WICHITA, Kan., Oct 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The MetaStor(R) Storage Solutions
Division of LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc. today announced its recent
certification as a Fabric Integrator partner of BROCADE Communications
Systems, Inc. (BROCADE(R)) (NASDAQ:BRCD). This certification further
strengthens its ability to offer customers proven multi-vendor SAN storage
solutions based on the MetaStor S-Class family of Fibre Channel storage
products.
As a Fabric Integrator partner MetaStor Storage Solutions gains access to
BROCADE's SOLUTIONware library, a package of "how-to" manuals for Storage Area
Network (SAN) design and implementation. Additionally, Fabric Integrator
partners enjoy benefits such as cooperative marketing programs, in-depth sales
training, and support from BROCADE technical experts. BROCADE's SilkWorm(R)
family of switches connects servers with storage devices, such as the MetaStor
S-Class family of storage products, allowing end-users to access and share
storage in a SAN environment. Early adopters of SAN technology will benefit
significantly from this partnership.
"MetaStor Storage Solutions is pleased to be a BROCADE Fabric Integrator
partner and to have BROCADE as a MetaStor Open SAN Initiative strategic
alliance partner," said Marty Francis, director of strategic marketing and
business development, MetaStor Storage Solutions. "In accordance with our
mutual desire to meet the critical demand for interoperable SAN solutions, we
intend to work cooperatively to leverage resources and testing to bring full,
multi-vendor SAN solutions to market."
"We are pleased to work with high caliber systems integration partners
such as MetaStor Storage Solutions to deliver BROCADE-based SAN solutions to
the market. In addition, MetaStor Storage Solutions played a significant role
in developing our new Storage Consolidation SOLUTIONware guide, which is
designed to simplify the implementation of open SANs," said Peter Tarrant,
BROCADE vice president of marketing and business development. "BROCADE is
pleased to welcome MetaStor Storage Solutions to our exclusive Fabric
Integrator program and further expand our channel reach through the MetaStor
integration experts."
The MetaStor Open SAN Initiative, announced September 13, 1999, is
designed to deliver customers multi-vendor SAN storage solutions through a
cooperative framework that promotes customer choice and flexibility. Its
unique SAN Service Network allows customers single call multi-vendor support.
The initiative features interoperability-tested SAN solution sets promoting
faster time-to-market of complete SAN solutions.
About MetaStor Products
MetaStor(R) is a brand of LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc., a leading
provider of scalable storage systems for the enterprise. LSI Logic Storage
Systems, Inc., is a subsidiary of LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE:LSI), the
System on a Chip Company(R), a leading supplier of custom, high-performance
semiconductors. The MetaStor product family includes a complete line of SCSI,
Fibre Channel, and network-attached storage products for the open systems
market. It also includes software that simplifies and centralizes the
management of storage resources to minimize the administrative costs
associated with data storage. With its continued commitment to the channel,
the MetaStor brand of scalable storage products is marketed exclusively
through a worldwide network of value-added resellers, system integrators and
distributors. For further MetaStor product information, please call
1-888-METASTOR or visit www.metastor.com. The e-mail address for product
information is info@metastor.com. |
