Xyratex Is First Subsystem Manufacturer to Integrate New 4Gb/sec Fibre Channel Model of Seagate's Cheetah 15K.4 Disc Drives
March 08 2006 - 3:11PM
PR Newswire (US)
HAVANT, United Kingdom, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xyratex
Ltd. (NASDAQ:XRTX), a leading supplier of enterprise class data
storage subsystems, is the first storage subsystem manufacturer to
qualify and integrate Seagate's 146GB Cheetah 15K.4, 4Gb/sec Fibre
Channel (FC) disc drives. Seagate's Cheetah 15K.4 disc drives have
been fully integrated into Xyratex's RS-1600-F4-SBD 4G storage
system, making it the industry's first, fully integrated 4Gb/sec
storage subsystem. "Xyratex and Seagate are two of the first
storage companies to initiate 4Gb/sec industry demonstrations. The
two companies have maintained a close working relationship and
remain at the forefront of the industry push to get 4Gb/sec Fibre
Channel to the market," said Todd Gresham, SVP of Xyratex Storage
and Network Systems. The RS-1600 is one of several 4Gb/sec product
releases by Xyratex designed to address enterprise class
applications that require high bandwidth and high availability.
"Fibre Channel has firmly established itself as the premier serial
interface, and over the past decade Seagate has driven the
development of this powerful technology," added Sherman Black, SVP
and General Manager of Enterprise Storage, Seagate. "Seagate's
4Gb/sec Fibre Channel solutions allow the greatest scalability and
performance. For these reasons, IT professionals are eager to
deploy systems, such as Xyratex's, based on 4Gb/sec Fibre Channel
technology." Xyratex and Seagate have a long history working
together to deliver this powerful technology to customers. Fibre
Channel at 4Gb/sec speeds provides for unparalleled disc drive
performance, scalability, security, and data integrity. About
Seagate Seagate (NYSE:STX) is the worldwide leader in the design,
manufacture and marketing of hard disc drives, providing products
for a wide-range of Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, and
Consumer Electronics applications. Seagate's business model
leverages technology leadership and world-class manufacturing to
deliver industry-leading innovation and quality to its global
customers, and to be the low cost producer in all markets in which
it participates. The company is committed to providing
award-winning products, customer support and reliability to meet
the world's growing demand for information storage. Seagate was
named 2006 Company of the Year by Forbes Magazine. Seagate can be
found around the globe and at http://www.seagate.com/. Seagate,
Seagate Technology and the WAVE logo are registered trademarks of
Seagate Technology LLC. Cheetah is either a trademark or a
registered trademark of Seagate Technology LLC. All other
trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. When referring to drive capacity one gigabyte,
or GB, equals one billion bytes. Accessible capacity may vary
depending on operating environment and formatting. Actual
quantities will vary based on various factors, including file size,
file format, features and application software. About Xyratex
Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise data storage subsystems
and network technology. The company designs and manufactures
enabling technology that provides OEM and disk drive manufacturer
customers with data storage products to support high-performance
storage and data communication networks. Xyratex has over 20 years
of experience in research and development relating to disk drives,
storage systems and high-speed communication protocols. Founded in
1994 in an MBO from IBM, and with headquarters in the UK, Xyratex
has an established global base with R&D and operational
facilities in Europe, the United States and South East Asia.
DATASOURCE: Xyratex Ltd. CONTACT: Brad Driver, Investor Relations
of Xyratex Ltd., +1-408-325-7260, ; or Curtis Chan, Chan &
Associates, Inc., +1-714-447-4993, , Public Relations for Xyratex
Ltd. Web site: http://www.seagate.com/ Web site:
http://www.xyratex.com/
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