Crossroads Demonstrates InfiniBand Connectivity at Intel Developer Forum; Interoperability Between Fibre Channel SANs and InfiniBand Fabric Showcased.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2001 Crossroads Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDS CRDS Contribution pour Le Remboursement de la Dette Sociale (French: Social Debt Repayment Contribution) CRDS Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy CRDS Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies ), a leading provider of connectivity for storage networking solutions, today announced it is demonstrating Fibre Channel routing over InfiniBand(tm) architecture at the Intel Developer Forum Intel Developer Forum (IDF), is a twice yearly gathering of technologists to discuss Intel products and products based around Intel products. The first IDF was in 1997. There is usually a Spring IDF and a Fall IDF. , Feb. 26-March 1, 2001, at the San Jose Convention Center, in San Jose, Calif. The demonstration showcases the connection between InfiniBand architecture, the latest server I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output infrastructure development, and Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs), the most widely deployed storage solution. "InfiniBand architecture is poised to be a major force in the IT environment, giving users the opportunity to overcome many of the limitations that exist with today's networks," said Rich Lautzenheiser, director of product management at Crossroads Systems. "By bringing InfiniBand connectivity to customers using or considering Fibre Channel storage networks, Crossroads is enabling companies to use the most current, robust technologies regardless of protocol or infrastructure." Included in the demonstration are Crossroads intelligent storage routers, Computer Associates International Inc. (CA)'s Unicenter TNG TNG Training TNG The Next Generation TNG Tongue TNG The Newspaper Guild (Union) TNG Transitional National Government TNG Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (national facility of the Italian astronomical community) and Intel's InfiniBand fabric components. Fibre Channel routing over an InfiniBand fabric allows businesses to reap the benefits of InfiniBand architecture including improved bandwidth, connectivity and reliability. Also shown in the InfiniBand demonstration are the benefits of Server-Free Backup, which brings faster data throughput rates and improved server efficiency. Crossroads was the first to demonstrate Sever-Free Backup using InfiniBand technology at the Fall 2000 Intel Developer Forum. "Connectivity between InfiniBand technology and Fibre Channel SANs is a crucial element in the development of InfiniBand solutions," said Phil Brace, director of product marketing for Intel's Fabric Component Division. "Intel looks forward to working with storage networking companies such as Crossroads to ensure interoperability between new and existing protocols, and to help them achieve the benefits that InfiniBand brings to SANs." Crossroads has invested in InfiniBand technology since 1999 and is a member of the InfiniBand(sm) Trade Association and the Trade Association Marketing and Compliance and Interoperability Working Groups. About InfiniBand Architecture InfiniBand technology is a high-performance channel-based semiconductor architecture that provides increased scalability and reliability for servers and other Internet infrastructure equipment. Using a packet-based switching fabric, InfiniBand technology is expected to meet the need for faster, less congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. and more reliable data transport through the Internet. About Crossroads Systems Inc. With headquarters in Austin, Texas, Crossroads Systems (Nasdaq:CRDS) is a leading global provider of connectivity for storage networks regardless of technology or location. Crossroads enables protocol-independent connectivity at gigabit speeds for a wide range of devices that scale for small businesses to global enterprises. Crossroads' products are in solutions from ADIC, 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 , Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, Groupe Bull, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. , 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) , McDATA, StorageTek, Sun Microsystems, Unisys, ACAL ACAL Asociación de Archiveros de Castilla Y León (Castille and Leon, Spain) ACAL Academia de Ciencias de América Latina (Spanish: Academy of Sciences of Latin America, Venezuela) , Bell Micro, Cranel, Datalink and Tech Data. Crossroads is a voting member of 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 ) and the InfiniBand(sm) Trade Association. For employment opportunities and more information about Crossroads Systems, please visit www.crossroads.com or call 800/643-7148. Forward-Looking Statements This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are: Crossroads' limited operating history which makes it difficult to accurately predict revenues and budget for expenses for future periods; the extent of Crossroads' future operating losses and negative cash flow; the impact on Crossroads' result on operations due to changes in the Securities and Exchange Commission's accounting standards, including the implementation of SAB 101, with respect to revenue recognition; the dependence of Crossroads' business on the storage area network market which is new and unpredictable; Crossroads' ability to develop new and enhanced products that achieve market acceptance; the continuation of Crossroads' successful relationships with its limited number of 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 customers; Crossroads' ability to retain and recruit key personnel to manage its business successfully; the quarterly fluctuations of Crossroads' operating results; Crossroads' ability to successfully achieve the benefits of the acquisition of Polaris Communications and any subsequent acquisition or strategic relationship; and that Crossroads' stock price could be volatile regardless of Crossroads' actual financial performance and other factors detailed in Crossroads' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Quarterly Report on 10-Q. |
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