Agilent Technologies Ships 2-Gb/s FC Host Adapters to Speed-Up Internet Access and Enterprise Storage.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2000 Fibre Channel Host Adapters Combine High Performance, Broad 2-Gb/s Interoperability and Compatibility 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 NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A), a leading provider of innovative technologies for communications and life sciences, today announced the industry's first shipments of 2-Gb/s PCI-to-Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs). The 2-Gb/s capability means faster data exchange in storage area network (SAN) applications, such as Internet and Intranet access, digitized video, online transactional processing and other enterprise storage applications. Designed to serve emerging SAN applications, the products support FC Class 2 and 3, automatically sensing and communicating with both 1- and 2-Gb/s devices. "As the SAN market moves to 2 Gb/s, we are providing Fibre Channel support while ensuring interoperability with legacy 1-Gb/s products," said Bob Whitson, worldwide marketing manager for Agilent's Storage Networking Division. "We offer the industry's most complete 2-Gb/s Fibre Channel offering, encompassing component and board-level solutions." Industry Leaders Comment on New Technology "As a leading provider of SAN infrastructure, Brocade recognizes the value of Agilent's new 2-Gb/s Fibre Channel HBAs in enabling better SAN performance and faster speeds for storing, accessing and moving data," said Jack Cuthbert, vice president of Brocade's Worldwide Marketing. "As disk drive technology moves to 2 Gb/s, SANs must implement new technology to fully utilize the new performance levels," said Dave Anderson Dave Anderson might refer to:
These HBAs feature Agilent's 2-Gb/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. XL2 controller ICs. They provide 64-bit, 66 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. PCI-to- 2 Gb Fiber Channel performance, including bootable BIOS, FC data transfer rates up to 400 Mbyte/s, and support software drivers for operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. including Windows(R) 2000, Windows NT(R), AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. and Linux. The HHBA-5221 features a small form factor fiber-optic transceiver supporting 1- or 2-Gb/s link speeds. The HHBA-5220 comes with a standard HSSDC HSSDC High Speed Serial Data Connector copper media interface for applications, such as rack mounted storage arrays, and enables field upgrades to small-form-factor, pluggable optical transceivers, such as the Agilent HFBR-5720L. Agilent is now sampling the HHBA-5221 with full volume production next month. The HHBA-5220 will sample in November, with production expected in January 2001. High-volume 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 the HHBA-5221 at market introduction will be $1,300. Agilent and Adaptec FC Solutions Agilent is a leading supplier of Fibre Channel solutions for the rapidly expanding SAN market. Additionally, Agilent is partnering with Adaptec to tailor Fibre Channel solutions for worldwide PC server OEMs and resellers. Adaptec builds Tachyon-based host adapters, and provides drivers and SAN management software backed by a strong sales, distribution, service and support infrastructure to help customers implement Fibre Channel in demanding, PC server computing environments. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a diversified technology company with approximately 46,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. In fiscal year 1999, Agilent had net revenue of more than $8.3 billion. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com. Windows and Windows NT are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. |
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