Bell Microproducts to Market JMR System Enclosures Throughout the Americas; Manufacturer Franchises Leading Storage Distributor to Sell Its Complete Line of Electronic Enclosures.CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 1999-- JMR JMR Journal of Magnetic Resonance JMR Journal of Marine Research JMR Jason Microwave Radiometer JMR Joint Movement Request (US Army transportation) JMR Junk E-Mail Reporting (Microsoft program) Electronics, an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 design and manufacturing facility for high-technology powered electronic enclosures specializing in mass storage products, announced that they have signed a Distribution Agreement with Bell Microproducts Inc., a leading international value-added distributor of mass-storage products and electronic components. "As a world-class ISO 9001-certified designer and manufacturer of high-technology powered enclosures, JMR specializes -- as we do -- on mass-storage products," said Phil Roussey, Bell Microproducts senior vice president, Computer Products Marketing. "JMR's skilled design teams use electrical and mechanical engineering to develop leading-edge designs at competitive prices. "We are very pleased to market the entire JMR enclosure line through our sales organizations and to use select JMR products for subsystem integration in our BellStor product offerings." Bell Microproducts' popular, private-label BellStor storage-subsystem family combines industry-best JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) A group of hard disks in a computer that are not set up as any type of RAID configuration. They are just a bunch of disks. JBOD - Just a Bunch Of Disks and RAID technology with the world's fastest disk drives in the finest case designs. "Bell Microproducts' focus on mass storage makes a natural fit for JMR," agreed Steve Katz, vice president of Sales & Marketing for JMR Electronics. "We've worked with the company before and have found their customer-satisfaction level to be very high. With this new franchise agreement in place, we expect to greatly benefit from the relationship. "Solid, knowledgeable distributors like Bell Microproducts will help us keep our focus on custom OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and opportunities, while delivering standard products through the channel to serve the majority of users." Fastest-Selling Enclosures One of JMR's newest lines -- called Fortra(TM) -- began shipping in the first quarter and quickly became the fastest-selling product the company has ever created. "It seems that every time prospective customers see a demonstration of Fortra(TM), they can't wait to create a subsystem product around it," said Katz. "Although we're ramping Fortra(TM) products and shipments as rapidly as possible without risking quality or compatibility, we can't keep up with the demand." The Fortra(TM) line includes desktop, pedestal pedestal In Classical architecture, a support or base for a column, statue, vase, or obelisk. It may be square, octagonal, or circular. A single pedestal may also support a group of columns, or colonnade (see podium). and rackmount models for hard-drive and tape-backup applications. Featuring brushed aluminum bezels with bi-color light-pipe technology, the Fortra(TM) enclosures have a consistent, attractive appearance for use in front office, back-office or studio environments. Fortra(TM) supports Fibre Channel, LVD See LVDS. LVD - Low Voltage Differential (Ultra2 SCSI See Ultra SCSI. ) and Single-Ended interfaces with SCA (Single Connector Attachment) An 80-pin plug and socket used to connect peripherals. With a SCSI drive, it rolls three cables (power, data channel and ID configuration) into one connector for fast installation and removal. drives. Hot-swap drive canisters support 10,000-RPM drives and RAID levels 0, 1, 3 and 5. About JMR Electronics Inc. JMR is an ISO 9001 vertically integrated enclosure manufacturer. Established in 1982, JMR can produce customized enclosures to any OEM specifications. The company's broad product line includes enclosures for RAID and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). storage, Fibre Channel towers and rackmounts, a complete set of rackmounts and 19-inch electronic cabinets. JMR Electronics has headquarters at 20400 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, Calif. 91311. For additional information about the company, visit its Web site at http://www.jmr.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 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 system integrators throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . 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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