American Megatrends Inc. Named a 2003 Ultimate Custom Solutions Award Winner by CRN.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CMP's XChange Tech Builder SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2003 AMI's StorTrends 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 Software and MegaRAC G2 card are CRN CRN Computer Reseller News CRN Crown CRN Council for Responsible Nutrition CRN Crane CRN Community Recycling Network CRN Course Reference Number CRN Center for Responsible Nanotechnology CRN Cornish (SIL code, UK) Ultimate Server and Storage Winners in the Management Card and Whitebox NAS categories Editorial Summary -- AMI's storage and remote management products and its VARBusiness five-star partner program were showcased to Solution Providers at CMP's XChange Tech Builder, May 7-9 in Coronado (San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. ), CA -- CRN's 2003 Ultimate Custom Solutions awards were given to AMI's StorTrends NAS Software and MegaRAC G2 remote server management card 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), a leading provider of storage and computing innovations worldwide, today officially announced its products have been awarded with CRN Ultimate Server and Ultimate Storage awards. The awards were named at CMP's XChange Tech Builder conference held this week in San Diego. "AMI is extremely proud to have its products recognized by CRN in the both the Ultimate Storage and Ultimate Server categories," said Michael Patellis, AMI national sales manager. "AMI recognizes CRN as the leading source for channel industry information. CRN's recognition of the server and storage industries sets a precedent for AMI and its products to continue to provide the channel with products vital to their growth." Ultimate Server winner - management card - MegaRAC(R) G2 The MegaRAC G2 remote management card is a system independent, 100 percent out-of-band management solution for mission-critical servers. The card enables network administrators to perform a power cycle of the server from a remote location. Administrators may be able to reduce problems before the server crashes, like data loss and potentially expensive repairs. Ultimate Storage winner - whitebox NAS - StorTrends(R) NAS Software 2.0 based on Linux AMI's network attached storage (NAS) software based on Linux gives users high performance, greater compatibility with other operating systems, less system administration and a reduction in total cost of storage management. Some key features include Snapshot, hardware health monitoring, web-based console user interface, Access Control List (ACL See access control list. 1. ACL - Access Control List. 2. ACL - Association for Computational Linguistics. 3. ACL - A Coroutine Language. A Pascal-based implementation of coroutines. ["Coroutines", C.D. ), Active Directory Services (ADS), XFS XFS X Font Server (Sun) XFS Extended File System XFS X-Fleet Sentinels (gaming clan) XFS Extensions for Financial Services (software interface specification) file system with Journaling, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. CD-ROM-based installation and Unix/Linux/Apple/NetWare/Windows network client support. The software also features AMI's SRM (1) (Storage Resource Management) The management of the storage resources in an organization in order to avoid duplication of files and to determine space utilization across all servers. Express management station that monitors multiple NAS on the network. The Ultimate Custom Solutions Award program is sponsored by CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information Media's CRN, the newsweekly for builders of technology. A department of CRN, the CRN Test Center has been building the Ultimate PC(TM) in front of a live audience since 1997. This is the first year it created the Ultimate Server and Ultimate Storage. The Ultimate Custom Solutions event included three separate and live demonstrations where the CRN Test Center built the Ultimate PC, Ultimate Server and Ultimate Storage, to see how far limits can be pushed with today's technology, by selecting best-of-breed components. The award-winning products were raffled off to XChange Tech Builder systems builder attendees. Throughout the year, the Director of CRN Labs, John Yacono and the CRN Test Center review, select and test the most cutting-edge technology available on the market to create Ultimate Custom Solutions. The end results are solutions that use the most innovative, feature-rich and reliable products manufactured by today's top vendors. The 2003 Ultimate Custom Solutions awards recognized outstanding technology vendors in the following product categories: -- Ultimate Storage: hard drives and whitebox NAS chassis. -- Ultimate Server: CD/DVD drive; hard drives; management card; memory modules; motherboard; processor and system server case. -- Ultimate PC: display; DVD/CD drive; floppy disk drive floppy disk drive - disk drive ; hard drive/capacity; hard drive/performance; keyboard; memory; motherboard; mouse; NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. ; power supply; processor; 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. HBA (Host Bus Adapter) See host adapter. ; sound system; speaker system; system case and video system. The CRN Test Center rates the vendor partners on product criteria such as quality, functionality, performance and innovation. "Congratulations on developing a best of breed component for the Ultimate Custom Solutions," commented John Yacono. "The innovation that products like this and the Ultimate Solutions display is sure to drive the channel to new heights." 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. Privately held, AMI is best known for its BIOS, but also supplies state-of-the-art hardware, software and utilities to today's high-tech manufacturers. AMI offers high-density motherboards, disk subsystems and innovative storage solutions and is a voting member of the 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 (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 ). Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S. and throughout the world including Chennai, Munich, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo to better serve its customers. For more information on AMI, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com. About CRN and CRN Test Center CRN is the nation's leading trade newsweekly that provides timely industry news and analysis for solution providers, integrators and e-businesses building technology solutions. It is the most trusted source of news for 117,500 channel professionals. A media leader in the high-tech industry, CRN provides the most comprehensive suite of online resources: http://www.crn.com, the site where industry news breaks first; CRN Direct, a daily newsletter that brings personalized news to solution providers' desktops; and CRN Broadcast News, a daily news broadcast covering the solution provider channel and the industry. The CRN Test Center is the technology-evaluation department of CRN, providing unbiased product, technology and channel-program analysis specifically targeted at solution providers. The CRN Test Center produces single-product reviews, technology news, technology demonstrations at tradeshows, and product roundups featuring channel-program evaluations. Top products receive the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. "Editor's Choice" or "Recommended" designations. About CMP Media LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control CMP Media LLC (www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum--the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences and custom publishing. |
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