Highpoint have just added to their RocketRAID family of controller cards with the new RocketRAID 2522. Highlights of the card include a sustained data throughput of 1.2GB/s (the fastest available to date) as well as support for 40/40 (40 SATA drives up to 40TB) storage configurations.

For further details, grab the press release here.

Milpitas, Calif. - Oct 4, 2007 -announced the availability of the HighPoint RocketRAID 2522 SATA RAID Controller. The RocketRAID 2522 is the world's first SATA RAID controller to deliver unmatched sustained performance throughput at 1200MB/s READ and WRITE.

The RocketRAID 2522 brings a new level of high performance and external connectivity for storage environments. The 1200MB/s sustained data throughput is achieved by striping together drives in a RAID array. Digital media environments gain the most benefits from utilizing the sustained throughput for viewing, editing and saving real time digital content and projects.