SAN Hot Spot Partner Quotes
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1999--"ADIC is pleased to be demonstrating our FibreReady(tm) storage technology -- both direct SAN-connect tape libraries and ADIC Fibre Channel Router series -- with VERITAS in the SAN Hot Spot. This is the kind of demonstration project that will help the IT community as whole understand the revolutionary flexibility and performance benefits that Fibre Channel SANs can provide them," said William Britts, executive vice-president sales and marketing, ADIC."
"Ancor is actively partnering with VERITAS to bring effective management to scalable switched SANs," said Carla Kennedy, vice president of marketing for Ancor Communications. "The SAN Hot Spot, interoperability testing and ongoing integration with VERITAS software components all help pave the way for widespread use of storage networks."
"Storage Area Networks, based on fibre channel connectivity, is the best long-range solution to address the challenges of data storage because it allows the storage resources to be consolidated and separated from other network systems resulting in more efficient upgrades and resource management," said Shaun Walsh, director of product management, SAN and NAS Systems, for ATL Products.
"The VERITAS SAN Hot Spot demonstration at Networld + Interop is an ideal opportunity for SAN customers to gain first hand knowledge of integrated SAN solutions that increase performance, data availability and scalability, especially as it relates to secondary storage devices, such as those desktop to data center library systems provided by ATL Products."
"BROCADE is pleased to provide our open, scalable Fibre Channel fabric switches as the connectivity framework for the VERITAS SAN exhibit at Networld + Interop '99," said Peter Tarrant, vice president of marketing and business development, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. "BROCADE's Silkworm family of FC switches and VERITAS Cluster Server and storage management products are an ideal combination for implementing highly available enterprise applications in a resilient storage are network environment."
"Interoperability is the key to creating effective SAN environments," said Dale Quisenberry, founder and vice president of Crossroads Systems. "VERITAS Software's demonstrations will show that industry innovators working together can make SAN solutions available to the end user while ensuring smooth installation and interoperability."
"The SAN Hot Spot at N + I is the ideal venue to demonstrate fibre channel enterprise connectivity illustrating the critical element of storage management," said Mike Smith, senior director, fibre channel marketing at Emulex Corporation. "The VERITAS Software SAN-enabled storage management software solutions have been verified with the Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel host adapters and intelligent hubs, assuring high-performance uninterrupted data availability for end users. Emulex is pleased to be working closely with VERITAS Software to demonstrate integrated SAN solutions."
"In working with VERITAS, Exabyte is able to offer its complete line of Arrowhead SAN-ready libraries to provide customers with powerful backup applications that support the growing SAN solutions market," said Michael Koclanes, vice president and general manager of Exabyte's storage automation division. "Using VERITAS' SAN software, Exabyte's libraries offer even greater value for heterogeneous SAN systems."
"Gadzoox(R) Networks' industry-leading Gibraltar(tm) managed Fibre Channel hub and VERITAS Software's enterprise-class VERITAS NetBackup software are the core components of a LAN-Free backup solution, being presented as one of the strategic demonstrations for the Spring Networld + Interop SAN Hot Spot," said Bill Lozoff, director of channel marketing, Gadzoox Networks. "The effort VERITAS Software is driving for the SAN Hot Spot at this year's N + I brings to the forefront a range of solutions that can be addressed today through the Storage Area Network. This joint demonstration is indicative of the value that Gadzoox and VERITAS Software together can offer customers implementing SAN solutions."
"Fibre Channel in a Storage Area Network environment is an emerging technology," said Jim Osborne, future product marketing manager for the Storage Systems Division at Hewlett-Packard. "Hewlett-Packard is working together with various partners, including VERITAS, to deliver to our customers, a successful Fibre Channel SAN solution for DLT backup applications."
"Hitachi Data Systems has announced it intends to provide Storage Area Network solutions that offer users complete freedom of choice in deploying data-access and data-sharing capabilities across the enterprise," said David Coombs, vice president and general manager, enterprise storage, Hitachi Data Systems.
"We've already pointed to solutions implemented at customer installations. Now, by incorporating our Freedom Storage 5800 subsystem in a SAN demonstration with VERITAS and a host of other key suppliers, we're able to give users another concrete example of how we intend to deliver on this vision. We'll be showing more examples in the near future."
"The SAN Hotspot gives users an opportunity to see how Storage Area Networking can benefit their installations TODAY," said Alan Land, director of business development, Jaycor Networks Inc. (JNI) "JNI is supplying Fibre Channel host adapters and drivers which carry both storage data and server messaging. By delivering on the multi-protocol promise of Fibre Channel, JNI enables users to build a complete VERITAS Cluster Server network on a redundant and reliable Fibre Channel fabric. This greatly reduces the network complexity, saving money and increasing system reliability at the same time."
"There's synergism between VERITAS Software products and McDATA's Fibre Channel Director," stated Mike Klayko, executive vice president of McDATA Sales and Marketing. Klayko added, "Application failover via clustering and LAN-free backup are two of the most significant driving applications for SAN implementation. "Last fall, VERITAS Software demonstrated application failover with its VERITAS Cluster Server software running with a McDATA ED-5000 Director. At the VERITAS North American Channel Focus conference and in the N + I SAN Hot Spot, VERITAS Software demonstrates LAN-free backup over a backbone network in a heterogeneous, shared-tape environment using McDATA's Director."
"QLogic is pleased to participate in the VERITAS SAN Hot Spot event. As a leading provider of SAN data delivery products, QLogic is committed to interoperability and performance in the SAN environment," said Rick Franz, director of corporate marketing for QLogic Corporation. "Our industry-leading QLA2100F and QLA2200F host bus adapters, combined with VERITAS' SAN management solutions, provide customers access to a robust, high-performance storage management solution."
"Integrating technology with enterprise SAN partners like VERITAS is critical to providing our multi-platform customers with SAN solutions that ensure continuous access to business-critical information," said George Hoenig, director of product management for Seagate Software. "The SAN Hot Spot allows us to demonstrate, in cooperation with VERITAS, a reliable SAN solution that effectively scales from NT and NetWare to a UNIX environment."
"The complexity of SAN environments makes vendor cooperation paramount," according to Don Kleinschnitz, vice president of strategy and strategic alliances for StorageTek's SAN Operations business group. "We're pleased to participate in important showcases such as this Networld + Interop SAN Hot Spot, where, in conjunction with marketing partners such as VERITAS, we can demonstrate the power of SAN environments. StorageTek's disk, tape, library, and networking components in this Hot Spot highlight the breadth of our SAN product offerings."
"As the leader in fibre channel products and solutions, Sun is working closely with VERITAS and other partners to provide open, interoperable SAN solutions," said Jeff Allen, vice president of marketing for Sun's Network Storage. "The industry standards being developed under the Project StoreX initiative along with these same partners are a giant step towards making interoperable and easily managed storage solutions possible."
"As a leader in the Fibre Channel community, Vixel is pleased to partner with VERITAS Software in the SAN Hot Spot during Networld + Interop trade show," said Brian Reed, senior director of business development at Vixel. "Together we will demonstrate a reliable SAN solution using the Vixel 2000 managed hub and the VERITAS software storage management products."
Note to Editors: VERITAS is a registered trademark of VERITAS Software Corporation in the US and other countries. The VERITAS logo, VERITAS Cluster Server, VERITAS NetBackup, VERITAS Storage Manager and VERITAS Volume Manager are trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation in the US and other countries. Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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