Tabernus, LSI Logic and Seagate Technology Work Together for Serial Attached SCSI.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2003 Tabernus announced today it is working with Seagate Technology (company) Seagate Technology - A major manufacturer of hard disk drives, founded in 1979 as "Shugart Technology" by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner. That name is on the original patents for the 5.25" hard disk drive. and 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 to ensure interoperability and compatibility between its peripheral testing software and Serial Attached SCSI See SAS. (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. ) mass storage devices. Tabernus expects to be the first in the peripheral testing software industry to provide testing tools for SAS, the next evolution of 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. . Tabernus estimates that their software products will be delivered in Q4 of 2003. The collaborative effort will help the companies provide the highest quality SAS products to the market. Tabernus will leverage the LSI Logic Fusion-MPT(TM) (Message Passing Technology) architecture to simplify and speed their development upon industry standard Host Bus Adapters (HBA (Host Bus Adapter) See host adapter. ). Seagate Technology, one of the first manufacturers to create Serial Attached SCSI disc drives, will provide Tabernus with early releases of their storage devices to use as targets for developing and qualifying their software. "Tabernus is aggressively working with strategic partners like Seagate Technology and LSI Logic to be the first to offer Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) peripheral testing software solutions for our customers. The decreasing costs of storing data, and the increasing storage capacities of the same small device footprint, have been key enablers of the technology SAS revolution," said Marissa Ponikvar, Tabernus 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. and President. "New technologies, such as SAS, require robust software testing tools. By partnering with Seagate Technology and LSI Logic, we will have the first and most comprehensive tool for SAS technology and it will meet our customers' requirements." "Serial Attached SCSI is an exciting growth path for the enterprise that will enable greater connectivity, faster performance, and high reliability, all while continuing to provide the lowest cost of ownership for IT managers when using Seagate Technology disc drives," stated Henry Fabian, Seagate Technology executive director of product marketing. "With the added benefits delivered with SAS, utilizing the test and management tools offered by Tabernus and working toward interoperability with LSI Logic's controllers, will help ensure that enterprise systems are optimized and reliable." "Tabernus' selection of LSI Logic's SAS solution underscores our position as the industry leader, and validates the importance of our Fusion-MPT architecture as a means to simplify and speed the development process," said Laura Cratin, director of software engineering for LSI Logic's storage standard products division. "Evolving a robust tool to assure reliability and interoperability will accelerate SAS time-to-market. Tabernus has an excellent track record of delivering just such a solution." About Tabernus, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Tabernus, LLC is an international software development company specializing in SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. , SAS, SCSI & Fibre Channel related diagnostics and testing. Tabernus' diverse product offerings range from entry-level to expert-level software applications built on an enterprise strength architecture. The products are designed to dramatically reduce the time engineers and technicians spend prepping and programming disk, tape and optical drives. For more information, contact Tabernus Media Relations at 303/763-7488, or visit www.tabernus.com |
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