NEWS:NeTpower Forms Strategic OEM Relationship with Box Hill For Creation of Rich Media Data Storage Solutions
NeTpower to OEM Box Hill's Fibre Channel RAID Storage Solutions
for Integration Into Windows NT Server Line
Relationship Produces High-Performance Server and Storage Solutions for Digital Media, 3D Design, Internet/Intranet and Information Management Markets
NEW YORK, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- NeTpower, the originator of Windows NT system solutions, announced today that it has formed a strategic OEM relationship with Box Hill Systems Corp. (NYSE: BXH), a leading worldwide supplier of high-speed data storage solutions. Together, NeTpower and Box Hill will develop integrated system solutions for media asset servers, product data management (PDM) servers, web content and video streaming servers for the digital media, 3D design, Internet/intranet and information management markets.
NeTpower will OEM Box Hill's Fibre Channel RAID storage system, the Fibre Box(R), into its line of Intel-based Windows NT servers. The combination of NeTpower's servers and Box Hill's storage system sets a new price/performance standard for rich media storage for distance learning, corporate communications, online gaming and entertainment and many other applications. This new offering will provide lightning data transfer rates of up to 200MB/sec., advanced RAID performance using Box Hill's exclusive X/ORaid(TM) Module and high data integrity and availability across a network.
"NeTpower is known for combining technology leadership with complete solution offerings," said Bob Miller, NeTpower's CEO. "Sophisticated media storage solutions are critical for our customers. Box Hill is a leader in its field, paving the way in the development of Fibre Channel technology."
NETPOWER SERVERS PROVIDE HIGH-AVAILABILITY
The NeTpower family of SPARTA servers are high-availability systems for application, database or communication serving. SPARTA servers are used throughout the financial, entertainment and other industries for rich media content solutions. Built to order and simple to install, SPARTA servers provide maximum performance and reliability for business-critical applications at an affordable price.
"We are excited about our relationship with NeTpower," stated Box Hill CEO, Philip Black. "Box Hill's Fibre Box is the ideal Fibre Channel storage solution for the media market. It is the only 'pure Fibre to Fibre' Fibre Channel solution in the market and the only one taking advantage of the embedded X/OR RAID technology. The demands of the digital media industry are considerable and distinct and we feel that the combination of Box Hill's Fibre Box and NeTpower's line of Intel-based servers makes for the powerful combination the digital media industry has long been waiting for."
BOX HILL'S FIBRE BOX PROVIDES HIGH-SPEED STORAGE
Box Hill's Fibre Box is a high-performance, hot-swappable, dual Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) RAID storage system. Data transfer rates reach up to 200 MB/sec. and capacities can scale up to 144 GB per enclosure (up to 2.25 TB per loop for enterprise storage) using 4 GB, 9 GB or 18 GB Fibre Channel disk drives. Additional features include Box Hill's exclusive, fault-tolerant X/ORaid Module, Array Explorer(TM) monitoring software, and transmission distances from 30 m to 10 km.
FIBRE CHANNEL: PREMIER STORAGE ARCHITECTURE FOR RICH MEDIA CONTENT
The Fibre Channel standard supports up to 126 peripheral device connections on the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) and can support those connections up to 10 kilometers with fiber optic cabling. Fibre Channel is capable of moving data between computer systems and storage systems at speeds of up to 100 MB/sec. (200 MB/sec. with dual loops). These speeds enable external storage systems to send and store data faster, to keep pace with a wide variety of complex computing applications such as transaction intensive databases, video and multimedia programming applications. In addition to longer cable lengths and greatly increased peripheral device connections, Fibre Channel introduces a new RAID paradigm: X/OR RAID Processors are now embedded in the Fibre Channel disk drives themselves, giving them RAID fault tolerance.
ABOUT NETPOWER - THE ORIGINATOR OF WINDOWS NT SYSTEM SOLUTIONS
NeTpower is the originator of Windows NT system solutions and the developer of the industry's most powerful Intel-based Windows NT workstations and servers. The privately held company was established in 1993 by the founders of MIPS, developers of RISC CPUs used in workstation computing. NeTpower was the first, and remains the only, solutions provider to capitalize on a pure NT vision. Its award-winning, "true" workstations and servers offer an industry-leading array of integrated visual computing solutions for the digital media, 3D design, information management and Internet/intranet markets. The company is also well-respected for an unparalleled level of customer service and support and bases all product development efforts on real-world customer requirements. NeTpower hardware is used in many applications which comprise the digital frontier including product design at Navistar; delivering live videostreaming content to Warner Bros. Online viewers; and managing trading floor activities and providing mission-critical, fault-tolerant support at the Chicago Stock Exchange. NeTpower is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices worldwide. Additional information on NeTpower can be obtained at netpower.com.
ABOUT BOX HILL - BIGGER. FASTER. SMARTER. STORAGE AND BACKUP
Box Hill Systems Corp. is the leading, full-service provider of high- availability, mission-critical storage and backup solutions that are bigger, faster and smarter than industry competition. Box Hill is recognized worldwide by a customer base that includes many of the largest financial, telecommunications, government and university research institutions in the world. Box Hill's home page is www.boxhill.com.
NeTpower and the NeTpower logo are registered trademarks. Box Hill, the Box Hill logo, Fibre Box, X/ORaid and Array Explorer are registered trademarks or trademarks of Box Hill Systems Corp. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
Certain statements contained in this press release, including statements regarding the anticipated development and expansion of Box Hill Systems Corp.'s (the "Company") business, the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers, primarily with respect to the future operating performance of the Company and the products it expects to offer and other statements contained herein regarding matters that are not historical facts, are "forward looking" statements. Because such statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the factors set forth in "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business," found in the Company's Prospectus dated September 16, 1997, relating to its Common Stock, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE Box Hills Systems Corp.
CO: Box Hill Systems Corp.; NeTpower
ST: New York
IN: CPR
SU: PDT
01/21/98 09:40 EST prnewswire.com |
