Charismac Releases FibreShare v3.0 for Intel Based Macs, allowing Power PC Macs and Intel based Macs to Co-Exist in a SAN based Shared Storage Network.- Storage Area Network (SAN) Software Lets Users Share Common Volumes Under OS X - AUBURN, Calif. -- Charismac announced today Version 3.0 of their reliable Storage Area Networking (SAN) software FibreShare v3.0 is shipping. FibreShare v3.0 now works with the Apple (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 :AAPL AAPL Apple Computer, Inc. (stock symbol) AAPL American Association of Professional Landmen AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law AAPL Advance Audiovisual Presentation Limited AAPL Advocates for Arkansas Public Libraries ) Intel based See Intel-based system. Macs. The FibreShare volume management software manages multiple SAN users with the ability to share volumes between Intel and Power PC systems. FibreShare Version 3.0 enables G4, G5, and the new Intel based Mac SAN users to share Fibre Channel networked storage without the bottlenecks commonly associated with other Fibre Channel management programs or traditional Ethernet-based networking. "We value our FibreShare installed base and we are very pleased with the performance increases that the new Intel based Mac hardware provides while using our new native Intel release of FibreShare v 3.0," said Wyler Furgeson, 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 Charismac. "We have gained a well respected reputation in the industry with the stability, reliability and unparalleled ease of use of our FibreShare SAN Software." Charismac's FibreShare has a vast installed user base running v1.0 and v2.0 with PowerPC based Refers to a computer that uses PowerPC chips. See PowerPC and PowerPC-based Mac. systems. FibreShare Version 3.0 will continue Charismac's dominance by being the first to release Native Intel Based SAN Software for the Professional Audio, Professional Video and Motion Picture industries where bullet-proof stability, reliability in conjunction with install and forget characteristics of FibreShare v3.0 software exceed users expectations. FibreShare users with Video applications such as Apple's Final Cut Pro, Digidesigns' ProTools and Media 100 see fibre channel storage as if it were directly attached to the client's computer with no performance hit to the system. FibreShare works seamlessly with hardware from 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) , Vixel, HP, StorageTek, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Brocade, Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. , McData and many others. "We wanted to provide customers with a way to bring in one or two seats of the Intel native FibreShare v3.0 OS X software into their existing FibreShare SAN network if necessary. Customers do not need to feel the burden of upgrading their entire audio or video equipment to Intel Native OS X as an all or nothing proposition," Furgeson added. FibreShare for OS X comes complete with all the Intel Native tools necessary for installation including the award-winning Charismac RAID utilities for Intel Native OS X allowing users to set up a SAN using single disk drives or multi-disk arrays including Hardware RAID Controllers. FibreShare v3.0 also comes with a comprehensive benchmarking tool in order to test storage devices on the SAN. FibreShare for OS X carries a suggested retail price of $1249 per network seat. Charismac offers quantity discounts as well as competitive upgrades from other SAN software packages. More information about FibreShare for OS X can be found on the Charismac web site, www.FibreShare.com, by Sales@charismac.com or by calling (530) 885-4420. FibreShare Version 3 ships, adding support for Intel based Macs on the FibreShare SAN network. About Charismac Engineering, Inc: Charismac Engineering, Inc., with headquarters in Auburn, California has for over 20 years been the leader in empowering creative digital networks, including RAID and Fibre Channel software as well as CD - DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. mastering, burning and duplication applications. |
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