Chaparral Signs Consan as North American Distributor of External RAID Controllers.LONGMONT, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1999--Chaparral Technologies announced today the signing of Consan, a Gates/Arrow Company, as a national distributor for its 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. . Chaparral's family of external RAID controllers incorporates both Fibre Channel and Ultra2 SCSI See Ultra SCSI. and is positioned as the price/performance leader for data-intensive storage applications. This new alliance between Chaparral and Consan will advance the efforts to bring integrated SAN solutions to the distribution channel. "Consan's focus on 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. , Fibre Channel and integrated SAN solutions is an ideal fit for Chaparral's Ultra2 and Fibre Channel products," commented Brian Allison, Vice President of Sales at Chaparral. "Consan's proven integration capabilities, combined with our high-performance products, will provide customers advanced storage solutions that meet both current and future storage requirements." Denny Maetzold, President of Consan, said: "We are pleased about this new strategic alliance. Chaparral offers reliable, high-performance products for the growing needs of the department and enterprise, at a very competitive price. Customers can begin to implement SANs while protecting their existing SCSI storage investment. Chaparral's current and future products will continue to expand our storage offering and provide customers advanced SAN application capabilities." "Chaparral is looking forward to the continuing affiliation with Consan," adds Michael Gluck, President and COO. "Storage networking solutions will best be realized through joint partnerships among key players in the industry. The combination of our technologies, expertise and integrated SAN solutions will bring advanced benefits to the growing storage market." About Chaparral Products Chaparral's family of External RAID Controllers for disk storage systems is designed for industry-leading high-performance and secure data protection for departmental and enterprise storage markets. The product family includes both SCSI and Fibre Channel offerings. Chaparral's products feature an embedded Application An application that permanently resides in an industrial or consumer device. Providing some type of control function and/or user interface, the software is typically stored in a non-volatile memory such as ROM or flash memory. Programming Interface (API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. ) which supports third-party 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 (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) implementation for simplified RAID configuration and management. Advanced features of Chaparral's RAID controllers include advanced configuration and management interfaces, and high-availability functions such as ECC-protected memory and hot-swappable components. Chaparral's External RAID Controllers will be shipping the first of April. Live demonstrations of these products can be seen at NAB, April 19-22, in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , NV (Sands Expo The Sands Expo and Convention Center, at 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m²), is the second largest convention center in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. It opened in 1990 across the street from the original Sands Hotel. & Convention Center, Booth No. S2150). Consan Consan is a distributor of high-end mass storage products. Consan specializes in the latest technology, including Fibre Channel and SANs solutions. Offerings include RAID, automated tape libraries, Jukeboxes, disk drives, tape drives and CD rewriteable drives. A technical sales staff and engineering department ensure proven solutions. Located in Minneapolis, MN, Consan has been in the storage business for over ten years. Additional information about Consan can be found at www.consan.com. About Chaparral Technologies Chaparral is headquartered in Longmont, CO, and provides external RAID and ROUTER Fibre Channel and SCSI storage product solutions to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and Distribution customers. Chaparral is privately held and has a strategic relationship with Adaptec encompassing selected product development, investment, and product manufacturing. Additional information about Chaparral and its products can be found at www.chaparraltec.com. |
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