SBE Announces iSCSI Storage Blade Featuring SAS Technology for Embedded Data/Telephony Applications; Combines SBE's Expertise in Embedded Network Cards with Pioneering iSCSI Technology from Latest Acquisition, PyX Technologies.SAN RAMON, Calif. -- SBE SBE - Microsoft Office Small Business Edition , Inc. (Nasdaq:SBEI), a leading provider of high-performance IP-based networking solutions for next-generation storage and communications systems, today announced its high-performance, fault-tolerant, standards-based storage blade, HighWire SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. iBlade(TM), for embedded applications. The SAS iBlade is designed for demanding applications requiring robust and cost-effective storage solutions that leverage the rich feature sets of both iSCSI and Serial Attached SCSI See SAS. (SAS) technologies on a single slot. The SAS iBlade combines SBE's expertise in embedded products with its recently acquired iSCSI software solutions to uniquely address the storage needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the telecommunications market. SBE has ported the PyX iSCSI stack onto its HW400c/2 core processing platform and is bundling it with Astek's PMC-based SAS host bus adapter See host adapter. to create a complete, fully-tested storage transport solution ready to plug into any CompactPCI networking and communications server or system. "The introduction of the new SAS iBlade demonstrates the strong synergy between SBE and PyX. In this case, the synergy translates into an integrated hardware/software solution that offers embedded OEM customers a unique method for addressing their storage requirements," said Leo Fang, Vice President of Engineering, Storage Business Unit at SBE. "Merging the expertise from the two companies allows us to provide an advanced, cost-effective storage blade that delivers on the promise of stable, fault-tolerant IP storage transport for carrier class applications." "Integrating our PMC SAS controller with SBE's iSCSI platform will address a need in the marketplace for plug and play storage solutions that satisfy the price/performance challenges of today's businesses," commented Kevin Guy, Founder and President of Astek Corporation. "We're excited to team with SBE on this endeavor and meld our extensive storage connectivity strengths with SBE's computing and storage transport expertise to jointly reach a broader customer base." The base platform of the SAS iBlade is an intelligent CompactPCI I/O processor featuring a PowerPC processor, up to 1GB SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. , two PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Telecom Mezzanine Card (PTMC PTMC PCI Telecom Mezzanine Card PTMC Power Transmission and Motion Control (conference) PTMC Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy PTMC Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma PTMC Preparatory Technical Maritime Conference ) sites, dual Gigabit Packet Switched Backplane (PICMG An industry consortium that develops specifications for backplanes and interconnects for electronic equipment in the industrial and telecom fields. It was founded in 1994 as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, hence the acronym. 2.16), front panel Gigabit Ethernet, and H.110. Ported to this powerful computing environment is the PyX iSCSI software, which ensures seamless data migration by employing a multi-channel data transmission approach. The iSCSI technology, fully compliant with the IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 3270 standard, enables an enterprise-level IP storage platform that transports data to and from networked storage with full error recovery (ERL2), automatic load balancing, and multi-path capabilities previously available only in costly Fibre Channel architectures. Completing the blade is a PMC-based SAS daughterboard A printed circuit board that plugs into another printed circuit board, which plugs into the main board (motherboard). Daughterboards, also called "mezzanine cards," augment the capabilities of the card they plug into. See mezzanine card. from Astek that delivers up to eight 3-Gbps SAS/SATA ports, integrated RAID (0, 1) and point-to-point connections for increased aggregate bandwidth, higher availability, and enhanced reliability. The blade supports up to two SAS daughterboards to provide a total of 16 ports. The SAS iBlade is available with support for Linux OS. Availability and Pricing Evaluation units of the SAS iBlade will be available in January 2006. Pricing varies based on configuration requirements and OEM quantities. For pricing details, please contact the SBE sales team at 925-355-2000. About SBE SBE designs and provides IP-based networking solutions for an extensive range of applied computing applications. SBE delivers a portfolio of scalable, standards-based hardware and software products, including iSCSI and VoIP, designed to enable optimal performance and rapid deployment across a wide range of next generation communications and storage systems. Based in San Ramon, California San Ramon is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is a part of the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1980, the population of San Ramon has increased by over 128% from 22,356 to 51,027 in 2005. , SBE is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. (Nasdaq:SBEI) with products sold worldwide through direct sales, OEMs and system integration partners. For additional information, please visit www.sbei.com. About Astek Corporation Astek specializes in developing and providing storage connectivity solutions for the telecommunications, medical, industrial, and ruggedized military markets. Astek's portfolio consists of standards-based as well as custom board-level products featuring SAS, SCSI, and Fibre Channel technologies. More information on Astek and its technology solutions is available at www.astekcorp.com. SBE and the SBE logo are registered trademarks of SBE, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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