Interphase Receives Windows 2000 Certification for New Fibre Channel Driver Suite; ``Designed for Windows 2000'' Logo Verifies Compatible and Reliable Operation.Business Editors & High Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2000 Interphase interphase /in·ter·phase/ (in´ter-faz) the interval between two successive cell divisions, during which the chromosomes are not individually distinguishable. in·ter·phase n. Corporation (Nasdaq:INPH), an international supplier of next-generation networking technologies, today announced it has been awarded Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. certification for its new Fibre Channel device drivers. The certification was received after the company's PowerSAN(TM) Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and newly developed device drivers passed stringent testing by Microsoft Corporation's Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) A Microsoft facility that provides testing services for hardware and drivers for compliance with its operating systems. WHQL administers various logos that compliant vendors may reprint on their packages. ). The purpose of the Windows Hardware Quality Lab is to ensure the compatibility of third-party hardware with Microsoft Operating Systems The following is a list of Microsoft operating systems. For the codenames that Microsoft gave their operating systems, see Microsoft codenames. Before Windows
"The validation of our new Windows 2000 drivers is an important milestone in our efforts to provide reliable SAN connectivity to the growing demand for Windows NT and 2000 based servers," said Roger Woolley Roger Douglas Woolley (born September 16, 1954, Hobart, Tasmania) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1983 to 1984. He was a wicket-keeper. , Interphase Vice President of Global Marketing. "This certification from Microsoft assures that PowerSAN adapters install smoothly, minimize interoperability conflicts, and provide the performance required for enterprise storage applications." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent market analysis, IDC expects Microsoft's Windows 2000/NT to lead worldwide server unit shipments through 2004 with Windows 2000 experiencing a 21.3-percent compound annual growth (CAGR CAGR See: Compound Annual Growth Rate ) from 1999 through 2004. Microsoft's Windows 2000/NT operating system is attractive to corporate users because it allows them to utilize multiple hardware vendors and provides compatibility with a broad range of enterprise software applications. The new Interphase device drivers are based on the company's new SND SND standardized normal deviation. software architecture that provides a common driver suite across all PowerSAN 2000 Fibre Channel adapters and supported operating systems. This approach significantly minimizes the time and integration effort required by server OEMs to qualify driver updates when integrating Interphase PowerSAN adapters into their product family. The Microsoft certified SND driver suite is available on the Interphase Web site, allowing customers to download the driver that contains the Microsoft digital signature. This digital signature certifies to the Windows 2000 operating system that the SND driver has passed WHQL certification. Furthermore, the digital signature allows the SND driver to be published on the Windows Update web site, so the user can be assured that future updates installed from Windows Update have passed WHQL testing. About PowerSAN HBAs The Interphase PowerSAN 2000 family provides a comprehensive array of feature-rich adapters targeted for numerous enterprise storage area networking (SAN) 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 ) applications. Interphase products featuring the new SND driver suite that are currently in limited or full release include: -- 5540 PowerSAN 2000 HBA -- A full duplex Gigabit Fibre Channel HBA designed to provide price-effective storage connectivity for server-attached storage or basic SAN servers. -- 5541 PowerSAN 2000 HBA -- A full duplex Gigabit Fibre Channel HBA designed specifically for 1U and rack-mountable servers that cannot utilize full-height adapters available today from most other Fibre Channel vendors. -- 5550 PowerSAN 2000 HBA -- A high performance Fibre Channel HBA that provides two independent full duplex Gigabit Fibre Channel ports from a single adapter, giving enterprise managers a high reliability solution for their storage network.. -- 5560 PowerSAN 2000 HBA -- A full featured, maximum performance Fibre Channel HBA that provides full duplex 2 Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity for up to 400 MBps throughput, giving enterprise managers a solution for maximized performance in high-end enterprise applications. -- 5570 SlotOptimizer(TM) Storage Networking Adapter -- A multi-technology combination adapter that provides both full duplex Gigabit Fibre Channel storage connectivity and Gigabit Ethernet networking connectivity while utilizing only one slot in the host server. About Interphase Corporation Interphase Corporation (Nasdaq:INPH), a leader in Fibre Channel and next-generation telecommunication technologies, designs and delivers high performance connectivity adapters for computer and telecommunication networks. The company's 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. (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, 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) , Compaq/Tandem, Motorola, Sun Microsystems, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Additional information about Interphase and its products is available through the company's web site at www.interphase.com. The Interphase logo is a registered trademark and PowerSAN, FibreView and SlotOptimizer are trademarks of Interphase Corporation. |
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