quiet fan. Updated G5 Jive: now compatible with PCI-X and PCI Express Power Mac G5, and Tempo SATA E4i and eSATA 4+4 host adapters.

About Sonnet Technologies, Inc.
Sonnet Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California, is a worldwide leader in processor upgrade cards, Serial ATA storage solutions, and other enhancement products for Apple Macintosh computers and iPod digital music players. After Apple Computer, Inc., Sonnet is the largest producer of PowerPC processor-based products in the computer industry. Founded in 1986, Sonnet offers processor upgrades for most Macintosh models. To locate an authorized reseller or purchase product, visit the Sonnet Technologies web site at http://www.sonnettech.com, or call the company at 1-949-587-3500.

Channel Dynamics contact details
Tel: 0870 607 0540; Fax: 0870 607 0541; email: sales@channeldynamics.net