Vixel and LangChao Elec partner to deploy SAN solutions.Vixel Corporation (Nasdaq:VIXL VIXL Video Cross Links VIXL Video Image Cross Link ), a provider of storage networking technologies, and LangChao Electronics, China's leading national supplier of server products, announced recently that they will partner to bring new SAN solutions to the Chinese market. Vixel's 12-port InSpeed-based Model 335 and 8-port 9050-FF switches will be integrated with LangChao's NF and SP series servers to create new 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel server clustering See clustering. and tape back-up solutions. "We are very pleased that LangChao has chosen Vixel's switch products for their entry into the Chinese storage market," said Jim McCluney, 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. of Vixel Corporation. "LangChao's position as one of China's most diverse and innovative technology companies and its leading server technology provider positions them well for a strong entry into the storage business." With approximately three thousand employees, a sales network covering all twenty-six Chinese provinces and over $500 million in annual revenues, LangChao's profile in the high technology industry has been solidified through the successful penetration of a variety of technology markets. LangChao's products include servers, PCs, comprehensive applied software for communication, OA, finance, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , and management software for SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. and enterprises. They also include CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. mobile telephone, broadcasting and television products and other information products. "LangChao's expansion into the storage solution business is an important strategic undertaking for our company, one that leverages our success in the server industry and our extensive distribution network," said Wang Endong, vice president of LangChao Corporation. "In Vixel we saw a partner with exceptional Fibre Channel switching technology and the storage system expertise necessary for a successful collaboration." LangChao is a primary and principal local vendor in IA Architecture Server, Business PC, Massive Storage and High Performance Server (HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. , HPS See Seer*HPS. ) technology. Ten years of effort have turned LangChao (Beijing) into the No. 1 server provider among all of domestic brands in China. As a core division of LangChao Information, Inc. (0977), LangChao went public in China in 2000. The reports from authoritative institutes show that LangChao (Beijing) has been ranked the first among domestic server brands in China for the last 6 years. LangChao (Beijing) has been making efforts to become first class provider in networking systems, massive data centers, high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. file systems, high performance servers, and system integration solutions. Vixel Corporation is creating disruptive storage networking technologies that consistently deliver easily managed, easily integrated, high performance interconnectivity at highly competitive prices. Vixel's award winning InSpeed technology is a unique switching architecture designed from the ground-up as an effortlessly managed storage interconnect solution. Optimized for the needs and price requirements of storage and server suppliers, InSpeed has been designed to overcome the cost/performance barriers inhibiting broad storage networking adoption. Vixel is an industry leader in providing a new breed of embedded storage switch products that improve data access and availability to business applications--regardless of scale. Vixel also offers a new generation of high-performance storage switches designed for businesses of all sizes that need affordable and simple Storage Area Networks (SANs). As a leading provider of SAN solutions, Vixel's comprehensive portfolio of technology offerings also includes multivendor certified solutions and Fibre Channel switches Major manufacturers of Fibre Channel switches are: Brocade, Cisco, McData and Qlogic.
(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified company. |
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