WJ., Guess the storage world is ending today. Time to go shopping pretty soon......SUNW seems to be getting all the pieces for end to end together.
Crossroads and Sun Microsystems Sign OEM Agreement
Agreement Gives Medium-to-Large Businesses More Bandwidth for Data Movement Between Sun Enterprise Servers and S/390-Class Mainframes
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001-- Crossroads Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CRDS - news), a leading provider of connectivity for storage networking solutions, today announced it has entered into an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement with Sun Microsystems.
Under the agreement, Sun will sell Crossroads' Enterprise System Connection (ESCON®) channel interface adapters to connect Sun Ultra Enterprise servers and IBM or compatible System 390 (S/390) mainframes via a high-speed fiber optic link.
``With more than half of the world's data stored on mainframes, medium-to-large businesses are constantly seeking ways to move data efficiently to and from open systems,'' said Brian R. Smith, chairman and CEO of Crossroads Systems. ``This process can be very time consuming over a local area network. However, by connecting directly to a Sun Solaris® platform using our ESCON solution, data transfer performance is significantly improved.''
The OEM agreement includes Crossroads' 6950 PCI-to-ESCON Channel Interface and software for TCP/IP applications and fast data movement. The products will be sold under the Sun brand, providing Sun customers with increased bandwidth and a high-speed ESCON connection between mainframes and Sun Enterprise servers for data intensive applications.
``High-speed data movement is essential in many applications, such as data warehousing and data backup and recovery,'' said Steve Campbell, director of marketing for Sun Microsystems. ``With increased amounts of data and shrinking processing windows, direct, fiber optic connections between mainframes and Sun's Enterprise servers make a great deal of sense. Sun customers will have a way to move large amounts of data quickly without overloading their network.''
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