Intel Demonstrates First InfiniBand Fabric at Intel Developer Forum, Announces InfiniBand Interoperability Lab.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2001 INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM Intel Developer Forum (IDF), is a twice yearly gathering of technologists to discuss Intel products and products based around Intel products. The first IDF was in 1997. There is usually a Spring IDF and a Fall IDF. . Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking today showed the first public demonstration of the InfiniBand(1) fabric, a new I/O New I/O, usually called NIO, is a collection of Java programming language APIs that offer features for intensive I/O operations. It was introduced with the J2SE 1.4 release of Java by Sun Microsystems to complement an existing standard I/O. technology that simplifies and speeds server-to-server connections and links to other server-related systems such as remote storage and networking devices. The company also announced programs and tools to help accelerate the widespread adoption of InfiniBand technology, including an interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. testing lab and product development kits for InfiniBand developers. An InfiniBand "fabric" is the central network of connections between servers and remote networking and storage devices within an Internet data center. InfiniBand architecture's easier connectivity, reduced latency, improved bandwidth and enhanced interoperability features increase the performance, reliability and scalability of Intel-based (IA) servers to meet the growth needs of emerging e-Business data centers, service providers and server farms. Intel has begun shipping samples of silicon components that allow InfiniBand architecture to be incorporated into servers and other devices. These components are expected to be commercially available later this year, with InfiniBand-enabled systems also expected late this year. Intel was joined by seven other Infiniband leaders in developing the fabric demonstration: Adaptec, Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Compaq Computer Corp, Computer Associates, Crossroads, LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. Logic and Q-Logic. InfiniBand Interoperability Lab To accelerate industry development of interoperable InfiniBand products, Intel plans to open an InfiniBand interoperability lab by mid-year. The lab will complement Intel's engagement with the InfiniBand Trade Association's compliance and interoperability program, allowing developers to test their products' interoperability with Intel's InfiniBand components. "Interoperability is a critical element to the successful launch of the InfiniBand architecture," said Jim Pappas, director of initiative marketing for Intel's Enterprise Platform Group. "In delivering the first InfiniBand fabric, Intel and other InfiniBand leaders are tackling the task of InfiniBand interoperability. The lab will expand this effort to all InfiniBand developers interested in interoperating with Intel's InfiniBand products." Additionally, Intel plans to begin shipping InfiniBand product development kits to InfiniBand developers within a few weeks. The kits are designed to accelerate InfiniBand product development, and include Intel's InfiniBand host channel adapters and the requisite software required to initiate development of InfiniBand products. Intel also began shipping its port logic kits to industry vendors, making InfiniBand interface hardware broadly available to developers. Port logic kits enable developers to design silicon components that are interoperable at their basest level with Intel's InfiniBand product implementations. Intel is one of seven founding companies of the InfiniBand Trade Association The InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA) is the standards organization that defines and maintains the InfiniBand specification. It is an industry consortium. The IBTA was established in 1999, and its most prominent members include Cisco, IBM, Intel, Mellanox, QLogic, Sun and , others being Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, 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) , Microsoft and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. . The companies are aiming to develop a new common I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output specification to deliver a channel-based, switched fabric technology that the entire industry can adopt. To generate broad, industry-wide implementation of an InfiniBand infrastructure, Intel and other key information technology system suppliers are developing a variety of building blocks to support servers, switches, software and connections between storage and networking devices within an InfiniBand fabric. More than 220 companies have joined the InfiniBand Trade Association since its launch in 1999. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. (1) Third party marks and brands are property of their respective holders. |
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