HAVANT, United Kingdom,
Sept. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Xyratex Ltd (Nasdaq: XRTX), a leading provider of data storage
technology, today announced that Richard Pitwon, leader of the
photonics research group at Xyratex, will present at the 39th
European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC)
at the ICC ExCeL in London on
Sunday, Sept. 22. Pitwon will deliver "Migration of Embedded
Optical Interconnect into Data Centre Systems," one in a series of
talks in a workshop about the leading drivers and optical
technologies for next generation very short reach interconnects.
ECOC 2013 will be the pivotal event of the year for European
engineers, providing a platform for industry professionals to
deliver emerging topics, new results and developments in the
optical communications sphere.
When: Sunday, Sept. 22,
2013, 3:10 p.m. local time
(GMT)
Where: ICC ExCeL London; One Western Gateway,
Royal Victoria Dock, London E16 1XL
Presenter: Richard Pitwon, lead photonics technologist at
Xyratex
For more information about ECOC:
http://www.ecoc2013.org/index.html
About Xyratex
Xyratex is a leading provider of data storage technology, including
modular solutions for the enterprise data storage industry and hard
disk drive (HDD) capital equipment for the HDD industry. Xyratex
enterprise data storage platforms provide a range of advanced,
scalable data storage solutions for the Original Equipment
Manufacturer and High Performance Computing communities. As the
largest capital equipment supplier to the HDD industry, Xyratex
enables disk drive manufacturers and their component suppliers to
meet today's technology and productivity requirements. Xyratex has
over 25 years of experience in research and development relating to
disk drives, storage systems and manufacturing process
technology.
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 North
America, Asia and
Europe.