Adaptec's RAID Solution Chosen for HP Kayak High-Performance PC Workstations; Adaptec Makes Moving and Protecting Storage Data from HP Kayak XU800 PC Workstations Fast and Easy.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2000 Adaptec, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADPT ADPT Automated Data Processing/Telecommunications ADPT Adaptec Corporation (stock symbol) ADPT Adaptive Prediction ADPT Auger Depth Profiling Technique ADPT Automated Data Processing Telecommunications ADPT Adapter ), the global leader in innovative storage solutions, today announced that Hewlett-Packard Company's Business Desktop Division will start offering Adaptec's 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. RAID controllers, branded as HP FastRAID, as an option in high-end HP Kayak kayak (kī`ăk), Eskimo canoe, originally made of sealskin stretched over a framework of whalebone or driftwood. It is completely covered except for the opening in which the paddler sits. XU800 PC Workstations. "Adaptec's RAID controller is the most trusted way to move and protect the business-critical data HP Kayak XU800 PC Workstations are designed to handle," said Philippe Boue, Kayak product marketing manager for HP's Business Desktop Division. Developed to optimize moving and protecting storage data for PC workstations, HP FastRAID solutions -- based on Adaptec's SCSI RAID controllers -- are ideal for high-end 3D imaging, multimedia and CAD as well as financial applications. Providing critical fault-tolerance, a powerful RAID co-processor and GUI-based software for managing RAID arrays, Adaptec's RAID products cache, read and write to hard drives while intelligently striping Interleaving or multiplexing data to increase speed. See disk striping. striping - data striping crucial data on two or more drives for maximum I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output subsystem performance. "We're proud that HP -- the leading workstation vendor -- has chosen to base its HP FastRAID technology on Adaptec's RAID products for HP Kayak PC Workstations," said Lee Caswell, vice president of the 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 Solutions Group at Adaptec. "HP offers workstation users the winning combination of Adaptec PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). RAID and Adaptec motherboard SCSI. It's this commitment to both performance and availability that makes workstation users take notice." HP Kayak PC Workstations combine the security and manageability of HP's corporate PCs with added scalability, higher performance and advanced diagnostics. With its dual-processing capabilities, the HP Kayak XU800 is designed to meet the needs of the most demanding PC computing environments, while offering a range of industry-leading graphics solutions. About Adaptec Adaptec (Nasdaq:ADPT) is the global leader in innovative storage solutions. Adaptec's hardware and software solutions for eBusiness and Internet applications move, manage, and protect critical data and digital content. Adaptec's direct-attached storage Direct-attached storage (DAS) refers to a digital storage system directly attached to a server or workstation, without a storage network in between. It is a retronym, mainly used to differentiate non-networked storage from SAN and NAS. , network storage solutions and desktop software solutions for digital content are found in high-performance networks, servers, workstations and desktops from the world's leading manufacturers, and are sold through distribution channels to ISPs, enterprises, medium and small businesses and consumers. Adaptec is an S&P 500 and a Nasdaq 100 member. More information is available at http://www.adaptec.com. |
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