Adaptec 64-Bit SCSI Technology Succeeds In NEC IA-64 Server Test.Business Editors/High Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. and Adaptec Perform Industry's First Working Demonstration of Ultra160 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 Microsoft 64-bit Windows on an IA-64 Server Platform Adaptec, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :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 NEC (NEC Solutions) successfully completed the industry's first test of Adaptec's 64-bit SCSI technology within its IA-64 enterprise server prototype running Microsoft 64-bit Windows. NEC plans to release its first Itanium processor-based server, a 16-way server code-named "AzusA," in the second half of CY2000. "NEC's test proves as validation that Adaptec is prepared to be the uncontested leader in the market for IA-64-based servers," said Lee Caswell, vice president of Adaptec's 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. "Adaptec will be the company providing the storage 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 bandwidth required by the generation of high-performance systems that these 64-bit microprocessors will enable." Intel's first 64-bit processor, Itanium, is expected to ship on motherboards of most major vendors of 64-bit systems. Owing to the company's aggressiveness in testing its solutions with this new, advanced hardware, Adaptec will be able to provide unmatched compatibility to its customers quickly when IA-64-based systems requiring such connectivity emerge in the marketplace. Adaptec's early development and testing of its 64-bit technology assures OEMs, channel customers and end users that Adaptec's SCSI solution for enterprise storage connectivity will be compatible and reliable when Itanium processor-based systems begin to ship during the second half of this year. Adaptec's 64-bit Ultra160 SCSI drivers are currently included within Microsoft's 64-bit version of Windows and are embedded in the 64-bit Linux kernel. Additional 64-bit operating system support includes the upcoming 64-bit UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). OS from IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. (code named "Monterey"), as well as Novell's Modesto. "This test clearly shows that Adaptec is committed to supporting the next generation of high-powered IA servers," said Yoshikazu Maruyama, general manager of NEC Solution's Workstations and Servers Division. "NEC's close relationship with Adaptec, Intel and Microsoft, allowed us to be able to be the first to successfully make our IA-64 server work with both Adaptec's SCSI driver and Microsoft 64-bit Windows. NEC applies these top of the edge technology to Express5800 and expands the business to the enterprise market segment." 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 so people can do business and enjoy their lives more richly. Adaptec's direct-attached storage, 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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