EMC Qualifies Finisar Fibre Channel Link Extender for Storage Networks.Business Editors &High-tech Writers ComNet 2000 SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000 Finisar Corporation (Nasdaq:FNSR) announced today that 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. has qualified Finisar's FLX-2000 Fibre Channel Link Extender See Media Center Extender, bus extender and DOS extender. for use with EMC's Symmetrix Enterprise Storage and Connectrix Enterprise Storage Network (ESN (Electronic Serial Number) A unique identification number built into a cellphone for security purposes. ) systems. The Symmetrix and Connectrix systems are key elements of EMC's ESN solutions. ESN is a specialized storage network that offers universal data access for every major computing platform See platform. and operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. in the world across any combination of network topologies. 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 qualified the FLX-2000 for extending host-to-storage Fibre Channel connections up to 40 Km over fiber. Applications that can be used with this solution include data consolidation, synchronous (real-time) disaster recovery, remote processing and storage outsourcing. &uot;We are pleased to offer extended storage network solutions with EMC. This expands upon our long, successful relationship with EMC. EMC's extensive testing validates the robust interoperability of our products. Our mutual customers now have the reassurance that the best-of-breed solutions from EMC and Finisar will provide the ease of integration, performance and reliability that they demand,&uot; said Finisar's Mike Farley, Director of Sales and Marketing for Networking Solutions. &uot;Interoperability is nothing less than a make-or-break requirement for heterogeneous storage networks,&uot; said Mark Ward, EMC Vice President of Global Marketing. &uot;EMC has invested far more than any other vendor to ensure customers that every piece of the information infrastructure interoperates reliably within a real-life, open production environment. Finisar's FLX-2000 today joins a select group of products that meet EMC's rigorous standards for high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and seamless integration in the ESN environment.&uot; The FLX-2000 Fibre Channel Link Extender provides network management capabilities for status monitoring, link diagnostics and alarms. It is available immediately from Finisar and its channel partners at a suggested list price of $7,625. About Finisar Finisar Corporation (Nasdaq:FNSR) is a leading provider of fiber optic subsystems and network performance test systems that enable high-speed data communications over Gigabit Ethernet local area networks (LANs), Fibre Channel storage area networks (SANs), metropolitan data network applications (MANs), and CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. . The Company is focused on the application of digital fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber to provide a broad line of high-performance, reliable, value-added optical subsystems for networking and storage equipment manufacturers. The Company's operations are located at 1308 Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale, Calif., 94089. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.finisar.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding Finisar Corporation's expectations, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to Finisar Corporation as of the date hereof, and Finisar Corporation assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These and other risks relating to Finisar Corporation's business are set forth in Finisar Corporation's Form S-1, as amended and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 1999, and other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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