Avid Technology Selects Emulex Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter for Windows NT Video Editing Systems.COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 1999-- LightPulse LP850 Selected for use in High Performance Single User Workstation Emulex Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :EMLX), an industry leader in fibre channel technology and products, Monday announced that Avid Technology "Avid" redirects here. For the "Advancement Via Individual Determination" educational program, see AVID. Avid Technology, Inc NASDAQ: AVID is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear media editing (NLE) Inc. (NASDAQ:AVID) has selected the Emulex LightPulse(TM) LP850 host bus adapter See host adapter. for use in its Windows NT-based digital editing solutions that utilize fibre channel technology. Avid is a leading supplier of video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. systems used by film studios and video professionals. "We have chosen Emulex because its products reflect a high standard for performance and stability," said John Ywoskus, director of Network Storage Systems for Avid. "The Emulex LP850 provides us with the performance and feature set our Windows NT-based editing systems that use fibre channel demand. Emulex has clearly demonstrated themselves to be a leader in fibre channel connectivity." "Avid has world-class technology and products, and will be a great showcase for our LP850," said Mike Kane, director of Marketing for Emulex. "Its systems are deployed in complex, heterogeneous switched-SANs, and take full advantage of the LP850's feature rich hardware and software," he added. The Emulex LP850 Host Bus Adapter Based on the same hardware architecture as the flagship Emulex LP8000 host bus adapter, the LP850 delivers more than 31,000 I/Os per second from a single adapter in a Xeon-based server running Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . Running full duplex (Computers) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in both directions simultaneously; - of communications channels between computers; contrasted with The LP850 supports many features that are required in high performance Windows NT applications, including 64-bit PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). interface, full fabric support using F_Port and FL_Port connections, support for all fibre channel topologies, and support for service classes 2 and 3. The LP850 also includes software support for storage protocol (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. ), network protocol (IP), as well as multi-protocol (SCSI & IP) operation, enabling advanced storage area network (SAN) implementations in Windows NT and Novell environments. The Windows NT and Novell drivers are fully compatible with the Emulex LP8000, LP7000/E and LP6000/E host adapters. The open-server LP850 host bus adapter is part of a broad family of fibre channel products offered by Emulex to address the needs of both mission-critical enterprise applications and direct connect storage links. The Emulex fibre channel family also includes the company's high-performance LP8000 and LP7000E host bus adapters, the price-performance optimized LP3000 host bus adapter and the innovative LightPulse LH5000 digital re-timing hub which includes a full suite of Web and SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. management capabilities. About Avid Avid is an international, industry-leading provider of digital audio and video tools for information and entertainment applications. The company's products are used by a variety of customers worldwide including film, television and interactive content producers, TV news broadcasters, corporate communicators, and consumers. About Emulex Emulex is a leading designer, developer and supplier of a broad line of fibre channel host adapters, hubs, ASICs and software products that enhance access to, and storage of, electronic data and applications. The company's products are based on internally developed ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. technology, are deployable across a variety of heterogeneous network (networking) heterogeneous network - A network running multiple network layer protocols such as DECnet, IP, IPX, XNS. configurations and operating systems, and enhance data flow between computers and peripherals. Emulex's products offer customers the unique combination of critical reliability, scalability, high performance and customization for mission-critical server and storage system applications. The company also markets traditional networking products such as printer servers and network access products, including communications servers and WAN adapters. Emulex markets to OEMs and end users through its own worldwide selling organization, as well as two-tier distribution partners. Corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa. News releases and other information about Emulex Corp. are available via the Web at www.emulex.com. Emulex -- the fibre channel company This news release refers to various products and companies by their trade names. In most, if not all, cases these designations are claimed as trademarks or registered trademarks by their respective companies. |
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