Mylex Participates in Computex Taipei; To Demonstrate RAID Controller's Role in Maximizing Network Uptime
Business Editors, High-Tech Writers
Computex Taipei, Booth B636
TAIPEI, Taiwan and FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1,
1999--
Broad Range of Mylex RAID Controllers Maximize
Network Reliability and Performance
Mylex Corporation (Nasdaq: MYLX), the world's leading RAID
controller vendor in the non-captive network systems marketplace,
today announced that it will demonstrate its broad range of RAID
controllers at Computex, Asia's largest computer tradeshow. The show
takes place June 1 - 5 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Mylex will demonstrate multiple high performance RAID controllers
and how they maximize the performance and reliability of network
storage. The demonstrations include the Mylex DACFF(TM) Fibre-to-Fibre
controller in a clustered environment; the high performance
eXtremeRAID(TM) 1100 in a PCI clustered environment; and the
AcceleRAID(TM) family of high performance, low cost RAID controllers.
"Computex visitors will have the opportunity to experience the
full depth and breadth of our product line," said Soogil Stephen Cho,
Mylex vice president of Asia Pacific Sales. "On the high-end
enterprise level, they will see the world's fastest RAID controller,
the DACFF, which is ideal for Fibre Channel and Storage Area Networks
(SANs). On the entry-level, they will see the AcceleRAID family, which
brings the benefits of RAID to small-to-medium sized networks and
makes RAID feasible on workstations and desktops."
Mylex DACFF Essential Building Block for Clustering and SANs
Mylex's DACFF incorporates the latest technology to support the
fault tolerance of clustering, as well as the performance and
efficiency of SANs. The controller provides an end-to-end Fibre
Channel interface between the host computer and the disk drives, and
delivers almost four times the I/O performance of traditional Ultra
SCSI controllers. With dual active, automatic failover/failback host
cluster support via two copper FC-AL (Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop)
channels, the DACFF enables flexible configuration and redundant
connections for high-availability applications. In addition to
supporting automatic failover/failback, DACFF provides support for
four other critically important clustered storage capabilities,
including active-active operation, mirrored write caching, scalable
I/O performance and scalable I/O capacity.
At Computex, Mylex will demonstrate how the DACFF can achieve
fault-tolerance through the redundancy of a clustered environment. The
dual-active DACFF running at 190 MB per second will be clustered with
two Acer servers, Seagate (NYSE: SEG) disk drives and a Sagitta
Salient external storage subsystem.
Mylex eXtremeRAID Overcomes I/O Bottlenecks at All Levels
Mylex also will demonstrate its award-winning, highly scalable,
internal PCI RAID controller, the eXtremeRAID 1100, in a PCI
clustering environment with two Acer servers. eXtremeRAID 1100
significantly eliminates I/O bottlenecks between the storage and
controller; at the controller; and between the controller and the
server. eXtremeRAID 1100 integrates several advanced technologies,
including Mylex firmware, a 233MHz Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) StrongARM
on-board RISC processor, a 64-bit PCI bus and multiple Ultra2 SCSI LVD
buses. The controller delivers performance greater than 8,000 I/Os per
second as compared to the 2,500 I/Os per second typical of many other
mid-range and high-end controllers.
At Computex, Mylex will also exhibit its roadmap for eXtremeRAID
1100's support of the new Ultra3 and Ultra 160/m SCSI standards.
eXtremeRAID 1100 and its predecessor, the Mylex DAC960PJ, have
helped several of the leading server vendors establish TPC-C and TPC-D
world records for performance and price/performance. Mylex recently
announced that eXtremeRAID 1100 helped Acer set a world TPC-C record
in price/performance for its AcerAltos 21000 server. On May 17,
Windows NT Magazine honored eXtremeRAID 1100 by choosing it as an
Editor's Favorite.
AcceleRAID Family Delivers Performance and Reliability Typical of
Expensive RAID Controllers
At Computex, Mylex will exhibit its AcceleRAID family, a low cost
line of controllers that offer many of the same high performance and
fault tolerance features typical of expensive high-end RAID
controllers. AcceleRAID's low cost is achieved by utilizing the
on-board SCSI channels of Intel's next-generation motherboards.
AcceleRAID supports Ultra2 SCSI and features Mylex's advanced RAID
architecture, which includes an Intel RISC processor, a monolithic NT
driver and Mylex firmware. AcceleRAID's aggressive price-point
provides the opportunity for Mylex's distributors, resellers and OEM
customers to offer the benefits of RAID to a broader range of
customers, such as entry-level server and workstation users.
Pricing, Availability and Specifications
eXtremeRAID 1100 is available in two and three channel
configurations with MSRP pricing starting at $1,395 for a two-channel
configuration. The AcceleRAID family consists of the AcceleRAID 150,
200 and 250 models, with MSRP for the family starting at $499.
eXtremeRAID 1100 and the AcceleRAID family can be purchased through
Mylex's worldwide channel network, which includes distributors,
resellers and systems integrators. For a complete list of authorized
Mylex distributors, visit mylex.com.
The DACFF carries an MRSP starting at $6,410 and, in addition to
the eXtremeRAID 1100 and AcceleRAID family, is also available through
Mylex's worldwide team of PC server OEM partners.
The controllers support all major operating systems, including
Windows NT, Linux (through third parties), NetWare, SCO UNIX, UnixWare
and OS/2.
About Computex
Computex Taipei is Asia's largest computer exhibition and one of
the three leading IT shows in the world. Computex Taipei '99 will
present more than 4,000 of the latest products and technologies that
are ready for mass production. Hundreds of top computer manufacturers
from Taiwan and around the world will exhibit at Computex Taipei '99
from June 1 - 5, 1999 at the Taipei World Trade Center Exhibitor Hall
and Taipei International Convention Center. The exhibition is
co-sponsored by the China External Trade Development Council and
Taipei Computer Association. For additional information, visit the
website at computex.com.tw.
About Mylex
Founded in 1983, Mylex Corporation is an ISO 9001-certified
developer of high-performance hardware and software for moving,
storing, protecting and managing data in network and desktop
environments. Ranked as the #1 supplier of RAID controllers in the
non-captive network systems disk array market in the 1998 Dataquest
and IDC reports and #1 in the 1998, 1997, 1996 and 1995 DISK/TREND
reports, Mylex produces high-performance RAID controller subsystems,
SCSI adapters and complementary computer products for network servers,
mass storage systems, workstations and system motherboards. Mylex
products are sold globally through a network of OEMs, major
distributors, VARs and system integrators. Mylex offers its resellers,
VARs and systems integrators membership in the Mylex Reseller Services
Program, a real-time support system that includes information to help
propose, sell, install and support Mylex products. The program
includes a special reseller-only website, located at
reseller.mylex.com. Mylex Corporation is headquartered at 34551
Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont, CA 94555, and can be reached by phone at
510-796-6100 or toll free at 800-77-MYLEX, by fax at 510-745-8016 or
on the Internet at mylex.com.
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CONTACT: Mylex Corporation
Suresh Panikar, 510/608-2406
sureshp@mylex.com
Judith Lawrence-Gates, 510/608-2244
judithl@mylex.com
or
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Corey Oiesen or Mark Coker, 408/395-3600
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