We got a mention in this CPQ/GENROCO release...in an indirect manner.
(32-bit 100mhz JAVA engine)
Wednesday November 4, 9:25 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
GENROCO Fibre Channel Powers
Compaq Disk Arrays
SLINGER, Wis--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1998--GENROCO, Inc. (GENROCO) (OTC BB:
''GRCI'') announced today that the European Custom Systems Division 0f Compaq Computer
Corporation Compaq) (NYSE: ''CPQ'') will be providing the GENROCO TURBOfibre PCI Fibre
Channel (FC) host adapters with Compaq StorageWorks HSG-80 Fibre Channel disk arrays used in
Compaq AlphaServers running the 64 bit DIGITAL UNIX operating system.
GENROCO's FCP-1032 is the first FC interface for Alpha computer platforms capable of interfacing
seamlessly with DIGITAL UNIX while also providing the highest sustainable data rate by any
controller with the HSG-80. GENROCO has been a leading supplier of high performance storage,
digital video, and network interfaces to such companies as Compaq, Sun, Silicon Graphics, Tektronix,
and Fujitsu for over 24 years. The Company recently demonstrated the world's first open systems
Gigabyte System Network (GSN) link, moving data between Compaq and Sun computers at a burst
rate of 800 megabytes per second.
GENROCO, the first company to supply Gigabit FC controllers, has been providing FC products to
Compaq since 1995 for use in clustered, high availability environments. Compaq will now begin using
GENROCO FC host bus adapters in Oracle Video Server (OVS) and other demanding applications
UNIX run on AlphaServer systems.
''Our leadership in Fibre Channel technology, coupled with our long standing relationship with Compaq
Custom Systems, has led to an unbeatable combination in the high performance system marketplace,''
says Barbara Pick, President of GENROCO. ''Compaq and GENROCO have teamed up to offer
complete, sophisticated solutions for network attached storage.''
The FCP-1032 is the newest member of GENROCO's TURBOfibre. family of high bandwidth, low
host overhead controller products. The single PCI card utilizes a powerful 32 bit 100 MHz onboard
Java engine which enables it to move files at sustained rates of over 90 megabytes per second. Fibre
Channel has become the standard of choice for high performance, network attachable storage systems.
GENROCO's new FCP-1032 controller is currently the only product capable of sustaining such speed
on Compaq storage systems.
Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ - news; NASDAQ: ''CPQ'') is the
second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers.
Compaq develops and markets hardware, software, and services, including industry-leading enterprise
computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, networking and communication products,
commercial desktop and portable products, and consumer PCs. Compaq's 64 bit Alpha, the foundation
of its AlphaServer products, is the world's fastest processor and offers superior peformance and
scalability in enterprise applications.
Contact:
GENROCO, Inc.
Mr. Carl Pick, Chairman and CEO 414/644-8700
Fax: 414-644-6667
info@genroco.com; |
