Thursday November 20, 11:12 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Ancor Communications, Inc.
Amoco Installs GigWorks Fibre Channel Network
Network Fully Operational in Less Than Two Days
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Amoco Corporation's (NYSE: AN - news) New Orleans-based Offshore
Business Unit is turning to Fibre Channel technology to expedite the transfer of large seismic data files across its
computer network, installing a GigWorks Fibre Channel network from Ancor Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANCR -
news).
Delbert Johnson, Amoco technical consultant, said network performance is a priority in supporting seismic research and
production operations. ''Geoscismic modeling is a demanding, data-intensive application that can easily exceed the
capabilities of traditional network technologies,'' he explained. ''We needed a high-performance solution that we could
implement quickly and without disruption to our research and modeling efforts.''
The Amoco network uses a GigWorks 266 Fibre Switch to connect Sun and Silicon Graphics servers where terabytes of
seismic data are stored. Amoco geophysicists pull data files from these servers to desktop workstations, where they run
complex visualization, modeling and analysis applications. The GigWorks network delivers sustained 20 megabyte
per-second performance in this data-intensive environment.
''Fibre Channel offers superior reliability and quality of service for mission-critical applications,'' said Cal Nelson, Ancor
president. ''Our technology gave Amoco a performance boost without compromising productivity or data integrity during
installation. Each of these is a critical factor that's focused on a single common outcome -- to help our customers
maintain a competitive edge.''
Nelson said the Fibre Channel network was installed in just a couple working days, replacing ATM at this location.
''Down-time simply isn't acceptable in this kind of production environment,'' he said. ''With Fibre Channel, we were able
to provide a solution that offers the performance, reliability and simplicity to best support this environment.''
About Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel is an ANSI-standard, high-speed, low-latency data communications technology that provides
gigabit-per-second transmission rates in storage/server environments and high-performance networks. Ancor
GigWorks(TM) products combine the speed and simplicity of channels with the flexibility of networks to solve
bandwidth problems caused by the transfer of large data files among storage, server and client nodes in
high-performance compute environments. Ancor Fibre Channel products provide optimal speed and throughput for
data-intensive applications such as shared storage, CAD/CAM, visualization, data mining and file backup.
About Ancor Communications
Ancor Communications, Inc. provides GigWorks(TM) high-performance storage and data-intensive network solutions
based on Fibre Channel technology. The company was the first to deliver a Fibre Channel switch, and the first to top the
one-gigabit performance level. In addition to Fibre Channel switches, Ancor products also include adapters and
connectivity solutions. Ancor is a member of the Fibre Channel Association, Fibre Channel Loop 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.
SOURCE: Ancor Communications, Inc. |
