Adtron Delivers Flash or Disk Mass Storage in a Single Slot 6U VME Card.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2001 Adtron Corp. now offers flash memory or hard disk based (1) Refers to devices that use magnetic hard disks for storage. It often refers to portable devices such as digital music players that have hard disks rather than flash memory. All desktop and laptop computers are presumed to have hard disks, and most servers have hard disks. mass storage on a single slot VME (Virtual Machine Environment) An operating system from Fujitsu Services (formerly ICL) that runs on its Series 39 mainframes. Introduced in 1975, VME is a comprehensive product that provides a variety of utilities for datacenter operations. 6U plug-in card. The flexible design of the SV6I provides up to 5.4 GBytes of flash storage, or up to 120 GBytes of hard disk storage. The board emulates industry standard 3.5" and 2.5" 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 SCSI-2 fast and narrow disk and DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. drives. The simplicity of installation eliminates drive mounting brackets and cabling. Flexibility of the storage media allows customers to choose between hard disk configurations for greater economy, or flash memory for high reliability and durability in demanding applications. The SV6I plugs into the rear chassis connector P1 for power, and either P2 or the front panel connector for the system SCSI bus. Connector P2 supports either a Force or Motorola defined SCSI pinout. The front panel high-density 50-pin SCSI connector There have been a large variety of SCSI connectors in use at one time or another in the computer industry. Probably no computer interconnect (with the possible exception of RS-232 serial) has caused as much confusion. brings the SCSI bus to the front of the chassis for easy connection to external SCSI devices or controllers. Configuration options include disk or DAT drive emulation, setting the logical capacity "destroking," 256 Byte or 512 Byte sector sizes, and 1 to 7 logical units. Other Adtron VME products include a dual slot Type I/II/III PC card drive. "The efficiency of the SV6I enables simple installation of high capacity storage for both new designs and existing systems. This approach to integrated system storage eliminates troublesome cabling and mounting of traditional 2.5" and 3.5" disk drives. "Telecommunication and military COTS customers can use this production volume product without system hardware or software redesign," said Alan Fitzgerald, president of Adtron. 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 pricing for a 2 GB Flash version is $3,600; a 30 GB hard disk version is $700. Lead time is stock to eight weeks ARO. For additional information, contact Adtron Sales at 602/735-0300 or via email at sales@adtron.com. Adtron designs and manufactures electronic data storage systems tailored to OEM requirements for optimum reliability, durability and availability. Adtron integrates flash or disk storage media into configurations that match application specific form, fit and function. This flexibility solves problems associated with integrating traditional disk and tape drives into commercial, industrial and military computer systems. Flash-based storage products emulate disk and tape drive functions providing extreme durability and reliability in harsh environments, while disk-based storage products provide long term availability, thereby eliminating requalification, last time buys and inventory management costs. Det Norske Veritas Det Norske Veritas or DNV is a Norwegian company established in 1864. DNV is an independent foundation whose its objectives are "Safeguarding life, property, and the environment" and is a leading provider of services for managing risk. certifies Adtron as an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 company. You can find more information about Adtron at the www.adtron.com web site. |
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