Entry
Level Ultra320 SCSI Adapter from LSI
Milpitas, CA
- September 27, 2004 - LSI Logic Corporation announced today the
introduction of the LSIU320 entry-level Ultra320 SCSI PCI-X Host Bus Adapter.
Featuring the LSI53C1020A SCSI processor, this single-channel half-size form
factor HBA has a 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X host bus interface and is backward
compatible to 32-bit/33MHz PCI expansion slots. With LSI Logic TolerANT
technology, the LSIU320 improves data integrity in less than ideal cabling
environments and its throughput can scale at nearly 100% as additional cards are
added to a system, while enabling extremely high host processor efficiency.
...LSI Logic profile,
SCSI adapters
Interphase Showcases Network Processor Module
PLANO,
Texas - September 15, 2004 - Interphase Corporation demonstrated its
recently-introduced iNAV 4550 PMC Communications Resource Module this week at
the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston, MA.
The versatile iNAV 4550 can be used as an advanced communications
controller for processing line interface traffic, a compact protocol conversion
module for interworking cell-based and packet-based protocols, or a powerful CPU
co-processor module for off-loading specialized processing functions such as
bridging and routing.
In addition to network convergence, the iNAV
4550's processing capabilities can be used to efficiently execute other system
functions such as IP over Ethernet (IPoE) and IP over ATM (IPoA) packet routing
& classification per RFC 2684, ATM cell switching, Ethernet switching, and
ATM SARing.
Designed with performance and flexibility in mind, the iNAV 4550
establishes a new benchmark in protocol interworking combining all the benefits
of a much more expensive solution with the easy integration of a NIC.
Availability of the iNAV 4550 is planned for Q1 2005.
...Interphase
profile, Events
SANBlaze's New CompactPCI Storage Blades
Maynard, Mass - September 14,
2004 - SANBlaze Technology, Inc. today introduced a complete family of
CompactPCI storage blades.
The SANBlaze SB1-USB-DVD, SB1-USB-HD
and SB1-USB-Combo CompactPCI Storage blades provide embedded systems designers
the flexibility to add in-chassis storage utilizing USB2.0 as the interconnect.
The SANBlaze SB1-USB blades are available with removable media only
(DVD or CD), with single or dual Hard Drives (80GB to 160GB) or a combination of
the two, a removable component and single fixed hard drive option. The SANBlaze
SB1-USB storage blades are available immediately.
...SANBlaze profile,
SPARC SBCs -
compactPCI, USB storage
Perle Systems Unveils Software-Configurable
Serial Cards
NASHVILLE, TN
- September 9, 2004 - Perle Systems today released new 1, 2, 4, 8 and
16 port versions of its innovative new UltraPort SI universal 3.3v/5v PCI Serial
Cards.
With the UltraPort SI, Perle is the first vendor to
incorporate EIA-232, EIA-422 and EIA-485 interfaces on a single PCI serial card
and provide the ability to individually configure each interface type using
software commands. The UltraPort SI takes into account that today's low profile
PCs and servers have limited PCI slots and organizations may have requirements
for different serial ports to accommodate a variety of serial devices. By
combining RS232, RS422 and RS485 ports on one card, the UltraPort SI requires
only a single PCI slot. It also minimizes the need to install multiple drivers
and takes less time to configure.
Designed to meet the highly electromagnetic and electrostatic
environments found on factory floors and in carpeted environments in many retail
stores and office locations, the UltraPort SI features industry leading
protection from electrostatic discharges of up to 25K volts, providing safe and
reliable server operation. The UltraPort SI delivers maximum performance to a
serial environment by supporting communication speeds of 921.6 Kbps on EIA-232
and up to 3.6 Mbps on EIA-422/485 connections. It is available in standard and
low profile PCI card form factors and will work with all current Unix, Linux and
Windows operating systems.
...Perle
Systems profile
Adaptec Claims Fastest Serial Attached SCSI
MILPITAS,
Calif. - September 8, 2004 - Adaptec, Inc. announced today an
end-to-end Serial-Attached SCSI product family - including the industry's first
SAS subsystem and boards that will be demonstrated this week at the Intel
Developer Forum.
The Adaptec SAS ASIC, a chip that will power
SAS workstations and servers, is the industry's fastest to date, delivering
unprecedented 4.8 gigabyte/second performance, seven times that of
Ultra320 SCSI, the fastest parallel SCSI technology available today. It is the
foundation of a broad family of new Adaptec SAS controllers and boards.
SAS
is the next generation SCSI interface that brings many improvements in
performance, scalability, reliability, and form factor over parallel SCSI, the
current mainstream interface. SAS is designed for high-performance enterprise
requirements and is a subset of Serial ATA (SATA), which is the storage
interface for desktop environments. SAS offers both the benefits of backward
compatibility with SCSI and interoperability with SATA, bringing enterprises a
flexibility and cost savings previously not possible for traditional storage
environments. SAS-based solutions are ideal for organizations with
bandwidth-intensive applications, transaction processing systems, mainline
storage requirements, and rich media types such as video.
Adaptec
expects its storage systems revenue for the fiscal year ending March 2006 to
reach more than $200 million. Contributing factors to this 260% growth in 2
years are cited as:- last year's acquisition of Eurologic, the more recent
acquisition of Snap Appliance and growth in Adaptec's core storage solutions
business fueled by IBM 's adoption of Adaptec's technology in the IBM
TotalStorage DS300 and DS400 announced
last
week.
...Adaptec profile,
Serial Attached SCSI
iSCSI Gets Solid State Disk Targets
FREMONT, Calif -
September 7, 2004 - BiTMICRO Networks announced today that they will
be introducing solid state disk-based iSCSI target appliances.
BiTMICRO is responding to the growing market demand for a
consolidated, interoperable and manageable flash-based network storage solution
that is scalable over long distances, provides easy connectivity to SANs, allows
shared access for multiple users and handles existing user applications with
ease. Under this initiative, BiTMICRO will introduce a family of iSCSI target
appliances that fuses several dominant standards, IP and Ethernet for
networking and SCSI for data storage. Integrating this solution into existing
storage networks allows business enterprises to reap the benefits of SAN without
getting bogged down by distance and cost limitations associated with Fibre
Channel solutions.
Whether used for military, industrial or enterprise applications, a
low total cost of ownership is guaranteed since BiTMICRO's iSCSI appliance is
COTS/MOTS-based and built upon a widely used networking standard. This
combination of features reduces installation and maintenance costs by minimizing
the need for extensive staff training. ...BiTMICRO profile,
iSCSI,
Solid state disks
Quad Graphics Head Now Available in SPARC
Portable
Nashua,
NH - August 24, 2004 -
NextCom LLC announces the first 64-bit dual processor mobile workstation
with the ability to support four graphics heads at the same time.
The
FlexSPARCIII, targeted at deployable military-aerospace, homeland security,
imagery, and EDA applications, is now available with one internal 1600x1200
display and support for up to 3 external flat panel displays with resolutions to
1920x1080. The solution provides 8/24 Bit color support with 2D rendering and
HW acceleration for 4 heads or 4 displays cascaded together in a panoramic
display for graphics, imagery, and mapping applications.
In a very
small briefcase style computer, FlexSPARCIII includes single and dual 64 bit
UltraSPARC IIIi processor technology, up to 16GB of memory, Ultra160 SCSI, dual
Gigabit Ethernet delivers quad head or quad display panoramic display
capabilities in a mobile, small footprint platform.
...NextCom
profile, SPARC
Notebooks
S2io to Offer 10 Gigabit Ethernet Technology for
Solaris
Cupertino, Calif.
- August 23, 2004 - S2io, Inc. announced that drivers for its Xframe 10
Gigabit Ethernet Adapter will be integrated into Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s
Solaris for SPARC, AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon based systems.
In
addition, S2io will be working with Sun to deliver a TCP/IP offload engine with
RDMA functionality to enhance performance and scalability in intense
compute/server environments. Combining Xframe, S2io's 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Adapter, with the new high-performance TCP/IP architecture in Solaris, also
known as project FireEngine, will offer customers inherent performance
advantages.
...S2io,
iSCSI ,
InfiniBand | |
Sun/SPARC Resellers in
the UK
