Advantages | Products | Cooling | Modular vs. Monolithic

The future of digital technology can be summed up in one word - PRODUCTS.

Please note the plural "products" - no single product can do it all; a system of products can.

At the most recent All Things Digital conference, Walt Mossberg identified a growing trend toward combining hardware and software to create products. The problem with these new products is that consumers are confused about what works with what and confused consumers do not buy. NextBend's goal is to facilitate the creation of a datacenter for the rest of us that integrates these new products and makes it simple and easy to determine what works with what.

The UniStac Datacenter™ is a network of digital products (Decks). Each Deck provides maximum performance, reliability and ease of use. The UniStac Datacenter™ design allows the creation of a fully customized system that meets unique needs and budget of a home or small business. The list of products is virtually unlimited and include home entertainment, building security, communications, and small business applications.

Many companies are currently building standalone digital appliances for a myriad of applications but most are proprietary islands of technology all requiring separate connections to other devices, power and communications. Incorporating these devices into anything like a comprehensive system is a daunting if not impossible task and a huge wiring mess.

By adopting the UniStac Datacenter™ design these appliances will become Decks that are as simple to interconnect as stacking Lego(R) blocks and no wiring hassles. This is true Plug-n-Play.

A few examples of UniStac Datacenter™ products: (red indicates initial/foundation products)

• Home Entertainment Deck
  
• Home/Building Security Deck
  
• Home Automation Deck
  
• Graphics Creation Suite Deck
  
• Office Productivity Suite Deck
  
• Gateway/Modem/Firewall Deck
  
• VoIP - Telephony Deck
  
• UPS - Battery Backup Deck
  
• Voice Recognition Deck
  
• Wireless Networking Deck
  
• Media/Data Library Deck

The embedded nature of the applications in the UniStac Datacenter™ Decks reduces variables and provides significant advantages in reliability and support costs as compared to applications running on a generic personal computer or server. Leveraging the cost effectiveness of mass production will further reduce overall costs. The UniStac Datacenter™ system's shared cooling, power and communications reduces manufacturing costs as compared to standalone appliances. The UniStac Datacenter™ is a data center for the rest of us.

Advantages | Products | Cooling | Modular vs. Monolithic

E Pluribus Unum

Out of Many
Products,
One System.

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