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To: Paul Lee who wrote (19783)	8/22/1999 11:06:00 AM
From: Jock Hutchinson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25814

Article on the FPGA with ASIC chip versus ASIC with FPGA chip debate. The two most significant quotes are the following: Those sentiments (that ASIC chips with embedded FPGA will prevail) echo comments by Cisco Systems Inc. engineering manager Bill Harris, who said at FPGA '99 that his company needs ASICs more than programmable logic. In addition, PLD companies must amass cores and SoC expertise while ASIC companies have the simpler task of absorbing FPGA capabilities. "Not to minimize that, but [programmable logic] is more easily acquirable," Selburn said. "The PLD companies are just kind of floundering with this, and it's going to be more difficult for them to approach the SoC market." techweb.com

To: Paul Lee who wrote (19783)	8/25/1999 1:32:00 PM
From: Moonray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25814

LSI Logic and NCR Corporation Team to Set New Data Warehousing Performance Standard WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc., a leading supplier of scalable storage solutions for the enterprise, today announced that its storage was a key factor in helping NCR Corporation set a precedent for the first-ever TPC-R data warehouse performance benchmark. The new benchmark, which was developed by the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC), measures the performance of common data warehousing activities with multiple, concurrent users submitting complex queries. "We are very excited to be a part of this unprecedented achievement," said Mitch Seigle, director of OEM Sales and Marketing, LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc. "Our superior fourth generation storage arrays and NCR's WorldMark servers with Teradata, combine to create one of the world's most powerful foundations for data warehousing. This is evidenced by NCR's continued leadership in TPC benchmark results." As the number of data warehousing users explodes and the size and complexity of queries grow exponentially, it is becoming increasingly important for organizations to implement data warehousing solutions that are both reliable and high in performance. Globalization of business operations has made these requirements even more critical, with queries needing to be processed on demand. To address these concerns, LSI Logic has worked in partnership with NCR to develop the new WorldMark Enterprise Storage system, uniquely engineered for Teradata and designed to deliver the high availability and performance demanded by today's Teradata Warehouse customer. "The new WorldMark Enterprise Storage, powered by LSI Logic, provides the superior performance and reliability that NCR Teradata Warehouse customers have come to expect," said Dale Hazel, Product Management Vice President for NCR's Data Warehouse Solutions Division. "Our close relationship with LSI Logic has enabled us to deliver this new tightly integrated storage product designed specifically for high performance operation within the Teradata Warehouse." The precedent-setting configuration for the new benchmark included the NCR WorldMark 5200 MPP (massively parallel processing) server, NCR's flagship Teradata database and their WorldMark Enterprise Storage utilizing all-new scalable quad-channel modular arrays from LSI Logic. The new array incorporates LSI Logic advanced fourth generation controller technology supplying four times the I/O bandwidth of previous record-breaking solutions. About LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc. LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc., is a leader in delivering high performance, highly scalable open storage solutions. LSI Logic offers a complete line of robust SCSI, Fibre Channel and network attached storage products available through leading OEM suppliers and a worldwide network of resellers under the MetaStor(R) brand name. It also supplies storage management software that simplifies and centralizes the management of storage resources minimizing the rising administrative costs associated with today's rapidly growing storage environments. LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc., is a subsidiary of LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI), The System on a Chip Company(R), a leading supplier of custom high performance semiconductors. (http://www.lsilogic.com). /CONTACT: Alan Snyder of LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc., 316-636-8064, alan.snyder@lsil.com; or Lisa Grau of Brodeur Porter Novelli, 619-485-8811, lgrau@brodeur.com, for LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc./ o~~~ O