BigStorage and FalconStor Partner to Offer K2 NAS Series With FalconStor's IPStor for Linux-Based SAN/NAS Solution.Business & Technology Editors SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2001 BigStorage Inc., the leading provider of Linux-based 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, and FalconStor Software, Inc., a network storage infrastructure software company, today announced they will join forces to offer unified SAN/NAS solutions in the storage networking marketplace. Collaboration between the two companies has resulted in the certification of BigStorage's K2 NAS series with IPStor(TM), FalconStor's flagship IP storage networking software  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . . BigStorage will offer the joint solution immediately. Unlike most SAN/NAS products, the K2 is based on open source Linux technology and works with IPStor's SAN capabilities without any porting. This guarantees the fastest time-to-market for any future enhancements in both the K2 and in IPStor's full suite of enterprise-class storage services, which include virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. , mirroring, replication, snapshot, and fast backup/restore facilitators. Sam Bogoch, 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. of BigStorage, noted that the FalconStor products bring high-end SAN capabilities, once the exclusive domain of proprietary storage vendors, to widely available hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. such as Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. , open-systems RAID and UltraSCSI drives. "IPStor's virtualization and block-level access capabilities are revolutionary not only for their performance, but also for the fact that they run on such affordable hardware. Customers who have been reluctant to buy proprietary SAN solutions costing hundreds of thousands of dollars will now be able to benefit from more advanced, open solutions costing a tenth as much." Commenting on the partnership, ReiJane Huai, CEO and President of FalconStor, said, "The BigStorage/FalconStor offering unites the benefits of state-of-the-art NAS functionality with the block-level capabilities of our IPStor technology. We are excited about the ability to deliver this unique combination on an open systems platform where customers have a wide range of options in upgrading and maintaining their investment" About FalconStor FalconStor Software, Inc., is a storage infrastructure company bridging the divide between storage and IP networking. FalconStor's IPStor is the first software to centralize, virtualize To cause a virtual technique to be performed. See virtualization. and provision storage over IP using standard industry components such as Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and 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. , with future support for iSCSI and InfiniBand. Unlike network storage products that focus either on FC-to-IP tunneling or storage management, IPStor is the only product to combine IP-connectivity with essential enterprise-class storage services: virtualization, 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. (active-active failover), mirroring, replication, snapshot, and transparent integration with standard industry backup/recovery software. In addition, IPStor software unifies Storage Area Networks (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) under a common management umbrella, delivering both block and file level sharing to application servers and workgroup users. Founded in 2000, the company is privately held with corporate headquarters based in Melville, NY. International headquarters include Paris, France; Taichung, Taiwan; and Tokyo, Japan. For more information, visit www.falconstor.com or call +1.631.777.5188. About BigStorage BigStorage Inc. is the leading provider of NAS and DAS storage solutions based on the open source Linux operating system. BigStorage provides cost-effective hardware, software and 24/7 support, with its benchmark LiveResponse(TM) program complemented by onsite support nationwide from the company's regional offices. The K2 NAS product, introduced at LinuxWorld New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , offers highly scalable storage leveraging the benefits of journaling filesystems, hardware failover and other advanced features integrated from the rapidly evolving Linux OS. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA with regional offices in New York/NJ, Los Angeles, Orange County, Denver, Seattle, Dallas and Chicago. For more information, visit www.bigstorage.com or call 415-252-0732. |
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