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Interphase Corporation Expands Enterprise-Class Fibre Channel Product Line

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Interphase Corporation, a leader in next-generation networking technologies, has expanded its enterprise-class Fibre Channel product line with a new adapter designed for low profile servers. The 5541 PowerSAN adapter offers high-performance, reliability, and flexibility, addressing the growing market for low profile servers. The new adapter is part of Interphase's PowerSAN product line, which includes a range of Fibre Channel adapters and storage networking products. Interphase's expansion into the low profile server market is in response to the rapidly growing demand from ISPs and enterprise network centers for scalable storage solutions.

Key Takeaways:

  • Interphase Corporation has introduced a new adapter, the 5541 PowerSAN, designed for low profile servers, expanding its enterprise-class Fibre Channel product line.
  • The 5541 PowerSAN adapter offers full duplex 1 Gbps Fibre Channel throughput, flexible GBIC connections, and integrated SAN management.
  • The adapter is part of Interphase's PowerSAN product line, which includes a range of Fibre Channel adapters and storage networking products.
  • The expansion is in response to the growing demand from ISPs and enterprise network centers for scalable storage solutions.
  • Major server vendors, including Compaq, Dell, HP, and IBM, have introduced new generation low profile servers to provide scalability and connectivity to the Internet.
  • The Internet server segment of the overall appliance server market is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate of more than 130 percent through 2004, according to International Data Corporation.
  • The 5541 adapter features Interphase's new Storage Networking Device (SND) architecture with integrated support for FibreView Enterprise, a software management tool for real-time configuration and analysis of server connections.
  • Current drivers available for the 5541 include Windows NT, Windows 2000, Solaris, and Linux, with future support for NetWare and Intel's IA64 Itanium architecture.
  • The expansion gives Interphase a competitive edge in the rapidly growing SAN marketplace, with Fibre Channel HBA ports expected to grow at 100 percent CAGR through 2003, reaching more than 4.4 million ports shipped.

Statistics:

  • The Internet server segment is expected to experience a compound annual growth rate of more than 130 percent through 2004 (International Data Corporation).
  • Fibre Channel HBA ports will grow at 100 percent CAGR through 2003, reaching more than 4.4 million ports shipped (International Data Corporation).
  • Interphase's PowerSAN product line includes the 5540 PowerSAN 2000 Fibre Channel HBA, which offers high-performance 1 Gbps throughput for SAN and storage connectivity, starting at $995.00.
  • The 5550 PowerSAN 2000 Fibre Channel HBA provides dual port 1 Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity, with each port supplying full duplex throughput, starting at $1,795.00.
  • The 5570 SlotOptimizer Storage Networking Adapter offers multifunction card providing full duplex Gigabit Fibre Channel and high-performance Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, starting at $1,795.00.

Sources:

  • Interphase Corporation press release, August 22, 2000.
  • International Data Corporation, "Internet Servers: A Growing Segment in the Appliance Server Market" (no date).
  • Interphase Corporation website, www.interphase.com (no date).
  • "PowerSAN and SlotOptimizer are trademarks of Interphase Corporation" (no date).

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