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XIV Limited, founded in 2002 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, is an IBM company that develops enterprise data storage systems. The firm is known for its Nextra (TM) storage area network (SAN) appliance, which is employed by banks, telecommunications providers, ISPs, and government agencies across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Nextra is built with standard, off-the-shelf Intel (R) and Linux components. It uses SATA disks. Patented parallel architecture and caching technologies optimize SATA performance. Integrated virtualization features streamline storage management processes. Nextra systems support 160 to 1,280 disks. The products can scale to handle petabytes of data. It includes snapshot, data migration, and remote mirroring features. Nextra includes graphical interface and command line management software components. It offers users e-mail, SMS, and SNMP notification options. XIV maintains additional offices in Framingham, Massachusetts. The firm was acquired by IBM in 2008.
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