LSI Ranked No. 1 in Worldwide Host Bus RAID Controller Unit Shipments for Second Consecutive Year
August 26 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
LSI claims top position in SAS unit shipments as industry rapidly
transitions to serial RAID technology MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 26
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today
announced that Gartner, Inc. ranked LSI as the worldwide leader in
host bus RAID controller unit shipments for 2008. According to the
latest market data released by the firm, LSI maintained its No. 1
position for the second consecutive year with 31.4 percent unit
share.(1) In addition, LSI claimed the top spot in the third-party
enabling vendor category based on the company's MegaRAID SATA+SAS
RAID controller shipments. According to the report, LSI grew its
unit share in host bus SAS RAID controllers to 67.7 percent, more
than twice the share of its closest competitor. Gartner defines
third-party enabling vendors as companies that design, manufacture
and sell host bus RAID controllers for integration into computing
and storage platforms manufactured by other vendors and system
integrators. "We believe our significant growth and continued
leadership prove that our strategy to offer the most powerful and
complete RAID controller portfolio in the industry is paying
dividends," said Phil Bullinger, executive vice president and
general manager, Engenio Storage Group, LSI. "As the industry
rapidly transitions to serial RAID technology, we're confident that
our extensive SAS and SATA product families, strategic investments
and focused innovations will continue to meet and exceed the needs
of our OEM and channel customers." LSI offers a broad portfolio of
SAS and SATA solutions, including MegaRAID and 3ware controllers,
HBAs (host bus adapters), RAID-on-Chip (ROC) controller ICs, ROMB
(RAID on motherboard) solutions and integrated RAID products.(2)
LSI recently launched a new generation of MegaRAID SATA+SAS
controllers in the channel that are based on state-of-the-art 6Gb/s
SAS technology. With innovative new features and support for SATA,
SAS and solid-state drives (SSDs), MegaRAID 9200 series controllers
provide small- to mid-sized enterprises with superior levels of
RAID performance and scalability for internal and external storage.
About LSI LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) is a leading provider of
innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable
products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital
content together. The company offers a broad portfolio of
capabilities and services including custom and standard product
ICs, adapters, systems and software that are trusted by the world's
best known brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and
Networking markets. More information is available at
http://www.lsi.com/. (1) Gartner, "Market Share: Host Bus RAID
Controllers, Worldwide, 2008," Roger Cox, July 2, 2009. (2) Gartner
ranked 3ware as the leading third-party enabling vendor in host bus
SATA RAID controller shipments through the distribution channel in
2008. LSI purchased AMCC's 3ware RAID controller business in April
2009. Editor's Notes: 1. All LSI news releases (financial,
acquisitions, manufacturing, products, technology, etc.) are issued
exclusively by PR Newswire and are immediately thereafter posted on
the company's external web site, http://www.lsi.com/. 2. LSI, the
LSI & Design logo, Engenio and MegaRAID are trademarks or
registered trademarks of LSI Corporation. 3. All other brands or
product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies. DATASOURCE: LSI Corporation CONTACT: Jay
Russo of LVA Communications, +1-860-739-5598, , for LSI
Corporation, or Brian Garabedian of LSI Media Relations,
+1-408-433-8253, Web Site: http://www.lsi.com/
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