Alacritech TCP/IP Acceleration Technology Enables iSCSI Storage Solutions by Cisco and FalconStor.Business Editors/High Tech Writers Storage Networking World Storage Networking World (commonly called SNW) is a for data storage professionals in the United States. Sponsored by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association, SNW is held twice each year. PALM DESERT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 Alacritech, Inc., the leading supplier of 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, today announced that iSCSI initiators using Alacritech server adapters are part of the IP storage solutions being demonstrated by Cisco Systems, Inc. and Falconstor, Inc. in the iSCSI Emerging Technologies Demo Lab at Storage Networking World in Palm Desert, CA, April 9-11. The emerging iSCSI standard has received broad industry support as it is expected to become the cornerstone of the convergence of networking and storage. Stepping up its commitment to iSCSI, Alacritech has joined Cisco Systems' AVVID AVVID Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (Cisco) AVVID Architecture for Voice Video and Integrated Data (Architecture for Voice and Video Integrated Data) Partner Program as a storage networking solutions member. "As storage and networking merge, new protocols demand new solutions," said Larry Boucher, 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 Alacritech. "iSCSI demonstrations by Cisco and FalconStor reinforce the benefits our TCP/IP acceleration technology brings toward the practical deployment of IP storage solutions. Alacritech looks forward to working with fellow charter members of the SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via (Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA ) IP Storage Forum to accelerate the convergence of networking and storage." About iSCSI and SNIA The emerging iSCSI standard enables SCSI-based block-level storage to be accessed over IP networks. Implementors of iSCSI are demanding hardware-based TCP/IP solutions to give iSCSI products the same hardware protocol processing afforded by traditional storage devices. Alacritech's SLIC(TM) (session layer interface card) Technology is the first commercially available solution for TCP acceleration. As a charter member of the SNIA IP Storage Forum, Alacritech will help market and promote standards-based block storage networking solutions using IP networks. About Alacritech, Inc. With the leadership of industry experts, including founder Larry Boucher (inventor of the SCSI interface), Alacritech, Inc. is leading the way to the next generation of network and storage 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 network protocol processing, primarily TCP/IP, from the server 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. to adapter. Located in 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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