DPT ships PCI-to-Ultra Narrow SCSI SmartCache IV adapter.MAITLAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1997-- - New controller provides Ultra SCSI speeds at a low cost - Distributed Processing Technology(r) (DPT), a leading supplier of high-performance 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. and RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) solutions for servers and workstations, today announced the company is shipping the PM2044U PCI-to-Ultra Narrow SCSI adapter. The new low cost adapter is available to its distribution channel partners worldwide at a MSLP MSLP Mean Sea Level Pressure MSLP Medical Strategic Leadership Program MSLP Multi-Step Linear Prediction MSLP Medium Speed Line Printer MSLP Manufacturer Suggested License Price MSLP Music Sample Library Project of $350.00. The SmartCache IV PM2044U is the newest addition to DPT's award-winning SmartCache IV family of cache and RAID upgradeable host bus adapters. Designed to provide integrators with a half-size card and Ultra SCSI speed, the PM2044U provides support for data throughput up to 20MB/second. It is ideal for system integrators who are developing smaller systems where cost is an issue. "Many VARs and users are caught between the contradictory goals of increasing overall system performance and containing system costs," said Johnny Cardosi, vice president of distribution sales and marketing at DPT. "Users can accomplish both these goals by combining our new adapter with the lower cost Ultra Narrow SCSI hard drives, thereby achieving unsurpassed performance value." Like the rest of the SmartCache IV family of host adapters, the PM2044U is based on DPT's exclusive "grow-as-you-go" architecture which provides a logical upgrade path to hardware caching and RAID via DPT's optional RAID and caching module (up to 64MB of cache) using DPT's exclusive SmartCorrect(tm) ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. SIMMs or industry standard parity or non-parity 72-pin SIMMs. Other features include an embedded 68000/16MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , and support for hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 0/1 and 0/5. All PM2044U adapter kits include the adapter, Storage Manager(tm) utility, SCSI cable and documentation. Storage Manager features an intuitive point and click graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to for quick installation, setup and maintenance of RAID, control of server storage via workstation clients, user-tunable cache and RAID striping Interleaving or multiplexing data to increase speed. See disk striping. striping - data striping parameters, schedulable diagnostics and dynamic sector repair, predictive failure alerts, ECC protection of the SCSI bus and hot spare with auto or schedulable rebuild. The DPT Storage Manager software is compatible with heterogeneous operating system environments and with the widest range of operating system support on the market today. The PM2044U half-size host adapter is also available in a PC1-to-Ultra SCSI RAID kit, which combines the SCSI host adapter The controlling electronics for SCSI contained on a printed circuit board that plugs into the computer's motherboard. A SCSI host adapter is often called a "SCSI controller." See SCSI. with a RAID/Caching module that adds hardware cache and hardware RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 0/1 and 0/5. The SmartCache IV family also includes the PM2144UW, the high performance and Wide counterpart of the PM2044U, providing full Ultra SCSI support for up to 16 devices, and data transfer rates of 40MB/second. The SmartCache IV family supports ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. , EISA (Extended ISA) Pronounced "ee-suh." A PC bus standard that extends the 16-bit ISA bus (AT bus) to 32 bits and provides bus mastering. ISA cards can plug into an EISA slot. , and PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). host interfaces, and SCSI-1, Fast SCSI-2, Ultra SCSI-3, and Wide SCSI interfaces. All SmartCache IV adapters come with a full three year warranty. DPT is a leading supplier of high-performance SCSI adapters and RAID controllers, RAID subsystem products and storage management software for servers and workstations. DPT's innovative technology includes the first caching disk controller and disk mirroring controller for the PC. All DPT products are manufactured in the USA and are sold worldwide in more than 100 countries through a network of distributors and OEMs. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , founded in 1977, is headquartered in Maitland. The DPT internet web site address is http://www.dpt.com . -0- Note to Editors: For slides or spec sheets of DPT products, contact Marketing at 407/830-5522, ext. 215. DPT, SmartCache and SmartRAID are registered trademarks of Distributed Processing Technology Corp. All other trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners. Pricing and availability are subject to change without notification. In the World Wide Web address noted in this news release, there is a double slash between http: and www.dpt.com. In the Internet/email address noted, there is an "underscore" between white and vicki and an "at" symbol between vicki and dpt.com and an "at" symbol between mohs and dpt.com. These symbols may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Distributed Processing Technology Vicki White, Public Relations Manager 407/830-5522, Ext. 420 Internet: white_vicki@dpt.com or Robert Mohs, Technical Marketing Manager 407/830-5522, Ext. 311 Internet: mohs@dpt.com |
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