New architecture offers more capacity for lower price EMC released the Symmetrix DMX series Monday, a high-end storage system based on a new architecture that improves bandwidth and enables customers to purchase servers customized for their environments, EMC said in a release.Three models are available with the Direct Matrix Architecture, which eliminates switch and bus-based architectures in favor of a new point-to-point interconnect technology, EMC said.The Symmetrix DMX800 is a rack-mounted system that can handle 1TB to 15.3TB of usable capacity and comes with 4GB to 32GB of global cache. The Symmetrix DMX1000 uses a single bay and can process between 3TB to 18.5TB of usable capacity with 4GB to 64GB of global cache. For high-end users, the Symmetrix DMX2000 offers a dual-bay system that can store 6.1TB to 37TB of usable capacity with 8GB to 128GB of global cache. Direct Matrix Architecture allows EMC to offer more storage capacity for a lower price, the company said. Compared to an older Symmetrix 8830 with the same capacity, a DMX1000 with 18.5TB of usable capacity provides up to three times better performance for a list price 44 percent lower than the 8830.List prices for the new systems range from $409,000 to $2.5 million, based on configuration. The systems are immediately available.All of EMC’s existing storage software is compatible with the new systems, the Hopkinton, Mass. , company said.