American Megatrends Inc. Announces Ultra160 RAID Line will Support Intel Itanium Processor.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2000 AMI has passed all preliminary testing on its Ultra160 MegaRAID controllers for compatibility with the Intel Itanium processor platform Editorial Summary
-- AMI will support the Intel(R) Itanium (TM) processor with its
Ultra160 PCI SCSI RAID controllers, the only 64-bit, 66 MHz
controllers available today.
-- The Intel Itanium processor was designed to meet high-end
servers and workstations requirements.
American Megatrends American Megatrends Incorporated (AMI) is a Georgia, USA based hardware company that creates PC hardware and firmware. It was founded in 1985 by the current chairman and president, S. Shankar. Inc. (AMI), the leader in storage and computing innovations worldwide, today announced its MegaRAID(R) controllers--including AMI's state-of-the-art 64-bit, 66-MHz Ultra160 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. RAID controllers--will support the Intel(R) Itanium(TM) processor. AMI has passed all preliminary testing on its IA-64 ready Ultra160 MegaRAID controllers, the Express 500, Elite 1600 and Enterprise 1600, for compatibility with Intel's Itanium processor platform. The test results assure AMI's customers that its line of controllers will support future motherboard processing technologies. "OEMs, VARs and system integrators can now take advantage of the latest in 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. and RAID controller A disk controller card that supports one or more RAID configurations. Originally only for SCSI drives, RAID controllers have become very popular for PATA and SATA drives. See RAID. performance by integrating AMI's Ultra160 RAID technology with the Itanium processor for unparalleled levels of performance, scalability and bandwidth," said Siamak Iranpour, AMI director of RAID sales. "This new product offering enables AMI to meet the most specific demands of customers in the 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 and channel markets seeking advanced Ultra160 SCSI RAID products with a high performance processor." "AMI's RAID technology, combined with the reliability, scalability, and performance of the Intel Itanium processor family, will provide a significant step forward for next generation servers and workstations," said Lisa Hambrick, Itanium Processor Family Enterprise Platform Marketing Manager. "We look forward to working with AMI to provide customers with the very best high-performance solutions for today's enterprise requirements." The Itanium processor family offers new levels of performance, scalability, availability and serviceability for high-end applications, such as e-commerce, on-line transaction processing (database) On-Line Transaction Processing - (OLTP) The processing of transactions by computers in real time. and business intelligence. Additional enhancements include greater memory addressing capability and parallel processing parallel processing, the concurrent or simultaneous execution of two or more parts of a single computer program, at speeds far exceeding those of a conventional computer. for more effective management of peak workloads and complex online transactions, as well as storage, delivery and analysis of massive volumes of data. AMI's three new Ultra160 SCSI RAID controllers, the MegaRAID Express 500, Elite 1600 and Enterprise 1600, provide customers with the opportunity to customize their storage needs. For entry-level needs, the Express 500, a 32-bit, 33 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 (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). single channel Ultra160 SCSI RAID controller, is the ideal single channel solution that provides unequaled performance at a reasonable price. The Elite 1600, a 64-bit 66 MHz PCI RAID controller, was designed with mid-range system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. in mind. As the only product on the market with two Ultra160 SCSI channels in a true half-size form factor, the Elite 1600 is ideal for integrators, resellers and OEMs searching for enterprise quality for their mid-range designs. With four channels of Ultra160 SCSI at its heart, Enterprise 1600 is poised to take over the high-end of the PCI RAID market with its blistering speed. It is a 64-bit 66 MHz PCI RAID controller featuring four Ultra160 SCSI channels and multiple battery backup configuration support. In addition to its Ultra160 SCSI RAID line of controllers, AMI will provide support for the Itanium on its MegaRAID Enterprise 1500 and Elite 1500 Ultra2 LVD See LVDS. LVD - Low Voltage Differential SCSI RAID controllers. All of these products are currently shipping in volume. About AMI Founded in 1985, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has dedicated its resources to providing OEMs, resellers and systems integrators with leading edge computer technologies. This privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , best known for its Basic input/output Systems or BIOS, also supplies its state-of-the-art hardware, software, utilities and RAID controllers to over 55 percent of today's high-tech manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S. and throughout the world including Munich, London, Taipei, Madras, Seoul and Tokyo to better serve our customers. For more information on AMI, its products, services or reseller opportunities, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com. |
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