Subj: Mylex Enters Fibre Channel Market With the Development of New RAID Controller T
Date: 97-10-21 19:10:16 EDT
From: AOL News
FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1997--As part of its
corporate strategy to expand the reach of its RAID product offering,
Mylex Corp. today announced new Fibre Channel RAID controller and
ASIC technologies that are expected to serve as the foundation for
several new products.
These technologies will enable Mylex OEMs to aggressively compete
in the rapidly expanding storage market.
Fibre Channel technology permits higher bandwidth connectivity
over greater distances than is possible with current and anticipated
SCSI technology. Fibre Channel provides over 100 MB/sec data
transfer rates over a serial link greatly simplifying cable routing
and maintenance.
Mylex's first product based on this technology, scheduled to be
available in the first quarter of 1998, is a Fibre Channel to SCSI
RAID controller expected to double the bandwidth and I/O performance
of existing serial link controllers. Similar to the Mylex DAC960SX,
the company's most fault tolerant RAID controller, it will feature
active/active failover, making it extremely well suited for operation
in a clustered environment. Mylex's new Fibre Channel RAID
controller will be among the first marketed to OEMs for integration
into disk array subsystems.
"The performance and flexibility afforded by Fibre Channel
technology is becoming increasingly important as network storage
requirements and the need for fault tolerance continue to rise,"
said Al Montross, president and CEO of Mylex. "As such, Mylex's
commitment to developing new Fibre Channel-based RAID solutions will
be significant in the months to come."
All of Mylex's Fibre Channel technology development takes place
at the company's External Products division in Boulder, Colo.
This division of Mylex, which has grown from 12 employees in April
1996 to over 40 today, has made possible the introduction of the
DAC960SX active/active SCSI to SCSI controllers, and is responsible
for all new Fibre Channel products. Additional new products
scheduled to be developed in 1998 include a Fibre to LVDS SCSI RAID
controller and a line of Fibre to Fibre bridge controllers.
Mylex will demonstrate its Fibre Channel technologies at the
Fibre Channel Loop Community suite No. N250 at Comdex Fall 1997 in
Las Vegas.
About Mylex
Mylex Corp. develops high-performance, intelligent hardware and
software for moving, storing, protecting and managing data in desktop
and networked environments. The company produces high-performance
RAID controllers, SCSI adapters and complementary computer products
for network servers, mass storage systems, workstations and system
motherboards.
Mylex's Network Power & Light division develops technologies to
increase the performance and reduce the cost of networking and
networked-attached data storage. Products are sold globally through
a network of OEMs, major distributors, VARs and system integrators.
Mylex Corp. is headquartered at 34551 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont,
Calif. World Wide Web site: www.mylex.com .
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CONTACT:
Mylex Corp.
Peter Shambora, 510/796-6100
PeterS@mylex.com
or
Walt & Company
Heather Prophet/Dean Rodgers, 408/496-0900
hprophet@walt.com
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