Artecon RAID system now certified to withstand severe earthquake or electric shock.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 1997-- LynxArray system receives first NEBS certification Artecon, a leading manufacturer and systems integrator specializing in open-systems products and solutions for the commercial, telecommunications and government sectors, Tuesday announced that its LynxArray RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) system has received NEBS (Network Equipment-Building System) certification. Artecon is the first company to obtain this certification for an open-systems, off-the-shelf RAID solution. NEBS is a standard set of equipment requirements used throughout the telecommunications industry to help assure ease of installation, reliability, space efficiency and safety. The NEBS certification assures that the LynxArray can: --Sustain a Zone 4 earthquake (between 7.0 and 8.3 on the Richter Scale Richter scale (rĭk`tər), measure of the magnitude of seismic waves from an earthquake, devised in 1935 by the American seismologist Charles F. Richter (1900–1985). ) --Withstand non-operational temperatures ranging from -4 to 140 and operating temperatures ranging from 41 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit --Extinguish itself in case of fire --Withstand up to 8000 volts of direct electrical contact Noun 1. electrical contact - contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another tangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts" (the equivalent of the centerpost rackmount being struck by lightning), with no permanent loss of data of functions Because many telecommunications companies use NEBS-compliance as a prerequisite for product deployment, the certification strengthens Artecon's position as a player in the telecommunications market. "Artecon's RAID solutions have a long-standing reputation for being rugged and robust," said Michael Jensen Michael Cole Jensen joined the of the Harvard Business School in 1990. Currently, he is the managing director in charge of organizational strategy at Monitor Group, a strategy consulting firm. , vice president of engineering. "Now that reputation has been solidified in the telecommunications environment -- an environment that demands high data accessibility and enormous capacity." Artecon formally entered the telecom market in June of 1996 with the formation of its TeleCom Division. Since then, it has won contracts from major industry players such as Motorola, Lucent Technologies and MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. . About the LynxArray The LynxArray RAID system features high-performing RAID controllers and nine drive slots that comprise one of the highest density packages on the market to improve performance and data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. . Like other Artecon products, LynxArray is a market-driven product based on the growing demand for open-systems solutions -- particularly in the telecommunications arena where legacy systems are prevalent and computer environments are seldom homogenous homogenous - homogeneous . Nonstop operation is possible with the LynxArray's hot-swap failover controllers, as well as hot-swap power supplies, cooling systems cooling systems for housed animals include spraying of roofs with water, evaporative pads with fans, foggers and misters; for pastured animals shelter from the sun by trees or artificial shade devices and cooling ponds are used. and any combination of 3.5-inch or half-height 5.25-inch devices (e.g., CDs, optical drives, etc.). Support for tape drives makes in-line backup a viable option. About Artecon Artecon's Telecom Division was chartered for the express purpose of taking commercially available workstation, server and other application-specific products and producing Telco- and Internet-compliant solutions. Artecon's products for the Telco and Internet markets fall into three broad categories: workstations and server rack solutions, power and mass storage. Founded in 1984, Artecon provides turnkey systems integration to Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies and universities. Customers include Nortel, GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) , Salomon Brothers
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