Cambex Introduces the Centurion 2000 SA - The Alternative Solution in SSA Storage.WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1998-- The Centurion 2000 SA Disk Array Provides High Speed SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. Storage for 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) RS/6000 Users and Supports Next Generation SSA Drives and Adapters Cambex Corporation announced today the immediate availability of the Centurion 2000 SA, the latest addition to the Centurion 2000 family of high performance open systems storage arrays. The Centurion 2000 SA provides an alternative to IBM for SSA (Serial Storage Architecture Serial Storage Architecture - (SSA) IBM's proposed ANSI standard for a standard high-speed interface to disk clusters and arrays. SSA allows full-duplex packet multiplexed serial data transfers at rates of 20Mb/sec in each direction. ) storage from a leading provider of 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. storage solutions. The Centurion 2000 SA is fully compatible with the popular IBM 7133 while providing unique availability features and investment protection through its support of 10,000 RPM SSA drives and the emerging SSA40 (160 MB/sec) standard. The Centurion 2000 SA also establishes breakthrough pricing for SSA storage bringing the user price of SSA storage under $0.25 per Megabyte One million bytes, or more precisely 1,048,576 bytes. Also MB, Mbyte and M-byte. See mega and space/time. (unit) megabyte - (MB, colloquially "meg") 2^20 = 1,048,576 bytes = 1024 kilobytes. 1024 megabytes are one gigabyte. in large configurations. The Centurion 2000 SA supports all the availability features of SSA including full access to all stored data in the event of a single cable or drive failure as well as automatic reconfiguration of a disk drive when a disk is added to the SSA loop. Redundant power and cooling and hot-swappable disk drives, power and cooling modules are standard. Each Centurion 2000 SA enclosure includes a unique Service Processor and Operator Panel which actively monitors all environmental conditions and provides audible, visual and in-band alerts in the event of any subsystem component failure. For RS/6000 users, the Centurion 2000 SA is compatible with IBM's StorX storage manager which provides an intuitive graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to to configure and monitor Centurion storage subsystems The part of a computer system that provides the storage. It includes the controller and disk drives. See storage system. . SSA storage is supported on a wide range of open systems platforms including all models of the IBM RS/6000 and SP2, and many SUN, HP, and PC servers. Using industry standard SSA RAID adapters with on-board On board usually means to be traveling on some vehicle. For example, Baby On Board. Compare with overboard. Metaphorically, the term on-board is often used to refer to some piece of technology that is integrated in a moving vehicle, for example: The Centurion 2000 SA is highly modular and scalable with storage capacities ranging up to 216 GB in a single subsytem and up to 1.9 TB in a single 72" rack. It provides total SSA compatibility including the ability to co-reside in the same SSA "loop" and in the same physical rack as existing IBM SSA storage. Designed to provide maximum investment protection, the Centurion 2000 SA supports the latest generation of 10,000 rpm 9 and 18 GB SSA disk drives as well as the double-bandwidth SSA40 standard. "We view the Centurion 2000 SA as an excellent choice for customers seeking the performance, availability, and configuration benefits of the SSA architecture. With this product introduction, Cambex is now able to offer RS/6000 users the most complete line of disk storage arrays in the industry including the option of SSA, Fibre Channel, or 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. host connectivity," stated Arnie Epstein, Vice President and Product Manager for SSA storage at Cambex. The Centurion 2000 SA joins the Centurion 2000 family of high performance, high availability storage solutions that include the recently announced Centurion 2000 FM and FJ Fibre Channel storage arrays. Available immediately from Cambex and its authorized resellers, list prices range from $19,450 for 55 Gigabytes to $497,200 for 1.96 Terabytes of storage. Support plans include 7x24 on-site service as well as customer maintenance options. Forward looking statements are made in this release pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Investors are cautioned that all forward looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the timing of new announcements or product introductions by the Company and its competitors, the hiring and retention of key employees, competitive pricing pressures, dependence on third parties for components and products, general economic conditions in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and international markets, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cambex, headquartered in Waltham, MA, has been a leader for nearly 30 years in the design and manufacture of memory and direct access storage systems for IBM and other computer processors. Its products today include memory, Fibre Channel connectivity products, and disk array systems for IBM, SUN, HP and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. environments. Cambex's products are installed in over 800 mainframe and open systems data centers worldwide. Cambex can be reached at 781-890-6000, or on the World Wide Web at www.cambex.com. Centurion is a trademark of Cambex Corporation; other trademarks are the properties of their respective holders. |
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