Luminex Announces First 4-Port PCI-X-Based Mainframe ESCON Channel HBA.Platform Solutions, Inc. Open Mainframe(TM) Servers to offer Luminex ESCON (Enterprise Systems CONnection) An IBM S/390 fiber-optic channel that transfers 17 Mbytes/sec over distances up to 60 km depending on connection type. ESCON allows peripheral devices to be located across large campuses and metropolitan areas. Channel Technology TAMPA, Fla. -- Luminex Software, Inc., a leading developer of mainframe connectivity, channel gateway, storage and data distribution products, announced today at the SHARE Technology Exchange Expo the industry's first 4-port PCI-X-based mainframe ESCON Channel Host Bus Adaptor (HBA (Host Bus Adapter) See host adapter. ). With this announcement, Luminex extends its industry leadership as a core developer of mainframe channel connectivity technology for industry partners and OEMs. Luminex also announced today that Platform Solutions, Inc. (PSI) will offer the new 4-port ESCON HBA on PSI's Open Mainframe servers, providing new choice for mainframe datacenters connecting legacy devices with open mainframe computers. The 8999 4-Port ESCON channel from Luminex represents the most advanced PCI-X-based ESCON channel available in the industry. With the 8999, PSI is now delivering four times greater ESCON channel connectivity for all of their configurations. PSI has used their extensive array of operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and device compatibility certification tools to test, qualify and certify the new 4-Port ESCON Channel Card to meet the stringent demands of mainframe datacenters. "Luminex is proud to work with Platform Solutions, Inc. as our initial customer for this modern ESCON implementation," says Michael Saunders, President of Luminex. "PSI Open Mainframe Servers represent a new era of mainframe technology, opening new opportunities for significant market growth. We look forward to serving PSI and the mainframe industry with market leading technology advancements while providing customers the ability to maintain and extend their existing investments in mainframe infrastructure." "Luminex is the right partner for PSI to bring this technology to our customers," said Michael Maulick, 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 Platform Solutions, Inc. "The quality and performance of the 4-Port ESCON Channel is superior. In Luminex we found a partner who shares our commitment to the highest standards of quality, reliability and performance demanded by mainframe customers." The 8999 represents many man-years of development and is certified for the most I/O intensive Refers to an application that reads and/or writes a large amount of data. The performance of such an application depends on the speed of the computer's peripheral devices and can cause a computer to become I/O bound. See I/O bound. processing environments. Based on perpetual, fully-paid 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) patent licenses and built to meet the RAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Remote Access Service) A Windows NT/2000 Server feature that allows remote users access to the network from their Windows laptops or desktops via modem. See RRAS and network access server. and performance requirements of z/Architecture servers and devices, its highly-available and scalable design includes features such as dynamic reconnect, multi-pathing and FPGA-based on-board processors for offload of host processing. Compared to prior generations of PCI-based ESCON products from any vendor, the 8999 represents a true quantum leap quantum leap n. An abrupt change or step, especially in method, information, or knowledge: "War was going to take a quantum leap; it would never be the same" Garry Wills. in terms of channel density (4 Ports), reduced chip-count, reliability and performance. The new 4-port ESCON HBA will also be integrated into the complete Luminex Channel Gateway product family during the second quarter of 2007, further extending Luminex's technology leadership in modern mainframe connectivity technology. Additional form factors will also be released throughout 2007. About Luminex Software, Inc. Luminex develops and markets mainframe channel gateway, connectivity and data storage products. Luminex products and technology are used worldwide by the leading companies in financial, technology, healthcare and other major industries. Luminex's Channel Gateways provide native mainframe FICON (FIber CONnector) An IBM mainframe channel introduced with its G5 servers in 1998. Based on the Fibre Channel standard, it boosts the transfer rate of ESCON's half-duplex 17MB/sec to a full-duplex 100MB/sec. and ESCON channel connectivity to open systems storage and networks. The Data|WARE[TM] Production CD/DVD product family enables customers to archive and distribute data on CD and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. media for mainframe and network applications. The Virtual|BLUE[TM] product family provides native connectivity from mainframes to open-systems servers and storage networks. Founded in 1994, Luminex Software, Inc. is headquartered in Riverside, Calif., with development offices in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif., and Beaverton, Ore. Luminex products are available directly from the company and through partnerships with leading systems integrators and resellers worldwide. Call 1-888-LUMINEX or email us at info@luminex.com for more information, or visit our web site at www.luminex.com. Luminex, Universal Storage Networking, Channel Gateway, DataWARE and Virtual|BLUE are trademarks of Luminex Software, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. About PSI Platform Solutions, Inc., (PSI) develops Open Mainframe servers compatible with the broadest set of datacenter environments and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , including IBM([R]) z/OS([R]). The company was launched in 2003 and is funded by leading venture and strategic investors, including Blueprint Ventures, Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or simply Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the world's largest global investment banks. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869, and is headquartered in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City at 85 Broad Street. , Intel Capital, InterWest, and Investcorp. The company is based in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information, please visit www.platform-solutions.com. PSI and Open Mainframe are trademarks of Platform Solutions, Inc. 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