LSI Logic and PyX Technologies Ink iSCSI Deal
Affordable IP SAN solution will leverage MegaRAID(R) data protection
MILPITAS, Calif., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Logic Corporation
(NYSE:LSI) today announced a licensing agreement with PyX Technologies
(NASDAQ:SBEI), which will allow LSI Logic to bring a cost-effective,
intelligent iSCSI MegaRAID(R) solution to entry-level and mid-range servers and
external IP SAN (Storage Area Network) environments.
"By collaborating with PyX Technologies, we discovered opportunities to
leverage our industry-leading storage adapter family, and provide users with an
affordable IP SAN solution offering superior data protection," said Ken Zarrabi,
senior strategic marketing manager for the LSI Logic RAID Storage Adapter
division. "We are excited to team with PyX as they have accelerated our effort
to bring iSCSI products to market." LSI Logic will use PyX's iSCSI target software, fully compliant with the IETF
RFC 3270 standard. The software delivers enterprise-level SAN performance by
load balancing across multiple network interface ports, and employing uniform,
multi-path technology to ensure seamless data transmission. The
storage-independent architecture of the PyX iSCSI software allows customers to
conveniently and cost-effectively integrate the benefits of SANs using their
existing networking investments.
LSI Logic is recognized worldwide as the leader in developing storage industry
technology standards, and is the only company that delivers first-to- market
storage products across all critical interface technologies. The company is the
leading third-party supplier of host-based RAID to the global PC and server
markets with more than two million RAID solutions shipped. LSI Logic is shaping
the future of storage at the core of every business level.
"Combining our iSCSI software with LSI Logic's expertise in next generation
storage adapters allows us to build more complete and robust storage solutions
for enterprise-level environments," said Andre Hedrick, president and chief
technical officer of PyX Technologies. "The collaborative solutions born from
this technology partnership will fulfill the exploding demand for reliable,
fast and fault-tolerant data transmission and storage at a value price." About LSI Logic Corporation LSI Logic Corporation focuses on the design and production of high- performance
semiconductors for Consumer, Communications and Storage applications that
access, interconnect and store data, voice and video. LSI Logic engineers
incorporate reusable, industry-standard intellectual property building blocks
that serve as the heart of leading-edge systems. LSI Logic serves its global
OEM, channel and distribution customers with Platform ASICs, standard-cell
ASICs, standard products, host bus adapters, RAID controllers and software. In
addition, the company supplies storage network solutions for the enterprise. LSI Logic is headquartered at 1621 Barber Lane, Milpitas, CA 95035. http://www.lsilogic.com/ Notes to Editor:
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