CNT Selects Interphase Fibre Channel for Wide Area San Solution; Interphase Fibre Channel Adapters Selected for the Ultranet-R- Gateway.Business Editors & High Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000 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. Corporation (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 :INPH), an international supplier of enterprise networking technologies, today announced that Computer Network Technology (NASDAQ:CMNT CMNT Comment ) has selected Interphase Fibre Channel adapters as the storage connectivity solution for its UltraNet Open Systems Gateway. CNT (Carbon NanoTube) See nanotube. specializes in providing fault-tolerant Storage Area Networks (SANs) for enterprise backup systems and disaster recovery applications. "One of a company's most valuable assets is its mission-critical data," said Greg Kalush, president and 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 Interphase. "Protecting this asset while managing the ever-increasing amount of data that a company must store is a difficult and on-going challenge. Interphase is helping CNT to address this challenge by providing a `best-in-class Fibre Channel solution' to CNT's wide area SAN product line that together significantly reduce the risk and cost of downtime and data loss in enterprise storage environments." As corporate data storage continues to grow at an exponential rate, many enterprises are realizing the need for implementing information protection strategies to ensure 99.999-percent availability. The cost of data center downtime can range from the tens of thousands, to the hundreds of thousands of dollars per minute depending on the business application. This is creating a tremendous need for reliable enterprise backup and disaster recovery systems. CNT's UltraNet Gateway enables enterprise-class servers to access remotely located disk and tape storage systems. By utilizing Interphase Fibre Channel solutions, the UltraNet Gateway allows an enterprise to benefit from high bandwidth Fibre Channel connectivity over wide area networks (WANs) to attach servers and storage assets located almost anywhere. This prevents data loss from disasters by geographically separating redundant data storage. About Interphase Corporation Interphase Corporation (NASDAQ:INPH), a leader in Fibre Channel technology, designs and delivers high performance connectivity adapters for computer and telecommunication networks. The company's Host Bus Adapter See host adapter. products connect computer and telecommunication servers to storage area networks (SAN), wide area networks (WAN) and local area networks (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. ) utilizing Fibre Channel, Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (or ATM), SS7, Frame Relay and ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. technologies. Headquartered in Dallas, with offices in Austin, Paris, London, and Bangkok, Interphase 1999 revenues were $73.5 million. Clients include Hewlett Packard, 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/Tandem, Motorola, Sun Microsystems, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon. Additional information about Interphase and its products is available through the company's web site at www.iphase.com. About Computer Network Technology (CNT) Computer Network Technology (NASDAQ:CMNT), based in Minneapolis, MN, is a global company providing high-performance Storage Area Networking solutions, Enterprise Application Integration tools, and world-class support services. CNT hardware, software, and services are used by organizations around the world to integrate large, business-critical applications and storage environments. The company's products are sold worldwide through a direct sales force and a network of authorized distributors. For more information, visit CNT's web site at http://www.cnt.com . The Interphase logo is a registered trademark of Interphase Corporation. UltraNet is a registered trademark of Computer Network Technology. |
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