CORRECTING and REPLACING PMC-Sierra Demonstrates System Interoperability at Serial Attached SCSI --SAS-- Plugfest.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CORRECTION...by PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. Sierra SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2004 In BW5678 issued March 18, 2004: First graph, first sentence of release should read:"...demonstrated system interoperability with Maxtor's 3.5 inch form factor SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. Hard Disk Drive (HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive )..."(sted: demonstrated system interoperability with both Maxtor's 2.5 inch form factor SAS Hard Disk Drive (HDD)) The corrected release reads: PMC-SIERRA DEMONSTRATES SYSTEM INTEROPERABILITY AT SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI See SAS. --SAS-- PLUGFEST PMC-Sierra's QuadSMX 3G Device is Interoperable with Maxtor's SAS Disk Drive Providing a Time-to-Market Advantage for Server and Storage System OEMs At the recent Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Plugfest, PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq:PMCS PMCS PMC Sierra (stock symbol) PMCS Project Management Control System PMCS partial mission-capable, supply (US DoD) PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks & Services PMCS Professional Military Comptroller School ) demonstrated system interoperability with Maxtor's 3.5 inch form factor SAS Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and multiple industry standard SAS controller implementations. This milestone is significant in providing a complete, end-to-end compatible system solution to enable server and storage system OEMs to capitalize on the advantages of the Serial Attached SCSI standard. The PM8380 QuadSMX(TM) 3G device provides physical layer system interconnect between industry standard SAS HDDs and SAS host controllers. Error-free read and write operations were validated at 3Gb/s in accordance with the Serial Attached SCSI INCITS INCITS INternational Committee for Information Technology Standards (InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards The International Committee for Information Technology Standards, or INCITS (pronounced "insights" [1]), is an ANSI-accredited forum of IT developers. It was formerly known as the X3 and NCITS. ) specification. "PMC-Sierra is working closely with our industry partners to enable the benefits of gigabit serial interconnect technology and the SAS protocol standard for the enterprise storage market," said Mark Stibitz, vice president and general manager of PMC-Sierra's Enterprise Storage Division. "Being first to market with interoperable physical layer products enables our customers to launch system designs, accelerating the transition from parallel SCSI to Serial Attached SCSI storage." "Maxtor continues its commitment to early interoperability testing with technology partners to help move the industry closer toward its goal of SAS product availability in late 2004," said Kevin Wittmer, director of technical marketing at Maxtor. "We are pleased to demonstrate the interoperability of our in-form-factor, dual-port SAS disk drive with PMC-Sierra's SAS multiplexer/demultiplexer, as it underscores the design maturity of Maxtor's SAS disk drive." About SAS Plugfest The first SAS Plugfest was held at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) tests networking and data communications products. The university established the laboratory in 1988, "with the dual mission of providing a neutral environment to foster multi-vendor interoperability and in Durham, New Hampshire Durham is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 12,664 at the 2000 census. Durham is home to the University of New Hampshire. History from March 1-5, 2004. More than a dozen companies participated, including the industries' leading disk drive, semiconductor suppliers, test equipment, cable, connector and system suppliers. The event was used as a forum to build confidence in SAS designs by ensuring multi-vendor interoperability, 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. backward compatibility and other related technology issues. For more information, visit www.scsita.org/news_events/plugfests/plugfests.html. About Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Serial Attached SCSI is the logical evolution of SCSI, including its long-established software advantage and the Serial ATA electrical and physical connection interface. With enterprise storage requirements escalating and becoming more complex, factors such as larger capacity, greater density, security, scalability and accessibility are more critical than ever. Enterprise data centers must be online all the time, fulfill requests from numerous users simultaneously, allow for constant growth and expansion and be maintained while in operation. Serial Attached SCSI meets all these demands while providing the highest performance. For more information, visit www.scita.org. About PMC-Sierra's Storage Products PMC-Sierra offers cost-optimized products featuring best-in-class signal integrity, flexibility and diagnostics for increased system performance and management. The company provides 1G, 2G and 4G Fibre Channel disk array and system interconnect products for SAN/NAS storage and switch fabric applications. PMC-Sierra has also announced a 3G interconnect product for SAS and SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. storage systems. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com/storage. About PMC-Sierra PMC-Sierra(TM) is a leading provider of high speed broadband communications and storage semiconductors and MIPS-based(TM) processors for Enterprise, Access, Metro Optical Transport, Storage Area Networking and Wireless network equipment. The company offers worldwide technical and sales support, including a network of offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the PMCS symbol and is included in the S&P 500 Index. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com. (C) Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2004. All rights reserved. PMC-Sierra, PMCS, PMC, QuadSMX, 'Thinking you can build on" are trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. MIPS-based is a trademark of MIPS Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of the respective owners. |
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