What did Promise and Apple Announce in 2008?
On the 19th of February 2008, Apple announced their Xsan 2 product, and as a part of that announcement stated “For the first time, Xsan 2 has been qualified with third-party RAID storage hardware from Promise Technology in configurations tuned and optimized for Xsan, Mac OS X Server and Apple’s professional applications”. At the same time, Promise announced support for Apple’s newest OS X version, Leopard, OS X 10.5.2, Apple hardware (Xserve and Mac Pro systems) and Final Cut 2 application software on specific models and configurations of the VTrak E-Class RAID subsystems and storage expansion enclosures. This support from Promise VTrak systems is available on limited configurations when purchased through Apple or Apple authorized sales channels.