Future Domain supports the Serial Storage Architecture Industry Association.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 1995--Future Domain Corp., a leading developer 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. and Enhanced IDE See EIDE. Enhanced IDE - Advanced Technology Attachment Interface with Extensions controllers and related software, supports the recently founded Serial Storage Architecture Serial Storage Architecture - (SSA) IBM's proposed ANSI standard for a standard high-speed interface to disk clusters and arrays. SSA allows full-duplex packet multiplexed serial data transfers at rates of 20Mb/sec in each direction. (SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. ) Industry Association, and serves as a voting member. "We feel that SSA is an important advance in serial SCSI Running SCSI on Fibre Channel, SSA or FireWire. SCSI is a parallel bus, and the parallel signals must be converted to serial transmission to ride over different transport systems. See Fibre Channel, SSA, FireWire and SCSI. technology, and we are in the forefront of SSA product development," said Jack Allweiss, president of Future Domain. The Serial Storage Architecture Industry Association (SSA IA) was formed in January 1995 to promote and enable the proliferation of SSA technology. The SSA IA offers an "unparalleled connection," encourages industry awareness, acceptance, and advancement of SSA technologies, and fosters SSA interoperability. The SSA IA also provides a forum for industry discussion of SSA and its implementations and encourages cooperation between the computer and storage industries to provide better products for end users. Membership, educational and promotional materials are available from the SSA IA by calling 408/256-5656. Future Domain will be hosting the next meeting of the SSA IA on Feb. 16-17 at the Atrium Marquis Hotel in Irvine. All current and prospective members of the SSA IA are invited to attend. For further marketing information, contact Laura Brandlin, marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales manager, at Future Domain Corp., 2801 McGaw Ave., Irvine, Calif. 92714. Phone 714/253-0400, fax 714/253-0913. For further information in Europe, contact John Banks, European sales manager, at Future Domain Corp., Royal Albert House, Sheet St., Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1BE, United Kingdom. Phone 44-753-831-262. Fax 44-753-620-184. Please direct all editorial inquiries to David or Bea Kaye at KPR KPR Kawartha Pine Ridge (Canada) KPR Kansas Public Radio KPR Kennewick, Pasco, Richland (Tri-cities Washington) KPR Kentucky Performance Report KPR Ketopantoate Reductase KPR Korean People's Republic Inc., 17057 Chatsworth St., Granada Hills, Calif. 91344. Phone 818/368-8212. Fax 818/368-8857. E-mail DKAYEKPR(at-sign)AOL.COM. CONTACT: Future Domain Corp., Irvine Laura Brandlin, 714/253-0400, Ext. 520 or KPR Inc. David Kaye, 818/368-8212 |
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