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Datametrics Systems Corporation Joins SAN Management FibreAlliance
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Tuesday July 13, 9:00 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Zitel Corporation
Datametrics Systems Corporation Joins SAN Management FibreAlliance
Datametrics Systems Corporation Joins SAN Management FibreAlliance
Datametrics' ViewPoint Positioned to Lead in Standards-Based SAN Performance Management
FAIRFAX, Va., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Datametrics© Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Zitel Corporation (Nasdaq: ZITL - news), has joined The FibreAlliance (www.fibrealliance.org), an open association of Fibre Channel vendors accelerating the cooperative development of standards for managing storage area networks (SANs). Datametrics joins 21 other leading providers of SAN components and services to speed the widespread implementation of interoperable SAN management solutions.
``Datametrics is joining the FibreAlliance to help shape the future of SAN management standards,' said David Freund, Vice President of Marketing for Datametrics. He continued, ``We are the first vendor in the FibreAlliance to focus exclusively on maximizing the performance of SANs and look forward to participating in standards development with this focus. Our goal is to deliver cutting-edge performance management solutions to the emerging SAN marketplace that work seamlessly with other SAN management solutions. Datametrics' ViewPoint© product suite is ideally suited to fulfill this goal.'
``The emergence of a standards-based, integrated framework for SAN management is key to the ability of enterprises in every industry sector to realize the promise of SAN technology,' said Don Swatik, Vice President of Product Management for EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC - news), which sponsors the FibreAlliance. ``The participation of a leading performance management provider such as Datametrics will help customers realize the benefits of SAN implementation in the shorter timeframes typical of today's highly competitive markets.'
The FibreAlliance is working closely with the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) and other industry groups to develop and promote SAN standards for the benefit of customers and Fibre Channel suppliers. Datametrics is also a member of SNIA.
About The FibreAlliance
Efficient management of the heterogeneous components of a typical SAN is extremely challenging. Only through the delivery of standardized SAN management software will organizations have the opportunity to realize the full business potential of SAN technology.
To address the critical need for open standards, leading industry vendors formed the FibreAlliance to develop a specification describing a framework for creating integrated management environments, ensuring product interoperability, and developing a common product interface for enterprise SAN customers.
Members of the FibreAlliance include Ancor Communications, Inc., ATTO Technology, Inc., Crossroads Systems, Inc., Datametrics Systems Corporation, EMC Corporation, Emulex Corporation, Gadzoox Networks, G2 Networks, Inc., the OpenView Business Unit and Enterprise Storage Business Unit of Hewlett-Packard Company, Interphase Corporation, JNI, Legato Systems, Inc., McDATA Corporation, Prisa Networks, Inc., QLogic Corporation, Sequent Computer Systems, Inc., Siemens ICP Computer Systems, the Storage Management Division of Sterling Software, Inc., Storage Networks, Inc., Transoft Networks, Inc., VERITAS Software Corporation, and Vixel Corporation.
About ViewPoint
ViewPoint is a multi-platform performance management and analysis product for the entire enterprise that automatically monitors, analyzes and correlates thousands of performance metrics simultaneously and at blazing speed -- alerting and reporting problems before they become critical. It also provides trend analysis, simulation modeling, and ``What if' analysis for capacity planning -- anticipating problems before they even occur. ViewPoint can be used throughout a distributed computing environment like the SAN demonstration at GartnerGroup's Storage 99 Conference which included NUMA-Q© systems (CPU, memory, I/O), Brocade switches, EMC storage and Oracle database software.
ViewPoint provides detailed performance management of business-critical systems running Compaq OpenVMS, Unisys 2200 and A Series, Windows NT and many UNIX platforms including Sun, HP, IBM, Siemens, and Sequent. A leader in Windows-based performance analysis, ViewPoint is poised to exploit the evolving WBEM and CIM standards by already using Java technology to present critical performance analysis information over the Internet.
About Datametrics
Datametrics Systems Corporation is a global company providing IT professionals with multi-platform software and services to keep business-critical systems, databases, and applications running at peak performance. Datametrics is the leading developer of automated performance analysis and correlation software to solve computer performance problems. Datametrics has been delivering performance solutions to customers in over 25 countries since 1980 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zitel Corporation. Visit Datametrics at datametrics.com.
NOTE: All rights reserved. Datametrics and ViewPoint are registered trademarks of Datametrics Systems Corporation. EMC is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation. All other product names and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
This press release may contain projections and other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance. Such statements re only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. Refer to the documents Zitel Corporation files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These documents contain and identify important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in the projections or forward-looking statements in this press release.
SOURCE: Zitel Corporation |
