I am hearing that Hitachi has big plans for Fibre Channel..eg:
Subj: Emulex "Superfly" Next Generation Fibre Channel Device...
Date: 09/17/1998 6:47:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time
From: AOL News
Emulex "Superfly" Next Generation Fibre Channel Device Set is Licensed by Hitachi
COSTA MESA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 1998--Emulex Corp.
(Nasdaq:EMLX), an industry leader in fibre channel products and technology, Thursday
announced that Hitachi Ltd. has licensed the Emulex "Superfly" fibre channel device set
for use in several of the next generation RAID products to be offered by Hitachi Ltd.
The "Superfly" device set is the core of Emulex's LightPulse(TM) 7000 and 7000/E PCI
host bus adapters, which are available today. This architecture is designed to optimize full
duplex throughput, distance, and reliability for those large and diverse enterprise
applications requiring gigabit connectivity.
"We believe the new high performance LP7000/E PCI host bus adapter architecture will
provide significant advantages to our next generation RAID product," said Toshihiko
Tamiya, general manager, Data Storage & Retrieval Systems Division, Hitachi Ltd.
"Hitachi has several RAID products with unique features; and, we have been pleased to
work with Emulex to incorporate their LightPulse fibre channel products."
"Hitachi Ltd. offered the first fibre channel RAID solution with Class 2 support to the
market using Emulex's 'Firefly' fibre channel device set in 1997, and is now integrating our
'Superfly' device set into their next generation of RAID storage solutions," stated Teri
Blackledge, vice president of marketing for Emulex. "With Class 2 support, Hitachi
provides a fibre channel solution for those mission-critical applications requiring the highest
levels of data integrity."
Emulex's newest fibre channel-optimized ASIC architecture, "Superfly", was designed to
achieve significant increases in performance over earlier generation fibre channel
solutions available in the market today. The "Superfly" device architecture offers a broad
set of operating features including support for all classes of fibre channel services (1, 2, 3
and intermix) and all topologies (arbitrated loop, point-to-point and direct switch attach).
About Hitachi Ltd.
Hitachi Ltd., with headquarters in Tokyo is one of the world's leading global electronics
companies, with fiscal 1997 (ending March 31, 1998) consolidated sales of 8,417 billion
yen (63.8 billion dollars(1)). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of
products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and
industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi Ltd., visit Hitachi's Web site at
hitachi.co.jp.
(1) At an exchange rate of 132 yen to the dollar.
About Emulex
Emulex is a leading designer of high-performance network connectivity products including
fibre channel, printer server and network access products. The company's hardware and
software-based networking solutions improve communication in computer networks and
enhance data flow between computers and peripherals. Fibre channel is a
high-performance ANSI standard interface that is supported by the 120+ worldwide
member Fibre Channel Association which includes Sun, Hewlett-Packard and Seagate.
As a leading developer and supplier of fibre channel technology, Emulex's fibre channel
devices support all implementations of the fibre channel standard, including arbitrated loop,
switched fabric and point-to-point topologies. The company markets to OEMs and end
users through its own worldwide selling organization, as well as two-tier distribution
partners. Corporate headquarters are located in Costa Mesa. News releases and other
information about Emulex are available via Emulex's World Wide Web address at
emulex.com.
I/O by Emulex(TM)
This news release refers to various products and companies by their trade names. In
most, if not all, cases these designations are claimed as trademarks or registered
trademarks by their respective companies.
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CONTACT:
Emulex Corp., Costa Mesa
Mike Lantow
Sr. Manager, Marketing Services
714/513-8155
marketing@emulex.com
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