[0] Nishan Systems Enrolls in DataCore's SANvantage Technical Partner Program; Alliance Pioneers Next Wave of IP-Based Storage Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla. & SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2001 DataCore(TM) Software, the leading provider of storage virtualization Treating storage as a single logical entity without regard to the hierarchy of physical media that may be involved or that may change. It enables the applications to read from and write to a single pool of storage rather then individual disks, tapes and optical devices. and networking software, today announced the addition of Nishan Systems to its SANvantage(TM) Technical Partner Program. Through the alliance, 'Powered by DataCore' storage virtualization solutions can incorporate Nishan's Storage over IP framework using Gigabit Ethernet. "Nishan's products provide scalable, enterprise-level solutions to meet the growing storage connectivity and management requirements of data-intensive companies," said Randy Fardal, vice president of marketing, Nishan Systems. "By working together with DataCore, we jointly provide an IP-based storage network with enhanced storage consolidation and management benefits above and beyond over what Fibre Channel customers currently enjoy." DataCore has tested two of Nishan's IP Storage switches, the IPS 2000 Series SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. and Gigabit Ethernet switch, and the IPS 3000 Series Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet switch, which bring product compatibility, established standards, and scalability to storage virtualization solutions. These products integrate well with DataCore SANsymphony's(TM) operating premise that all storage resources should be available in a single pool over a network (whether IP or Fibre Channel), enabling storage to be allocated easily and accessed exactly when and where it's needed, regardless of the hardware platforms and storage devices in place. "DataCore recognizes the value of establishing partnerships with companies like Nishan, which are bringing a new generation of technology to the market. As Nishan is the leader in driving the adoption of IP-based storage networking solutions, DataCore is pleased to welcome Nishan to our SANvantage Technical Partner Program," said Ken Horner, vice president of marketing at DataCore. "SANsymphony's protocol-agnostic architecture allows it to easily support IP connectivity, thus bringing the advantages of storage virtualization to this familiar infrastructure." The SANvantage Technical Partner Program brings together industry leaders who deliver interoperable, open systems SAN technology to joint customers. About Nishan Systems Nishan Systems, the world's first supplier of native IP storage solutions, builds open storage networking products based on IP and Ethernet, the international networking standards. Nishan's Storage over IP framework supports iSCSI, iFCP, iSNS, Fibre Channel, SCSI, and all types of Network-Attached Storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) interfaces. The highly reliable and manageable SoIP SAN fabric extends seamlessly from the data center to the metro area and beyond. Nishan's products are fully compatible with the millions of LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , MAN, and WAN routers and switches already installed and mastered by IT professionals. Nishan Systems, a full voting member of the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ), is based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , and can be reached at www.NishanSystems.com, and at 408/519-3700. About DataCore DataCore Software(TM) Corporation is an innovator in storage networking software. The company's SANsymphony(TM) storage virtualization software converts islands of disparate storage into networked storage pools, enabling the easy allocation of storage capacity on an as-needed basis, using a simple drag-and-drop interface. Now administrators can move these virtual volumes among different servers -- regardless of the underlying operating system. DataCore distributes its software product through channel and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners worldwide. Founded in 1998 by some of the industry's most respected storage technologists, DataCore is headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., with subsidiaries and branch offices worldwide. For more information, call 877/780-5111 or visit www.datacore.com. Note to Editors: Nishan Systems, the Nishan logo, Storage over IP, and SoIP are trademarks of Nishan Systems, Inc. Other brand, company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Subject to change without notice. DataCore, the DataCore Logo, and SANsymphony are trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation DataCore Software is a privately held, computer software corporation founded in 1998 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. DataCore manufactures storage virtualization software, focusing in Storage Area Networks (SAN), Continuous Data Protection (CDP), and Software Acceleration and . Other DataCore product or service names or logos referenced herein are trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation. |
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