Seven Leading Technology Companies Present Serial Attached SCSI Product Demos a HP Technology Forum 2005

HP TECHNOLOGY FORUM - ORLANDO, Fla., Oct 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seven leading storage technology companies have come together at HP Technology Forum 2005 to discuss and showcase the benefits of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) as products begin shipping to the marketplace. Broadcom Corporation, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), HP, LSI Logic Corporation , Maxtor Corporation and Seagate are sponsoring the Serial (SAS) Experience Center (Booth #827) and will showcase a number of live product demonstrations throughout the week. The tradeshow takes place October 17 - 20, 2005 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida ( http://www.hptechnologyforum.com/ ).

The Serial Storage Experience booth will include product demonstrations comprised of hard disk drives, controllers and servers from the participating vendors. The exhibits will focus on the performance, flexibility, reliability and scalability benefits of the new serial interfaces.

"These are the companies that are driving industry adoption of SAS as the next-generation storage interface for servers and storage systems, and HP is pleased to showcase their innovations at this year's Technology Forum," said Paul Perez, vice president, storage, networking and infrastructure, Industry Standard Servers, HP.

HP is first-to-market with a full family of SAS-enabled HP ProLiant server platforms.

Several panel discussions and training sessions will occur throughout HP Technology Forum, and will provide attendees with insights into the features, benefits and operation of the new serial technologies.

-- Session 1313: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 101 -- Monday, October 17 at 11:00 a.m. -- Session 1312: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS): Current Solutions and Future Trends -- Monday, October 17 at 3:30 p.m. -- Session 1314: Choosing the Right Serial Solution for your Applications -- Tuesday, October 18 at 5:00 p.m. -- Session 1315: Understanding the Differences in Hard Drives -- Thursday, October 20 at 3:00 p.m. and at 5:00 p.m.

The technology vendors participating in the Serial Storage Experience will showcase their respective products, services and solutions at HP Technology Forum 2005, as below:

Broadcom Corporation

Broadcom has established itself as a technology leader in Serial Attached SCSI with the introduction of the industry's first SAS/SATA RAID-on-Chip (RoC) device which includes both PCI Express(R) and PCI-X(R) host interfaces. This highly integrated, multi-functional RoC device provides the cost, space and power savings required to accelerate the transition of enterprise-class RAID technology to a RAID-on-Motherboard (RoMB) solution. As a result of its cost-effective, single-chip design, the new Broadcom(R) RoC will increase RAID adoption on cost-sensitive server and workstation platforms.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.

Fujitsu is a worldwide leader in the development and production of 3.5" and 2.5" high-end enterprise and mobile storage hard disk drives. Fujitsu has also established itself as a pioneer in the emerging serial technology market with its delivery of the industry's first 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) mobile hard disk drive as well as the first 2.5" Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 10K enterprise hard disk drive. The interoperability of the Serial interfaces increases the options available to system integrators and solution providers by allowing systems to use the hard disk drives interchangeably as needed. At the HP Technology Forum, Fujitsu will demonstrate the performance and flexibility of its 2.5" and 3.5" SAS hard disk drives. For additional information, visit: http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com/.

Hitachi GST

Hitachi provides the broadest spectrum of hard drives in the industry and is recognized as the storage capacity and performance leader. Hitachi will feature 3.5-inch 7,200 RPM SATA and 2.5-inch 10K RPM SAS interface prototypes in the New Opportunities for SAS Solutions Booth (#827) at HP Technology Forum 2005. Hitachi continues to be a leader in the transition to serial interface technologies and is currently shipping SAS and SATA drives in volume on multiple product platforms. Hitachi was a founding member of the Serial Attached SCSI Working Group. For more information on Hitachi GST and its industry leading products, please visit its Web site at http://www.hitachigst.com/.

LSI Logic

LSI Logic is recognized worldwide as the leader in driving first-to-market storage industry technologies and component products. With over 80% SAS market share and interoperability testing with all leading hard disk drive manufacturers, LSI Logic drives product innovation and implementation across all business-critical interfaces. The company is also a market leader in Serial ATA RAID products with its MegaRAID(R) storage adapters, and is shipping 4G Fibre Channel HBA solutions. From controller and expander ICs to RAID storage adapters, host bus adapters (HBAs), RAID-on-Motherboard (ROMB) solutions and management software, LSI Logic provides solutions at the core of our customer's business. For more information on LSI Logic serial technology solutions, channel and storage OEM products, please visit us at: http://www.lsilogic.com/sas .

Maxtor

Maxtor Corporation is one of the leaders in the development of serial technologies and a founding member of the SCSI Trade Association and the Serial Attached SCSI Working Group. Maxtor is now shipping its award-winning Atlas(R) line of SCSI disk drives with the Serial Attached SCSI interface. It pioneered the use of ATA disk drives in nearline storage and was the first manufacturer to develop drives specifically to meet the requirements of these applications with its MaXLine(R) drives. Maxtor's serial hard drives will be integrated into demonstrations in the "Serial Storage Experience" booth at the HP Technology Forum. For more information on Maxtor and SAS technology, please visit http://www.maxtor.com/sas.

Seagate

Seagate is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of hard disc drives, providing products for a wide-range of Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, and Consumer Electronics applications. This year at the HP Technology Forum, Seagate will feature its Savvio disc drive, the world's first 2.5-inch SAS enterprise-class drive. Savvio consolidates data and space in smaller form factor systems, dramatically improving performance compared to today's 3.5-inch 10K systems and uses up to 67 percent less space. Seagate can be found around the globe and at http://www.seagate.com/.

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