ADIC iSCSI Storage Connectivity Receives ``Designed-for-Windows'' Logo
Wednesday November 19, 9:06 am ET
New ADIC Technology Lays Groundwork for Value-Phase SANs
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REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2003--Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), the leader in Intelligent Storage(TM) solutions for the open systems market, announced today that the company's iSCSI storage networking controller technology has been awarded Designed-for-Windows Logo qualification by Microsoft®. The new technology will serve as a foundation for ADIC storage solutions designed for Storage Area Networks (SANs) that use Gigabit Ethernet infrastructure to provide lower cost, easier management, and longer range data transfer.
ADIC's Designed for Windows qualification is an important step in the company's ongoing initiative to give end users data protection solutions tailored for specific business needs using the widest possible choice of interconnect technologies. The new iSCSI capability and its interoperability with the Windows platform will let IT managers take advantage of Gigabit Ethernet's cost, performance and connectivity characteristics to provide higher value and more easily managed SANs.
Microsoft is pleased to be working with ADIC to help spread SAN technology to a much wider IT community," commented Zane Adam, director of product management and marketing for the Enterprise Storage Division at Microsoft. "iSCSI technologies represent a major step forward in making IP storage more available and cost-effective for small- to medium-sized businesses and enterprises."
"We are excited to be working with Microsoft to help enable what we hope will be a dramatic expansion in the adoption of SAN technology," said Scott Roza, ADIC Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "We have been investing in storage intelligence -- management, connectivity, and support for multiple storage media -- so that we can help spread the benefits of advanced storage technologies to broader audiences. The barrier to expansion of SANs isn't devices or capacity -- it's pairing the right interconnect with the appropriate devices through management, and delivering real value to end users. ADIC has pioneered these types of industry shifts in the past, and we are on the brink of doing it again." |
