Industry Leaders Showcase Simplified Tiered Storage Solutions at Storage Networking World
October 25 2004 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Industry Leaders Showcase Simplified Tiered Storage Solutions at
Storage Networking World Serial Attached SCSI, SATA and Fibre
Channel Products Demonstrated by HP, Intel, LSI Logic and Seagate
STORAGE NETWORKING WORLD 2004, ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 25
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Four leading technology companies have
come together at Storage Networking World (SNW), Fall 2004 to
discuss the benefits and challenges of simplified serial interface
tiered storage solutions in Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Fibre
Channel environments. HP, Intel, LSI Logic and Seagate will
showcase multiple product demonstrations from their respective
booths throughout the week at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort
in Orlando from October 25 - 28. Using the theme "Project
Simplify," the four companies will execute product examples that
streamline the storage infrastructure to reduce costs, ease
management and improve performance. Three simplified tiered storage
approaches -- one each for Serial Attached SCSI storage
infrastructures, Fibre Channel infrastructures and server
infrastructures -- will demonstrate efficient integration of
multiple storage classes. "These are the companies that are driving
industry adoption of serial solutions as the next generation
storage interface for entry level and mission-critical systems and
we are pleased to help showcase their innovations at Storage
Networking World 2004," said Paul Perez, vice president of storage,
networking and infrastructure, Industry Standard Servers, HP. The
technology vendors participating in Project Simplify will showcase
their respective products, services and solutions at the show, as
below: * Booth #P5 - LSI Logic: LSI Logic will showcase a Serial
Attached SCSI tiered storage solution using its SAS3442X HBA based
on the SAS1068 8-port controller. The demonstration will be run in
an HP server and includes a storage enclosure with a mix of Seagate
Cheetah 15K SAS high performance disc drives and NL35 Series SATA
nearline disc drives. The flexibility to attach both SAS and Serial
ATA (SATA) disc drives within the same storage system, as well as
the scalability of SAS technology, will be the highlights of this
demonstration. Separately, the company will also demonstrate its
iSCSI RAID storage adapter and its 4G Fibre Channel host bus
adapter cards. * Booth #P6 - Seagate: Seagate will demonstrate a
tiered storage solution utilizing 100% native Fibre Channel disc
storage, including Cheetah 15K high performance disc drives and
NL35 Series FC nearline disc drives, all within a single system.
The demonstration, which also includes an HP EVA 3000 storage
system, HP Data Protector software and LSI Logic 7202XP host bus
adapter cards, will highlight the performance and management
benefits of blending FC- based online and nearline storage in a
single solution. * Booth #P11 - Intel: The LSI Logic MegaRAID(R)
8-port SAS storage adapter featuring the Intel(R) IOP332 I/O
processor will be shown with Seagate SAS drives inside a PCI
Express server to showcase the adapter's ability to operate with
both SAS and SATA devices in an expander-based environment. * Booth
#P9 - HP: HP will demonstrate both missions critical and entry-
level storage solutions utilizing SATA and Fibre Channel drives.
The demonstrations include a variety of HP hardware including an HP
storage system, HP XP12000 and a number of HP MSA boxes. * Galleria
Kiosks: The companies will also have product displays and
information available from their respective kiosks outside the main
tradeshow hall during conference hours. About HP HP is a technology
solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions
globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal
computing and access devices, global services and imaging and
printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended July 31, 2004, HP
revenue totaled $78.4 billion. More information about HP is
available at http://www.hp.com/ . About LSI Logic LSI Logic is
recognized worldwide as a leader in developing storage industry
technologies, products and standards, and is the only company
delivering first-to-market storage products across all critical
interfaces. From controller and expander ICs to RAID storage
adapters, host bus adapters (HBAs) and management software, LSI
Logic is at the core of the storage business at every critical
level. LSI Logic was a founding member of the Serial Attached SCSI
Working Group. For more information on LSI Logic Storage, please
visit: http://lsilogic.com/storage . About Seagate Seagate is the
global leader in hard disc drives, delivering innovative and
reliable storage solutions for every market segment, and
consistently first to market with serial interface technology. This
year at HP World, Seagate is debuting the industry's first 15K-rpm
SAS drives, which complement Seagate's existing range of leading
enterprise storage solutions that include the world's first
2.5-inch enterprise drive, Savvio. Seagate's leadership in design,
engineering, and execution have enabled Seagate to deliver more
first- to-market product technology innovations than any other hard
drive manufacturer, resulting in Seagate becoming the number one
choice of customers around the world. For more information about
Seagate, visit http://www.seagate.com/. NOTE: All brand, company
and/or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective companies. DATASOURCE: LSI Logic Corporation
CONTACT: Jon Carlson of LSI Logic, +1-719-533-7958, or ; or David
Szabados of Seagate Technology, +1-831-439-2859, or Web site:
http://www.lsilogic.com/
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