nStor Adds Sun Support to Storage Consolidation Product; SANStor Open System SAN Solution Now Supports Sun and NT
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2000--nStor Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:NSO) today announced it has added support for Sun platforms in its new SANStor storage consolidation product, thereby greatly broadening the market for this open systems SAN solution. The initial SANStor offering, announced May 31, 2000, introduced SANStor as a complete, end-to-end open system storage consolidation system for NT platforms.
SANStor includes nStor storage components as its core technology, and Fibre Channel switches from Ancor, Q-Logic Fibre Channel host bus adapters, and Hewlett-Packard SAN Manager software as the other key elements of the solution.
"Adding Sun platform support to SANStor's initial support of NT-based platforms gives us the opportunity to reach a huge audience, since this combination of platforms accounts for the vast majority of the installed base," commented Larry Hemmerich, nStor President and CEO. "We are also excited about Sun support in light of their recent move toward open systems storage. In fact, we view Sun's announcement as a strong validation of our SANStor offering. The key difference is that we can scale SANStor more easily, provide better choices, and go far beyond Sun's stated goal of interoperability testing of key components. While Sun stated their focus is principally on Solaris, as you would expect from a server manufacturer, our solution is designed to be a true open system with support for a broad range of platforms and components."
nStor Storage Systems at the Core
At the core of the SANStor solution is nStor's Fibre Channel high performance RAID storage system. Capable of housing large numbers of 9GB, 18GB, 36GB, 50GB and 73GB disk drives in densely packed enclosures, nStor offers 9.1TB of storage plus active/active RAID in only 54" of rack space.
Additionally, nStor has partnered with Ancor for its high performance Fibre Channel switches, Q-Logic for their Fibre Channel host bus adapters and Hewlett Packard for its SAN Manager software. nStor then takes these components, integrates them as a single solution, and tests the combined unit for interoperability and functionality.
"Open systems components allow us to be very cost effective in our solution and always maintain the latest technology for our customer's benefit," Hemmerich continued. "For instance, our complete 1TB SANStor solution--including switches, HBAs, cables, drives, and everything else needed--is priced out at about $130,000. That's almost 20 percent less than the 1TB solution Sun quoted in their announcement, and our 1TB solution fits into just 12.25 inches of rack space!"
End-to-End Solution
To ensure seamless installation at the customer site, nStor combines SANStor hardware technology with its SAN-Certain program. This program includes end-to-end assessment, design, installation, training and ongoing support and service, providing the customer with a single point of contact for any SAN-related issues or needs.
"Sun was quite accurate when they described the heavy load carried by today's IT staff," added Hemmerich. "Despite Sun and other vendors promising interoperability testing, when problems arise there is always a finger-pointing contest, and the customer loses. However, SAN-Certain assures our customers that we have not only tested the complete solution and all its components, but that we are the single point of contact for anything that happens with that SAN, no questions asked."
About nStor
Headquartered in San Diego, California, nStor Technologies is a leading provider of highly integrated, enterprise-class Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions for computing operations that include Windows NT, Unix and Linux platforms. Designed for storage-intensive environments such as the Internet or other mission-critical applications, nStor's full range of products include the NexStor 802F and the NexStor 18F, the highest density Fibre Channel storage enclosures in the industry, as well as a complete set of SCSI, Tape and storage management solutions. nStor trades on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol NSO, and markets its products through a direct sales force and a global network of reseller and OEM partners. Additional information about nStor can be found by visiting the company's web site at www.nstor.com.
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