Adaptec Solutions Boost HP's Kayak PC Workstation I/O Performance Up to 80%; Adaptec and HP Demonstrate Importance of I/O As They Set New PC Workstation I/O Speed Record.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1997--Adaptec Inc. announced that its RAIDport II and UltraSCSI chip technology accelerate the disk 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 performance of Hewlett-Packard Company's Kayak PC workstations (announced today in New York Today in New York is WNBC-TV's pre-Today newscast, also post-Today on weekends, airing from 5 AM to 7 AM weekdays with the local news cut ins being branded as such. ) by up to 80%(a), allowing HP to establish the new systems amongst the fastest PC workstations in their class. The performance boost is achieved through data caching (maximizing data flow) data striping See disk striping. (storage) data striping - Segmentation of logically sequential data, such as a single file, so that segments can be written to multiple physical devices (usually disk drives) in a round-robin fashion. (storing data across two or more disk drives simultaneously) and the adoption of Adaptec's dual channel 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. architecture for improved bandwidth management Controlling the traffic flow in a network. See bandwidth manager. . These features reduce the workload of the CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. and accelerate total system performance. HP is the recognized leader in PC workstation computing, with over 37% market share according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. recent Dataquest figures. Adaptec is the market leader in PC and server bandwidth management solutions that eliminate I/O bottlenecks using high performance technology like SCSI and RAID. "Adaptec helps deliver the fastest products in the marketplace because we understand the critical role I/O plays in overall systems performance," said Grant Saviers, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Adaptec. "Our UltraSCSI and RAID development teams contributed their expertise to HP as they created these innovative new products." "Adaptec's RAIDport and UltraSCSI contribute significantly to making the HP Kayak PC Workstation one of the fastest Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. workstations on the market," said Jean-Charles Miard, general manager of HP's Performance Desktop Computing Operation. The Adaptec ARO-1130CA RAIDport II array adapter, and its Adaptec AIC-7880 UltraSCSI chipset will be branded "Fast/RAID" by HP, and will be a standard component on many HP Kayak XU and XW PC Workstation models, and an option on all. Adaptec's partnership with HP is specifically designed to leverage Adaptec I/O performance expertise, including RAID on the motherboard, UltraSCSI and high speed data caching. Target markets for the new HP systems include financial applications, two and three dimensional graphics applications, design and software development. HP is one of a number of OEMs currently planning to incorporate Adaptec solutions in PC workstation-class systems. About Adaptec RAIDport II and UltraSCSI RAIDport II is Adaptec's scaleable RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks - Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks ) solution integrating the performance of Adaptec SCSI (AIC-7880) and RAID (ARO-1130CA) in Pentium Pro and Pentium II platforms. Adaptec RAIDport is designed to make high performance desktop and server I/O systems more affordable and simpler to the end-user. About HP's PC Workstation HP is the leader of the worldwide personal workstation market(b). The HP Kayak PC Workstation family is HP's new generation of high-performance Microsoft Windows NT-based PC workstations designed around Intel's Pentium II processor with the 440LX AGPset. The HP Kayak PC Workstations with HP FastRAID and Ultra SCSI include HP Kayak XW PC Workstations with a choice of 3D graphics acceleration (HP VISUALIZE fx4 or AccelECLIPSE) and HP Kayak XU PC Workstations for ultimate 2D graphics. About HP HP is the official information-technology hardware and maintenance supplier to the 1998 World Cup soccer tournament. Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and Intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. It is the second-largest computer supplier in the United States, with computer-related revenue in excess of $31.4 billion in its 1996 fiscal year. HP has 120,500 employees and had revenue of $38.4 billion in its 1996 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com or users can go directly to HP PC Workstation information at http://www.hp.com/go/pcworkstation . About Adaptec Adaptec provides bandwidth management technologies for organizations building the global information infrastructure. Its high performance I/O, connectivity, and network products are incorporated into the systems and products of major computer and peripheral manufacturers. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Milpitas, Adaptec (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 ) employs 3000 people worldwide in design, manufacturing, sales, service and distribution. Adaptec's home page is http://www.adaptec.com . -0- Note to Editors: Full benchmark results are available at http://www.hp.com/go/pcworkstation (a) Based on industry standard benchmark using Ziff-Davis High-end Disk Winmark 97, conducted by HP on September 1, 1997. (b) "Advanced Desktops and Workstations Quarterly Statistics Q1/97," Dataquest CONTACT: Adaptec, Milpitas Adam Trunkey, 408/957-6761 atrunkey@corp.adaptec.com |
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