Bell Microproducts to Market Crossroads' Storage Routers Throughout the Americas.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)--Aug. 4, 1999-- Leading Storage Distributor to Provide Crossroads' Fibre Channel-to-SCSI Lan-Free Backup A LAN-free backup is a backup of server data to a shared, central storage device without sending the data over the local area network (LAN). It is usually achieved by using a storage area network (SAN). Technology to the Industrial and Commercial Markets Bell Microproducts Inc. (Nasdaq:BELM), a leading international value-added distributor of mass-storage products and electronic components, has entered a distribution agreement with Crossroads Systems, Inc., developer and manufacturer of Fibre Channel storage routers. "Crossroads' bi-directional Fibre Channel-to-SCSI routers set the standard for enabling IT departments to transfer their existing 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. data over today's faster and more efficient Fibre Channel storage area networks (SANs)," said Phil Roussey, Bell Microproducts' senior vice president, computer products marketing. "Using Crossroads' LAN-free backup-and-restore technology, our resellers can lower their customers' costs, yet deliver 20-fold improvements in backup/restore capacity and efficiency. Crossroads' products assure the serviceability and manageability essential to successful SAN installations." "This distribution agreement with Bell Microproducts significantly strengthens our presence in the American distribution channels," said Brian R. Smith, Crossroads' CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Our storage routers allow companies ranging from small businesses to the Fortune 1,000 to gradually implement Fibre Channel and SAN technologies into their current data-storage architectures, while ensuring interoperability and controlling initial costs." Technicians at the Crossroads Interoperability Labs have tested hundreds of SAN configurations to ensure efficiency, flexibility and speed of installation and operation. "By verifying these solutions for them, we can assist IT departments that are beginning to create internal SAN implementations," Smith said. The CrossPoint 4100 and 4200 Routers Crossroads' CrossPoint 4100 and 4200 routers provide bi-directional connectivity for data-transfer between Fibre Channel networks and legacy SCSI devices such as RAID subsystems and SCSI tape drives. These routers use a single Gigabit Fibre Channel port to connect to either switched or FC-AL (Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop) See Fibre Channel. FC-AL - Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop. (Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop A ring topology used in Fibre Channel. Up to 127 devices may be attached in the loop, but only two can communicate at the same time, reflecting the channel nature of Fibre Channel technology. ) networks, supporting copper wire over distances under 30 meters and multi-mode and single-mode optical fiber In fiber-optic communication, a single-mode optical fiber (SMF) is an optical fiber designed to carry only a single ray of light (mode). This ray of light often contains a variety of different wavelengths. cabling up to 10 kilometers. The CrossPoint 4200 incorporates two SCSI buses that -- like the 4100's bus -- are either differential or single-ended with automatic adjustment for fast, narrow, wide and Ultra SCSI The designation for various high-speed SCSI interfaces. The original specification was Ultra SCSI, followed by Ultra2, Ultra3, etc. For details, see SCSI. . Up to 30 SCSI-2 and SCSI-3 devices and/or hosts can connect to the 4200's two SCSI buses, with 15 devices per bus. Data-transfer rates can reach 40Mbps per bus. "These routers are well suited for transaction-processing running on high-performance RAID subsystems, as well as multi-device storage-library subsystems," Roussey said. "They support connectivity to both PC- and Unix-based servers. And using the CrossPoint 4200 router for LAN-free backup can eliminate data-network congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. ." About Crossroads Systems, Inc. Over the next five years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time integration of networks and storage will deliver startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. advances in the way data is stored, managed and accessed. Crossroads Systems, Inc., the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, in storage routing, is at the forefront of these efforts. Crossroads Systems is dedicated to delivering high-availability, system-independent storage networking solutions. The Crossroads Verified SAN Solutions Guide (CV-SAN), available on Crossroads' Web site, provides SAN configurations tested in Crossroads Interoperability Labs, simplifying systems design and installation. Industry-leading OEMs such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and StorageTek have elected to partner with Crossroads to provide these solutions to their customers. The company's headquarters are located in Austin, Texas. For more information on Crossroads Systems and its products, please call 800/643-7148 or visit www.crossroads.com. About Bell Microproducts Inc. Bell Microproducts Inc. is a value-added 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, storage systems, computers, enhancement products and peripherals primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators throughout North America. The company adds value to its products through a broad range of services, including testing, kitting, mass-storage subsystem assembly and the integration of complete computer systems. More information can be found in the company's SEC filings or by contacting the company directly. Bell Microproducts' news and product/service information is available on the World Wide Web at www.bellmicro.com. |
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