Crossroads Systems and Hitachi Data Systems Announce Worldwide Reseller Agreement.Business Editors &High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2000 Crossroads to provide Fibre Channel storage routers for Hitachi Data Systems' open Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions 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 Fibre Channel storage routers, and Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. , a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Hitachi Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HIT), today announced a worldwide reseller agreement. Under the agreement, Hitachi Data Systems will resell the Crossroads 4200 bi-directional Fibre Channel-to-SCSI Storage Router as part of their open and tightly integrated SAN solution portfolio, which also includes Ancor, Emulex, Gadzoox, JNI (Java Native Interface) A programming interface (API) in Sun's Java Virtual Machine used for calling native platform elements such as GUI routines. RNI (Raw Native Interface) is the JNI counterpart in Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine. JNI - Java Native Interface and McDATA. &uot;Crossroads welcomes the opportunity to work with Hitachi Data Systems to provide Hitachi customers the ability to quickly and easily reap the benefits a SAN can offer,&uot; said Brian R. Smith, 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 Crossroads Systems. &uot;The unique interoperability feature of Crossroads' storage routers coupled with the strength of each member's product will bring smooth installation and optimal performance within an organization's IT infrastructure.&uot; Hitachi Data Systems' SAN partners provide four key SAN components: storage systems, such as Hitachi Data Systems Freedom Storage(tm) subsystems; interconnect devices, such as routers, directors, hubs and switches; host bus adapters; and central management software. Crossroads' storage routers provide Hitachi Data Systems' open SAN solution seamless migration of 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. devices to Fibre Channel networks, enabling customers to add storage incrementally while controlling costs. The storage router also enables LAN-free backup A LAN-free backup is a backup of server data to a shared, central storage device without sending the data over the local area network (LAN). It is usually achieved by using a storage area network (SAN). , which eliminates bottlenecks that plague enterprise network backup operations and allows remote serviceability and management across storage networks. &uot;With the addition of Crossroads to our team, Hitachi Data Systems expands the range of choices available to our customers and further emphasizes our vision of offering open SAN solutions,&uot; said Richard Search, vice president of storage product management and marketing at Hitachi Data Systems. &uot;Crossroads' router will help us implement a cost-effective SAN for customers with substantial investments in SCSI interconnection technology.&uot; About Hitachi Data Systems Recognized as a leading provider of business solutions for the world's most IT-intensive corporations, Hitachi Data Systems offers professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , multiplatform storage subsystems, and the industry's broadest line of high-performance servers. The company's extensive range of products and services, coupled with its business alliances with key industry leaders, enable it to transform IT into business agility for high-end and middle-market customers. Hitachi Data Systems is owned by Hitachi Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and has its headquarters in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. For further information on Hitachi Data Systems, access www.hds.com. About Crossroads Systems Inc. Crossroads Systems is the leading provider of storage routers for Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs). Crossroads' storage routers enable key SAN applications including LAN-free backup, storage migration and consolidation, server migration, WAN data movement, disaster tolerance and business recovery services. These solutions scale from small and medium companies to Global 2000 enterprises. By using storage routers and SANs, customers can more effectively and efficiently store, manage and ensure the integrity and availability of data. Crossroads supplies its customers with the Crossroads Verified SAN (CV-SAN) solution guide to simplify SAN design and installation, accelerate SAN adoption, and verify interoperability of SAN solutions. The more than 3,000 verified configurations in CV-SAN are available on the Web using the Crossroads online configurator at www.crossroads.com. 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, McDATA, Futjitsu-Siemens and StorageTek as well as top resellers and distributors including nStor, Bell Microproducts, Cranel, Datalink, Pinacor and Polaris Services have partnered with Crossroads to provide these solutions to their customers. For more information on Crossroads Systems and its products, please call 800/643-7148 or visit www.crossroads.com. |
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