SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1997--
Gibraltar GS Offers Flexible Configuration Options Providing Customers Economical Entry To Storage Area Networks
Gadzoox Networks, Inc., supplier of Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) infrastructure solutions for building the SAN,
today announced the Gibraltar GS hub, the latest extension of the Gibraltar product line of managed FC-AL hubs. The
Gibraltar GS hub is a modular hub that offers pay-as-you-grow flexibility and provides customers a cost-effective entry point
for implementing a storage area network.
The Gibraltar GS hub has 12 Gigabit-speed, fully-managed ports that can be configured with any combination of copper or
fiber optic Gigabit Interface Converters (GBICs). The Gibraltar GS hub features Ventana, the industry's first SAN
management architecture, introduced with the Gibraltar product line in June 1997. Ventana management provides the IS
professional unparalleled storage area network visibility that greatly increases network reliability. The Gibraltar GS is available
in December 1997 and is priced starting at $6,000 ($500 per managed port).
"The Gibraltar GS hub enables companies to easily move to a SAN architecture without a forklift upgrade," said Bill Sickler,
president and CEO of Gadzoox Networks. "As our customers' data storage network requirements continue to grow, Gadzoox
is committed to providing a full line of managed infrastructure products including hubs, switches and gateways.
Applications such as multimedia Internet and Intranet access, digitized video, data warehousing, on-line transaction processing,
LAN free backup and recovery are dramatically increasing the requirements for access to mass storage and storage
subsystems. Fibre Channel SAN connectivity provides customers with a faster, more reliable, and more easily scaleable
networking alternative for growing server-storage environments than is possible with tradition SCSI bus technology.
The Gibraltar GS hub comes in a slave management configuration with 12 unpopulated ports and a single power supply. As
customers' data requirements grow or change, the Gibraltar GS ports can be populated with either copper or fiber optic
GBICs. Customers can also add a redundant power supply or upgrade in the field to a master configuration.
Gadzoox Networks, Inc. is an industry leader in Gigabit-speed Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop products for the open
storage area networking (SAN) market. The company provides a complete line of SAN connectivity products, including hubs,
switches and gateways. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Gadzoox is privately held and markets products to system
integrators, VARs and OEMs. For more information, visit the company's web site at gadzoox.com or call
888/423-3222.
Note to Editors: Analyst references, customer references and color product slides available upon request.
Gadzoox, the Gadzoox logo, Gibraltar, and Ventana are trademarks of Gadzoox Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are
owned by their respective companies.
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