EMC Enhances Symmetrix 8000 Systems; Native Gigabit Ethernet Reduces Remote Replication Complexity and Cost; 146 Gigabyte Drives Provide Price/Performance Advantage.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOPKINTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2003 Delivering on its promise made at this month's Symmetrix DMX See DMX512. launch, EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. today rolled out major enhancements to its popular and widely installed Symmetrix 8000 series of information storage systems. New native Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. connectivity for remote replication and the addition of 146 gigabyte One billion bytes. Also GB, Gbyte and G-byte. See giga and space/time. (unit) gigabyte - 2^30 = 1,073,741,824 bytes = 1024 megabytes. Roughly the amount of data required to encode a human gene sequence (including all the redundant codons). See prefix. drives allow customers to enhance their existing investments in Symmetrix 8000 systems. David Donatelli, EMC's Executive Vice President of Storage Platforms Operations, said, "As the world's most widely installed high-end storage platform, Symmetrix 8000 systems run a large portion of the world's most critical applications. These announcements represent EMC's commitment to continually enhancing customer value. Symm 8000 customers get the benefit of new technology while preserving their existing investment." Through the new native Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. has simplified and substantially reduced the overall cost of remote data replication. Customers who have chosen IP as their transport medium now have the option to connect Symmetrix 8000 systems directly into the IP infrastructure for remote replication, resulting in significant cost advantages when configuring and monitoring Symmetrix systems with Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF SRDF Symmetrix Remote Data Facility SRDF Symmetric Remote Data Facility ) software. In addition, EMC announced availability of high-performance, high-capacity 146 gigabyte drives for new and installed Symmetrix 8000 series systems. Native Gigabit Ethernet and 146 gigabyte drives are available for all new and existing Symmetrix 8000 systems. Symmetrix 8000 systems were announced to market in April 2000. As an integral component of EMC's Automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. Networked Storage offering, Symmetrix 8000 series systems help customers make storage an active participant in the success of their business to lower costs, increase productivity, and speed overall responsiveness. The Symmetrix 8000 series continues to offer customers 100% software compatibility with the entire new Symmetrix DMX series of information storage systems, offering customers the dual benefits of hardware innovation and complete software consistency with existing Symmetrix systems. This achievement enables customers to integrate smoothly and efficiently the most advanced storage technologies into their infrastructure without requiring additional and costly training or changes in operational procedures The detailed methods by which headquarters and units carry out their operational tasks. . Pricing and Availability Native Gigabit Ethernet connectivity and 146 gigabyte drives are available immediately for Symmetrix 8000 systems. List prices vary based on configuration. About EMC EMC Corporation is the world leader in information storage systems, software, networks and services, providing automated networked storage solutions for organizations across the globe. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at www.EMC.com. EMC and Symmetrix are registered trademarks and EMC Automated Networked Storage, Symmetrix DMX, Enginuity, TimeFinder and SRDF are trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This release contains "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings, and rapid technological and market change; (iv) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory Obsolete Inventory Term that refers to inventory that is at the end of its product life cycle and has not seen any sales or usage for a set period of time usually determined by the industry. This type of inventory has to be written down and can cause large losses for a company. ; (v) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures; (vi) component quality and availability; (vii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines; (viii) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (ix) fluctuating fluc·tu·ate v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates v.intr. 1. To vary irregularly. See Synonyms at swing. 2. To rise and fall in or as if in waves; undulate. v. currency exchange rates; (x) risks associated with strategic investments and acquisitions; and (xi) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously |
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