Alacritech Extends VAR Program with StorNet Agreement; Partnership to Focus on Domestic Market.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000 Alacritech, Inc., a leading provider in TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. acceleration solutions that dramatically boost the performance of network-attached devices, today announced a Value-Added Reseller (VAR) partnership with StorNet, Inc. StorNet is the largest independent storage solutions provider in the United States and a leader in the emerging Storage Area Network (SAN) market. The partnership will allow StorNet to offer Alacritech's network adapters to customers requiring high-performance storage management solutions. "Alacritech's products are ideally suited for storage-related applications," said Dan Dunkel, vice president of sales for Alacritech, Inc. "By partnering with StorNet, we're assured of reaching key decision makers in the storage arena. Our combined effort allows our SLIC SLIC Subscriber Line Interface Circuit SLIC Scottish Library and Information Council SLIC System Licensed Internal Code SLIC Subscriber Line Interface Card SLIC Session Layer Interface Card (Alacritech, Inc. (TM) (Session Layer Interface Card) Technology to move large data files faster, while StorNet solutions optimize the customer's overall data management effort." Under the terms of the agreement, StorNet will integrate Alacritech products into their storage-related solutions, which are designed to accelerate data throughput to the local area network (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ). "We are very pleased to be able to offer our customers the improved data throughput the SLIC Technology offers our customers," said Derek Gamradt, vice president of engineering and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. for StorNet, Inc. "Alacritech's innovative TCP/IP acceleration products will also benefit our customers that are implementing network attached storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) solutions as well as the latest 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. over IP storage networking model." Alacritech SLIC Technology As systems and servers are tapped with increasing amounts of network traffic, systems are being forced to process data faster and more efficiently. Network adapters based on Alacritech's SLIC Technology can deliver outstanding performance for Internet and business applications by offloading TCP/IP processing from the host server to reduce 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. utilization, boost data throughput and decrease network latency. SLIC Technology is completely compatible with Ethernet, TCP/IP and today's standard PC hardware and software. Alacritech server adapters are compatible with legacy network adapters and all existing Ethernet infrastructure equipment such as switches, hubs and routers. About StorNet StorNet, Inc. is a leading nationwide provider of networked storage services focused on delivering intelligent and comprehensive solutions to solve today's business problems. StorNet analyzes UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and NT storage requirements, architects solutions, implements secure automated systems, and provides training, support and management services. For more information, please write to 1109 Saunders Court, West Chester, PA 19380, fax to 610-692-8355, or visit our web site at www.stornet.com. About Alacritech, Inc. With the leadership of industry experts, including founder Larry Boucher (inventor of the SCSI interface, founder and current chairman of Adaptec, and founder of Auspex aus·pex n. pl. aus·pi·ces An augur of ancient Rome, especially one who interpreted omens derived from the observation of birds. [Latin; see auspice.] Noun 1. Systems), Alacritech, Inc. is leading the way to the next generation of network connectivity by delivering TCP/IP acceleration solutions to dramatically boost the performance of network-attached devices. The company's session layer interface card (SLIC) architecture is the first scalable and fully compatible technology to offload TCP/IP processing from the host CPU. Located at San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , Alacritech is privately funded. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.alacritech.com. Alacritech, the Alacritech logo, SLIC Technology, and the SLIC Technology logo are trademarks of Alacritech, Inc. in the United States and Europe. Other marks belong to their respective owners. |
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