It pissed everyone off to no end when Brocade got this kind of "PR"--seems alittle silly now when we are getting it?
Intelliguard Software Joins Fibre Channel Association as the First Storage Management Software Member
DUBLIN, Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelliguard Software, Inc., the leader in standards-based, network-attached storage management solutions, today announced it has become a member of the Fibre Channel Association (FCA), an industry trade association committed to promoting Fibre Channel as the fastest, most reliable method for high speed data communications. As the first storage management software company to join the FCA, Intelliguard will contribute its expertise in Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage-Attached Networks (SANs), data protection and business continuity.
"FCA is delighted to welcome industry leader Intelliguard Software to our organization," said Carla Kennedy, board member of the FCA, and Vice President of Marketing of Ancor Communications. "Intelliguard brings storage management application expertise to the industry that will help customers realize the power of Fibre Channel. We look forward to their active participation in the FCA in promoting and developing Fibre Channel industry standards."
"The Fibre Channel Association is the kind of forward-thinking organization needed to further expand the market for Fibre channel products through marketing, education and standards development and monitoring," said Don Trimmer, co-founder of Intelliguard Software. "Fibre channel plays an important role in data storage management, as demonstrated by our new Celestra Solution -- the first live, ultra-high speed backup solution over Fibre channel with performance speeds ranging up to one terabyte per hour."
About FCA
The FCA is a 70-plus member organization that fosters the development of Fibre Channel interconnect technology. The association's broad member base includes representatives from systems and communications manufacturers, systems integrators and software providers. FCA members manufacture and market cutting-edge Fibre Channel products, ranging from storage, servers and switches to hubs, adapters and test equipment.
For more information about the Fibre Channel Association (FCA) call 650-949-6730, or visit fibrechannel.com
About Intelliguard Software
Intelliguard Software, Inc. is the leading provider of standards-based UNIX and Windows NT enterprise-class storage management solutions that protect corporate data assets and ensure business continuity. The company recently announced the Celestra Family -- the first live, ultra-high speed backup solution over Fibre Channel, employing third party copy, with the highest data transfer rates per CPU cycle yet achieved.
The Celestra Family is the first deliverable in the Intelliguard Data Protection Process (IDPP) technology initiative. IDPP is an important new architectural framework that will enable storage management to evolve from a discrete event, or series of events, to a continuous, seamless process that requires no user intervention through the tight integration of key storage technologies.
Intelliguard develops the powerful BudTool family of efficient, reliable and scalable software products that guard corporate data. Intelliguard is
committed to architectural standards and is co-developer of the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP), the emerging standard for simplifying network management, and a founding member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA).
Intelliguard supports a wide range of storage management functionality, across the breadth of platform, database, file system and networking vendors, such as ATL, Auspex, EMC, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Oracle, Silicon Graphics, Sun Microsystems and Veritas. The company has a worldwide presence in more than 30 countries, with more than 5,000 sites and 400,000 backup clients. For more information, call 888-234-2491 or visit iguard.com
SOURCE Intelliguard Software
CO: Intelliguard Software; Fibre Channel Association
ST: California
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09/15/98 07:06 EDT prnewswire.com
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