Crossroads Systems Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Pathlight Technology.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2000 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 ), the leading developer and manufacturer of storage routers for use in Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs), today announced that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas The United States District Court For the Western District Of Texas (W.D.Tex) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction consists of the counties in the western part of the state of Texas. This district covers over 92,000 square miles and seven divisions. (Austin Division) against Pathlight Technology Inc. The suit, filed March 14, 2000, alleges patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. on Pathlight's SAN Data Gateway router. Crossroads is seeking injunctive relief injunctive relief n. a court-ordered act or prohibition against an act or condition which has been requested, and sometimes granted, in a petition to the court for an injunction. as well as damages. "As the market innovator of storage routing, Crossroads has invested in research and development by building an intellectual property patent portfolio," said Brian R. Smith, Crossroads' chief executive officer. "The fact that we have filed two different cases demonstrates that we will vigorously defend our patent rights." About Crossroads Systems Inc. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Crossroads Systems (Nasdaq:CRDS), is the leading provider of enterprise data center routing solutions for open system Storage Area Networks including S/390 connections. Crossroads' solutions enable key Internet, Intranet and e-commerce applications. By using Crossroads, customers can more effectively and efficiently store, manage and ensure the integrity and availability of data in the Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. . With more than 3,000 verified and interoperable configurations, Crossroads' products simplify the design, installation and operation of Fibre Channel SANs. Industry- leading OEMs such as 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 , Bull, Compaq, Dell, Exabyte, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. , InRange, McDATA, Fujitsu-Siemens and StorageTek as well as top resellers and distributors including Acal Electronics, Bell Microproducts, Cranel, Datalink, ITIS ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS International Trade Institute of Singapore ITIS Integrated Transport Information System ITIS International Tourism Institute ITIS International Trade Information Service ITIS Information Technology Insurance Specialists Services, nStor, Pinacor, Polaris Services, Tech Data and Vangard Technology have partnered with Crossroads to provide these solutions to their customers. For more information about Crossroads Systems, its products or employment opportunities, please call (800) 643-7148 or visit www.crossroads.com. 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: the dependence of the Company's business on the storage area network market which is new and unpredictable; the Company's ability to develop new and enhanced products that achieve market acceptance; the continuation of the Company's 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; the Company's ability to retain and recruit key personnel to manage its business successfully; the quarterly fluctuations of the Company's operating results; and that the Company's stock price could be volatile regardless of the Company's actual financial performance and other factors detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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