don't know where i've been, but i've never heard of this 13-'man' operation. looks good on paper though, and i like the mention of SANs.
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Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. to Acquire Serano Systems Corp.
Business Wire - January 13, 1999 19:47
The transaction, which will be accounted for as a pooling of interests, is expected to have no material impact on Vitesse's financial results. The transaction is expected to be completed before the end of January.
Serano is a leader in enclosure- and platform-management solutions for fibre channel, and SCSI server and storage subsystems using industry-standard protocols (e.g. SES, SAF-TE and IPMI). Serano's semiconductors and software building blocks provide a reliable and easy-to-use means for storage area networks (SANs) to easily control configuration, monitor status and isolate faults in complex storage systems.
Centralized system resource management applications can now access critical subsystem information (e.g. disk drive status, temperature, fan speed and power supply quality) as well as monitor the quality of service. This capability is required in high-availability, mission-critical applications requiring lights out, 24/7 operation.
Serano has developed products that address both fibre channel and SCSI standards. The company has three products -- the SSC200, SSC100 and the SSC050 -- in production. These products are augmented with firmware applications that enable customization in a variety of platform topologies. Serano has 13 employees and is located in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Vitesse is a leader in fibre channel, physical-layer semiconductors which provide critical, off-the-shelf solutions for FC-AL SAN subsystems such as Hubs and JBODs. High-end JBODs typically include both Vitesse's physical-layer devices as well as Serano's enclosure-management solutions.
"The acquisition of Serano solidifies our leadership role in fibre channel SAN solutions and provides one-stop shopping for our high-end JBOD customers," said Michael Millhollan, Vitesse's general manager of the data communications division. "Furthermore, this allows Vitesse to extend this leadership role into SCSI and IPMI."
"We are very pleased to be joining an organization like Vitesse with a track record of developing highly innovative products," said Joe Edens, president and CEO of Serano. "The real winner in this merger will be our customers. The synergies between the two companies will enable us to provide complete solutions for creating self-managed intelligent enclosures for the storage area network market." |
