Adaptec licenses Serial Storage Architecture technology from IBM.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 1995--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 ), a leader in input/output (I/O) technology, announced it has obtained a license for IBM's Serial Storage Architecture Serial Storage Architecture - (SSA) IBM's proposed ANSI standard for a standard high-speed interface to disk clusters and arrays. SSA allows full-duplex packet multiplexed serial data transfers at rates of 20Mb/sec in each direction. (SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. ) technology. This gives Adaptec access to the emerging SSA market using IBM technology and will accelerate Adaptec's entry into SSA markets. Serial Storage Architecture offers high performance, fault tolerant, open solutions for serial connectivity. As I/O subsystems become more complex and more powerful, connectivity must also evolve to keep pace with system, reliability, and performance needs. SSA is a reliable standard that offers solutions for today and the growth path for the needs of future technology markets. "Using the SSA technology from IBM accelerates Adaptec's time to market," said F. Grant Saviers, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Adaptec. "We are impressed with the performance and quality of IBM's SSA technology and are excited about quickening our own product launches based on SSA implementations. We offer our customers leading-edge products for demanding computing needs. With SSA, we continue to meet market needs and to lead important I/O standards." "We have developed a simple patents and know-how license package for the IBM SSA technology that we are offering to the industry to accelerate adoption of interoperable SSA products," said Clod Barrera, general manager of storage subsystems technology at IBM. "IBM is pleased that Adaptec will develop SSA products and that this license package will help bring those products to market more quickly. IBM has always been a strong technology leader and licensing our SSA technology to Adaptec demonstrates how we are also an open technology partner." "SSA is a powerful connectivity technology that offers customers high performance, reliability, and fault tolerance," noted Robert D. Selinger, director of I/O technology at Adaptec. "Adaptec products incorporating SSA technology will capitalize on those strengths and will make transitions to SSA easy." Adaptec Inc. (NASDAQ: ADPT) designs, manufactures, and markets IOware(R) product solutions such as Small Computer System Interface (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. ) host adapter boards, chips, and software for personal computers, proprietary SCSI, and EIDE/IDE VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. circuits. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., Adaptec is recognized as the design pioneer and market leader in SCSI and I/O technology and is the developer of the industry-standard I/O operating environment, ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface) An interface specification developed by Adaptec, Inc., Milpitas, CA, that provides a common language between drivers and SCSI host adapters. . Adaptec currently employs approximately 1,700 people, who serve customers worldwide. Adaptec and IOware are trademarks of Adaptec Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective owners. CONTACT: Adaptec Inc. Eric Brown, 408/957-6645 |
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