Thanks very much for all your comments, SPACE does not use open-e, we have developed our own kernel in house, by our programmers which work for me full time. (no outsourcing here!)
This is the key to our speed and upgrade options, it also allows us to react rapidly to any changes in the market. For example we had Final Cut Pro X running with SPACE yesterday!
We have a wide range of options for Nics, capacities and even the ability to cluster our storage.
Please feel free to test a unit, seeing is believing!
Dominic
CTO GB Labs + GB Labs USA