Interphase Joins HP's Open SAN Initiative; Expands Interphase Commitment to Interoperability of Fibre Channel-based SAN Products.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2000 Interphase Corporation (Nasdaq:INPH), a leading international supplier of Fibre Channel networking technologies, today announced that it belongs to Hewlett-Packard Company's Open Storage Area Network (SAN) Initiative. Participation in this program reinforces Interphase's long-standing commitment to support multi-vendor interoperability for its Fibre Channel products in heterogeneous SAN environments. The HP Open SAN Initiative is a comprehensive plan to ensure seamless integration of multivendor, multiplatform SAN products for HP customers. The interoperability program is intended to provide an opportunity for third-party hardware and software vendors to test their products for compatibility with HP storage products and software. HP expects the program to be fully implemented by the second calendar quarter of 2000. "The HP Open SAN Initiative is intended to provide a comprehensive range of compatible data storage solutions for our customers," said Marilyn Edling, vice president and general manager of HP's Enterprise Storage Business Unit. "As a recognized premier partner for HP, Interphase products help complete HP's intelligent SAN-based architecture." Interphase has been a leader in driving multi-vendor interoperability for Fibre Channel products. The company hosts industry-wide interoperability testing and has one of the largest facilities in the industry dedicated to this effort. In addition, Interphase works in conjunction with industry groups such as the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA FCIA See: Foreign Credit Insurance Association ), the Fibre Alliance, the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ) and the University of New Hampshire's Interoperability Lab to promote industry-wide Fibre Channel testing. Interphase also has a formal "partners" program designed to assure compatibility for vendor specific configurations with its strategic business partners. "We applaud HP's leadership and efforts in providing highly compatible storage products to its customers," said Greg Kalush, Interphase president and 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. . "The HP Open SAN Initiative is complementary to the work we already do in this area, and through participation in this program Interphase continues its on-going commitment to interoperability and truly open solutions for mission-critical enterprise SAN connectivity." Interphase provides products to HP as both an OEM supplier and authorized channel partner for communications technologies including Fibre Channel, ATM, FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. , Fast Ethernet, 100VG-AnyLAN and 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. . Interphase has also been named a "premier partner" by HP's Enterprise Computing Business Unit. About Interphase Corporation Interphase Corporation (Nasdaq:INPH), a leader in Fibre Channel technology, designs and delivers high performance connectivity adapters for computer and telecommunication networks. Interphase's Host Bus Adapter See host adapter. products connect computer and telecommunication servers to storage area networks (SAN), wide area networks (WAN) and local area networks (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ) utilizing Fibre Channel, Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (or ATM), SS7, Frame Relay and ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. technologies. Headquartered in Dallas, with offices in Austin, Paris, London, and Bangkok, Interphase 1999 revenues were $73.5 million. Clients include Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, Compaq/Tandem, Motorola, Sun Microsystems, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon. For more information on Interphase visit http://www.iphase.com. Additional information about Interphase and its products is available through the company's Web site at http://www.iphase.com. Note to Editors: The Interphase logo is a registered trademark of Interphase Corporation. |
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