Bell Microproducts Selects MetaStor RAID Storage Products to Complete Mass Storage Offering.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. and WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1999-- Partnership Allows Leading Distributor to Expand its Mass Storage Offering Bell Microproducts Inc. (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 :BELM), North America's leading distributor of mass storage products, and MetaStor(R) Storage Solutions, a division of LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic Storage Systems, Inc., have entered into an agreement to distribute MetaStor RAID storage systems. Mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent interdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" to both companies, today's agreement provides key growth opportunities in the form of new reseller partners for MetaStor Storage Solutions and an expanded mass storage offering for Bell Microproducts. Today's focus on information-rich environments such as the Internet, Intranet, and data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse has brought unprecedented growth in storage requirements. Storage now ranks as one of the fastest growing markets for the indirect channels. To serve the needs of its customers as they manage these growing data resources, Bell Microproducts will market the complete scalable MetaStor line including all S-Class RAID storage systems, SYMplicity(TM) Storage Manager software and the network-attached storage See NAS. (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 ) solutions. Together these products provide high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. , fast performance, and scalable capacity up to multi-terabytes of storage. The MetaStor line is a natural extension of the current Bell Microproducts position as a leading storage solutions provider. Bell Microproducts will now offer complete solutions for both storage area networking (SAN) and NAS applications. "Companies are realizing that data is one of their most important assets," said Phil Roussey, SR VP of Computer products marketing for Bell Microproducts. "SAN solutions and NAS devices have emerged as state-of-the-art methods of safeguarding and managing these assets. The MetaStor family will enable Bell Microproducts to offer the highest quality products available in the industry as customers employ storage solutions to store and protect their data," said Roussey. MetaStor Storage Solutions Expands its Reseller Base "Bell Microproducts is a leader in storage solutions and a pioneer in Fibre Channel connectivity," said Bill Reed, managing director of LSI Logic's MetaStor division. "Our distribution agreement will help MetaStor Storage Solutions develop new reseller partners for the product line," Reed added. Bell Microproducts' value-added resellers and system integrators can now offer all the pieces necessary for implementing SAN and NAS solutions, available for immediate delivery. Custom configurations as required are also available from the Bell Microproducts value-added center. About MetaStor Products The MetaStor(R) product family is a brand of LSI Logic Systems, Inc., a leading provider of scalable, high-performance storage systems for the enterprise. LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc., is a subsidiary of LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LSI), the System on a Chip Company(R), a leading supplier of custom high-performance semiconductors. MetaStor products are offered to end users through a worldwide network of value-added resellers and system integrators. The MetaStor product family includes a complete line of 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. , Fibre Channel, and network-attache storage products for the open systems market. It also includes software that simplifies and centralizes the management of storage resources to minimize the administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. associated with data storage. For further MetaStor products information please call 888/METASTOR or visit www.metastor.com. The e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address for product information is info@metastor.com About Bell Microproducts, Inc. Bell Microproducts, Inc. is a distributor of high-technology products serving the industrial and commercial markets. The company markets and distributes the products of more than 100 manufacturers of semiconductors, disk drives, tape drives, optical drives, computers, enhancement products and peripherals primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators nationwide. The company adds value to it's products through a broad range of services, including testing, kitting, mass storage subsystem assembly and the integration of complete computer systems. More information is available in the company's SEC filings or by contacting the company directly. Bell Microproducts' news and product/service information are available on the Web at www.bellmicro.com. Note to Editors: The LSI Logic design, The System on a Chip Company(R), MetaStor(R), and SYMplicity(TM) are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Logic Corp. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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