Ancor Provides Fibre Channel Switches for Intel Server Cluster Keynote Demonstration
Ancor's Scalable Multistage Architecture Required for
Multi-Tier Internet-Based Application
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Fibre Channel switches from Ancor Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: ANCR) were used to provide scalable data storage in Intel's Internet-based enterprise application demonstration today at the Intel Developer's Forum (IDF) '99 in Palm Springs, Calif.
"As Internet- and intranet-based computing is increasing the demand for powerful servers and server clusters, Intel-based servers featuring the Pentium(r) III Xeon(tm) processor deliver on that demand, providing scalability and headroom," said Ball Raleigh, Director of Marketing for Intel's Enterprise Server Group. "Products such as Ancor's switches provide flexibility and performance to meet scalability demands."
The storage area network (SAN) fabric, featuring several Ancor MKII 16-port switches in Ancor's Multistage topology provides fault-tolerant storage access to a cluster of database servers linked via a Giganet cLAN high-speed System Area Network. Ancor's switches provide the servers with up to gigabit-speed access to CLARiiON Full Fibre Channel disk arrays storing over a terabyte of data.
"This real-world application shows the important role that switched SANs play in supporting e-business applications," said Ken Hendrickson, Ancor's CEO. "From the demonstration's high-performance Intel server clusters down through the system area network to Ancor's switches, it's all about the ability to scale without compromising reliability and performance. That's what sets Ancor switches apart."
The demonstration includes components from Ancor, CLARiiON, Dell, Giganet, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and QLogic.
Ancor's switches provide the backbone for the demonstration's storage subsystem, connecting a system of four multiprocessor database servers with several CLARiiON storage devices. The SAN fabric delivers two-way gigabit/sec. data transfer among all devices with no single point of failure.
About Ancor Communications
Ancor Communications Inc. provides scalable, high-performance Fibre Channel switches for storage and data-intensive network solutions, including storage area networks (SANs). The company was the first to deliver a Fibre Channel switch, and the first to top the one-gigabit performance level. Ancor is a member of the Fibre Channel Industry Association, the Storage Networking Industry Alliance, the Fibre Channel Community, the ANSI Standards Committee, and the University of New Hampshire Fibre Channel Consortium to promote the advancement of Fibre Channel standards and interoperability. Information on Ancor is available on the World Wide Web at ancor.com .
Forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 are qualified by the risk factors outlined in the documents Ancor Communications, Inc. files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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