Chaparral Joins Quantum/ATL's Prism Storage Architecture Program to Provide Reliable and Interoperable SAN Solutions.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers NOTE TO EDITORS: In the company name Quantum/ATL noted in this news release, the / has been used in place of a vertical bar which would not transmit in some systems. LONGMONT, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2000 Chaparral chaparral (chăpərăl`), type of plant community in which shrubs are dominant. It occurs usually in regions having from 10 to 20 in. (25–50 cm) of rainfall annually and with a Mediterranean-type climate. Network Storage, Inc., a premier provider of Intelligent storage networking solutions, announced today its support of the Quantum/ATL Products, Inc. Prism Developer Program. The new program, based on ATL's Prism Storage Architecture, is designed to develop and promote open, interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions. As a member of the Prism Developer Program, Chaparral will help test compatibility among multiple vendor products and help to increase SAN adoption. "The Prism Architecture offers an advanced storage system to customers that is easily implemented and managed, and at the same time robust and scalable," said Frank Berry, vice president of marketing, Quantum/ATL Products, Inc. "Chaparral's SAN products help to increase overall system performance, data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. and data protection. Chaparral's membership in the Prism Architecture program demonstrates Chaparral's support of developing open and interoperable solutions, and overcoming the barriers of entry facing customers today." Quantum/ATL's Prism Developer Program is designed to provide compatibility of multiple vendor products with Prism-based backup and archive systems. Chaparral's continued work with Quantum/ATL will help to advance 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. SAN systems designed for a variety of storage networking configurations. "The Quantum/ATL Prism Architecture, utilizing Chaparral routers, is designed to provide the reliability and performance customers are demanding to meet their storage needs," said Bob Morris, vice president of marketing, Chaparral Network Storage, Inc. "The Prism Architecture program, supported by Chaparral, is focused on successful SAN implementation through seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. ." Chaparral Intelligent Storage Routers See data mover. enable the conversion of 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. to Fibre Channel, allowing companies to continue using their legacy storage devices while benefiting from the features of Fibre Channel. Chaparral is committed to protecting customer's investments in storage devices and to developing innovative technology to meet their future storage needs. About Quantum/ATL Products, Inc. ATL (Active Template Library) A set of software routines from Microsoft that provide the basic framework for creating ActiveX and COM objects. Stemming from the standard template library (STL) that comes with C++ compilers, ATL includes an object wizard that sets up Products, a Quantum Company, is recognized worldwide as a market innovator in the design, manufacture and service of automated DLTtape library systems having earned a reputation for superb quality and reliability. Delivering library systems through OEMs and a worldwide network of authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: resellers and distributors, ATL ships a large percentage of the world's DLTtape libraries. The DLTtape market is growing rapidly and ATL is at the forefront with thousands of library systems currently installed worldwide. Serving the world market for storage automation, corporate headquarters for ATL Products is in Irvine, California Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28 1971, the 69.7 square mile (180.5 km²) city has a population of 202,079 (as of 2007). . An additional site in Irvine serves as one of the world's largest manufacturing facilities dedicated to DLTtape automation technology. Sales and service are provided throughout major cities in 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. , Europe and Asia. For additional information, call ATL Products at 949/856-7800, or browse the company website at www.atlp.com. About Chaparral Network Storage, Inc. Chaparral Network Storage, Inc. is a premier provider of intelligent storage networking solutions, offering Intelligent Storage Routers and External RAID Controllers A disk controller card that supports one or more RAID configurations. Originally only for SCSI drives, RAID controllers have become very popular for PATA and SATA drives. See RAID. to OEMs and distributors. Chaparral develops innovative technology and products that efficiently and reliably move and store data over any network. Intelligent Storage Routers enable seamless connectivity across disk, tape and optical storage systems, delivering exceptional speed, performance and data protection. In RAID storage systems, Chaparral External RAID Controllers provide high data availability and advanced fault-tolerance, supporting continued network expansion and flexible storage configurations. Chaparral products provide the vital connection of SCSI and Fibre Channel, enabling companies to protect their investments in legacy storage devices while taking advantage of the benefits of Fibre Channel. For more information, visit Chaparral's web site at www.chaparralnet.com. Founded in 1998, Chaparral is headquartered at 1951 Fordham Street, Longmont, CO 80503 and can be contacted by phone at 303/684-3200. |
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