Adaptec Ships Fibre Channel to Hewlett-Packard's Network Server Division; HP is First to Receive New Co-Branded Fibre Channel Technology from Adaptec and Agilent.Business/Hi-Tech Editors MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 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 world leader in innovative storage solutions, today announced that it has begun shipping Fibre Channel technology to Hewlett-Packard's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HWP HWP Height (and) Weight Proportionate HWP Half-Wave Plate HWP Highway Patrol HWP Height Weight Proportional HWP Hewlett-Packard Corporation (stock symbol) HWP Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides ) Network Server Division. This transaction marks Adaptec's first Fibre Channel shipment since the company partnered with Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE:A), earlier this year, to deliver Fibre Channel host adapters Also called a "controller" or "host bus adapter," it is a device that connects one or more peripheral units to a computer. It is typically an expansion card that plugs into the bus. IDE and SCSI are examples of peripheral interfaces that call their controllers host adapters. See host. and driver solutions to market for PC and NT-class servers. "The Hewlett-Packard implementation marks a significant milestone in our efforts to win PC server market share in Fibre Channel," said Jim Comstock, vice president of marketing, Storage Networking Solutions, at Adaptec. "The high-level of partnership and cooperation that we have enjoyed in working with Agilent and the speed at which we have been able to bring an Adaptec-Agilent solution to market has been truly phenomenal." Fibre Channel is an emerging technology that provides long-distance connectivity and the high bandwidth needed to move large data files between storage, server, and client nodes. It is ideal for storage area networks, computer clusters, and other data intensive computing configurations. Adaptec and Agilent announced a partnership in January of this year to deliver host adapters and driver solutions to the worldwide 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 and reseller marketplace. Leveraging the strong technology and market position of Agilent's "Tachyon tachyon (tăk`ēŏn'), hypothetical elementary particle that travels only at speeds exceeding that of light. According to the theory of relativity, the speed of light is the limiting velocity for all ordinary material particles. " protocol controller ICs, Adaptec brings to the alliance its host adapter and software expertise for developing Fibre Channel host adapters and SAN management software for the Intel platform. In addition to leading-edge product experience, Adaptec also offers a strong sales, distribution, service and support infrastructure to help customers implement Fibre Channel in demanding computing environments. The inaugural shipment of Adaptec-Agilent Fibre Channel technology to a major OEM leads off a 24-month initiative to lead the fastest-growing segment of the Fibre Channel market, PC servers. Achieving this goal will complement Adaptec's established leadership role in 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. technology where it enjoys leading market share with every major system OEM and a commanding share position in the distribution channel. 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 www.adaptec.com. |
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