Eurologic Systems Acquires K-PAR Systems; Eurologic To Leverage K-PAR's Network Interface Technology And Expertise In Connectivity To Network Storage Devices.Business/Technology Editors DUBLIN, Ireland, and BRISTOL, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000--Eurologic Systems, a leading worldwide provider of high performance network storage solutions, today announced that it has acquired K-PAR Systems, an independent software house focused on the development and implementation of network interface technology for providing connectivity between mass storage devices and the network. Through this acquisition, Eurologic is increasing the software value-add of its network storage systems and positioning itself for the growing network storage market. K-PAR, based in the United Kingdom, is one of the most experienced software companies in writing filesystem software for managing connectivity between storage devices and the network. K-PAR's mature network interface technologies and protocol expertise will help position Eurologic for the rapidly growing network storage market. Eurologic will leverage K-PAR's expertise in developing protocols, such as NFS (Network File System) The file sharing protocol in a Unix network. This de facto Unix standard, which is widely known as a "distributed file system," was developed by Sun. See file sharing protocol and WebNFS. NFS - Network File System and CIFS (Common Internet File System) The file sharing protocol used in Windows. It evolved out of the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol in DOS, which is why the terms CIFS/SMB and SMB/CIFS are sometimes seen. The word "Internet" in the CIFS name has little relevance. , for seamless, heterogeneous file sharing for implementing connectivity between mass storage devices and the network. "Seamless connectivity between the storage device and the storage network is one of the most critical capabilities of a network storage solution," said Roger Cox, Chief Analyst for Server Storage and RAID at GartnerGroup Dataquest. "Many vendors have come into the network storage market by marrying their software engines - designed for large-scale data archiving - and connectivity expertise with hard drives to deliver read-write capabilities. Companies that provide that kind of connectivity capability in the marketplace are well positioned to take advantage of the growing network storage market." According to GartnerGroup's Dataquest, the worldwide market for network storage - including Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Network-Attached Storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) -- is projected to have a compound average growth rate of 87 percent, reaching nearly $25.7 billion by 2003. John Maybury, 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 Eurologic Systems, said, "Eurologic's acquisition of K-PAR will enable us to leverage K-PAR's unique experience to provide connectivity between mass storage devices and the storage network. K-PAR's technology will be implemented toward the development of our next generation of network storage products, positioning us to take advantage of emerging, rapidly growing network storage markets." Chris Farey, Managing Director of K-PAR Systems, said, "In addition to having complementary technologies, Eurologic and K-PAR share many of the same philosophies in serving our marketplaces. We emphasize partnership with world-class OEMs, as well as focus on partnering with leading technology vendors to enable us to integrate the latest data storage technologies into our own products. This merger of technologies and philosophies will provide our customers with a comprehensive network storage solution and strengthen Eurologic's leadership role in the network storage market." About K-PAR Systems K-PAR Systems is an independent software house with headquarters in Bristol, United Kingdom. K-PAR has established an outstanding reputation in the area of archive data management and support software for mass storage devices. The company designs, produces and supports a variety of high quality system software for the UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Windows NT markets. Established in 1988, the company has thousands of active user sites located in the UK, mainland Europe, and the U.S. K-PAR is represented by a number of accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. distributors, VARs, and OEMs, as well as Sun Microsystems Installed Base Business in the United Kingdom. In addition to being a sun CATALYST vendor, K-PAR is recognized by Silicon Graphics, Data General, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) as Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). For more information, visit K-PAR's web site at http://www.Kpar.com. About Eurologic Systems Eurologic Systems is a leading worldwide provider of network storage technology marketed through 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 and indirect channels. A focus on being first-to-market with leading-edge network storage solutions has enabled the company to achieve leadership in emerging storage markets, such as Fibre Channel, SAN, and NAS. Eurologic is the network storage provider of choice for many of the world's leading file server manufacturers, including Dell Computer (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DELL) and Network Appliance (NASDAQ: NTAP NTAP Network Appliance, Inc. (stock symbol) NTAP Never Take Another Puff NTAP National Track Analysis Program NTAP Notices to Airmen Publication NTAP Windows NT Application Processors NTAP Naval Training Acquisition Process ). Eurologic's products are also distributed through leading communications infrastructure providers and vertical market applications providers, such as Avid Technology (NASDAQ: AVID) and Siemens Health Services. Through an exclusive focus on network storage and partnership with the leading industry suppliers, such as Seagate (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SEG n. 1. (Bot.) Sedge. 2. The gladen, and other species of Iris. 1. A castrated bull. ) and IBM (NYSE: IBM), Eurologic is able to bring to market quickly innovative network storage infrastructure solutions for a wide range of applications, such as electronic commerce, film and video, Internet applications, medical imaging, publishing, and telecommunications. An ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 certified company, Eurologic has offices in Europe and North America and offers on-site support around the globe. For more information, please visit Eurologic's web site at www.eurologic.com. Editor's Note: Eurologic and the Eurologic logo are registered trademarks of Eurologic Systems. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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