Colorado Storage Companies Collaborate to Advance Network Storage Technology; AIT Technology the Focus of Forum Meeting in Denver on October 13.LONGMONT, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1999-- Chaparral Network Storage Becomes Key Member Chaparral Network Storage, a developer and manufacturer of Intelligent Routers and RAID Controllers for Storage Area Networks (SANs), announced today that they have joined the Advanced Intelligent Tape (storage) Advanced Intelligent Tape - (AIT) A form of magnetic tape and drive using AME developed by Sony for storing large amounts of data. An AIT can store over 50 gigabytes and transfer data at six megabytes/second (in February 1999). (AIT) Forum along with several other Colorado companies List of Colorado companies includes notable companies that are, or once were, headquartered in Colorado. 0–9 A
Drawn from a broad industry of companies supporting the AIT technology, this newly established forum will be holding its next quarterly meeting in Denver on October 13, 1999. Many key storage companies from Colorado will be in attendance. The group has formed several working committees to advance tape data storage solutions utilizing Sony's AIT technology. "Chaparral is dedicated to the advancement of SANs and recognizes that the achievement of interoperability standards is key to creating a total solution," said Gary Allison, Chairman 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 Chaparral Network Storage. "The AIT forum is a great fit for Chaparral because our data-storage devices will benefit from the widely accepted technology platform the forum is creating. In addition, Chaparral will gain from the collaboration of new ideas and expertise the varied participants bring." "Colorado has always been a unique source of innovation in the storage industry, and we are pleased with the strong commitment from members to the AIT Forum and to AIT technology," said John Woelbern, senior marketing manager of tape streamer products for Sony Electronics' Computer Components & Peripherals Division. "We expect our Colorado-based members to be key contributors to all Forum activities. We are particularly happy that Chaparral has joined the AIT Forum and is supporting AIT through its innovative array of storage network products to provide a total customer solution." Forum participants currently include: ADIC, Chaparral Network Storage, Compaq, Cybernetics cybernetics [Gr.,=steersman], term coined by American mathematician Norbert Wiener to refer to the general analysis of control systems and communication systems in living organisms and machines. , Data General, Matsushita Media Group, Overland Data, Qualstar, Seagate Technology, Silicon Graphics, Sony Recording Media Group, Sony Tape Streamer Products Division, Spectra Logic, StraightLine, TapeLabs, Ultera, Veritas. About Chaparral Network Storage Products Chaparral's Intelligent Storage Routers are focused on the mid-range to high-end NT and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). tape and accompanying 8mm, AIT and DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. tape library markets. These products incorporate Fibre Channel and 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. technologies to build clustering, remote vaulting, data migration and enterprise backup applications. Chaparral supports Extended Copy, the new SCSI-3 standard adopted by both ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. and the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ) for third-party copy. The unique software/ hardware solution by Chaparral provides an ability to deliver the ultimate in high-speed backup solutions over Fibre Channel. Chaparral's family of External RAID Controllers for disk storage systems is designed for industry-leading high performance and high value data security for departmental and enterprise storage markets. The product family includes SCSI and Fibre Channel offerings. Advanced features of Chaparral's RAID controllers include advanced configuration and management interfaces, high-availability functions such as automated fail-over, ECC-protected memory and hot-swappable components. About Chaparral Network Storage Chaparral is headquartered in Longmont, CO and provides external RAID and Router Fibre Channel and SCSI storage products and 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 strategic relationships with Adaptec and others that includes equity participation. Additional information about Chaparral and its products can be found at www.chaparralnet.com. For additional information about Chaparral Network Storage and their products call: Headquarters: 303/684-3200. Western Region: 408/264-1285 European Office: 44/1256-782751 Or visit our web site at www.chaparralnet.com |
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