Bell Microproducts signs distribution agreement with Interphase Corp.; increases high-speed adapter 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 1997--Bell Microproducts (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) announced today an agreement with Interphase interphase /in·ter·phase/ (in´ter-faz) the interval between two successive cell divisions, during which the chromosomes are not individually distinguishable. in·ter·phase n. Corp., a leading provider of local area network (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ), wide area network (WAN) and mass storage technologies. The company will immediately begin distributing Interphase Fibre Channel and SCSI-2 adapters. With Interphase products, Bell Microproducts will provide customers a complete solution to their mass storage networking problems. Because Bell Microproducts offers contract manufacturing and value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. in addition to distribution, Interphase products increase its ability to provide customers with fully integrated, highly sophisticated network server and mass storage solutions, as well as the high-performance products, themselves. Don Jodoin, Interphase's distribution channel manager, said: "Bell Microproducts is an excellent distribution partner for Interphase because they provide turnkey solutions by integrating high-tech products such as disk, tape and optical drives with interface products such as Interphase Fibre Channel or SCSI-2 Adapters into complete computer systems configured to their customer's specific requirements." Phil Roussey, senior vice president of marketing at Bell Microproducts, added: "The Interphase product line represents an excellent extension to our strong mass storage capability. As data storage demands increase exponentially ex·po·nen·tial adj. 1. Of or relating to an exponent. 2. Mathematics a. Containing, involving, or expressed as an exponent. b. over the next few years, users are going to need expandable high-speed storage solutions. Interphase Fibre Channel and SCSI-2 products allow us to provide complete, high-availability solutions for those needs." Interphase Corp. was founded in 1974 and is a leading international supplier of high-performance computer networking
Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems or devices. , mass storage, and remote-access products. The company's primary product lines are based on established and emerging technologies for the high-speed transmission and storage of information in local and wide area networking environments. Headquartered in Dallas, Interphase markets its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), systems integrators, value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. (VARs) and large end-users through a worldwide sales and service network. Additional information about Interphase can be obtained at the company's website (http://www.iphase.com). Bell Microproducts Inc. is a distributor of high technology products serving the industrial and commercial markets. The company markets a wide range of semiconductor products including memory, logic, microprocessors and specialty components. The company also offers one of the industry's broadest selections of computer products including hard disk drives, optical drives, tape drives, PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. devices, subsystems and complete computer systems. In addition, Bell Microproducts offers an extensive set of value-added services including systems integration, testing, kitting, and contract manufacturing of printed circuit boards and subsystems through its Quadrus Manufacturing Division. Further information about the company's products and services can be obtained by visiting the company's website at www.bellmicro.com . CONTACT: Bell Microproducts Inc., San Jose Philip Roussey, 408/451-9400 |
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