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[March 24, 2004]
DataCore Lowers Cost of Entry for iSCSI Storage and IP SANs; SANmelody Software Turns PCs into iSCSI Disk Servers
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (March 24, 2004) � DataCore Software, a leading independent software vendor specializing in storage control, management and consolidation, today introduced a novel approach to iSCSI storage. In a market characterized by hardwired appliances with little configurability, poor performance and relatively high cost, DataCore is exploiting the power and flexibility of inexpensive PCs as its platform for IP storage subsystems � or more appropriately, iSCSI �disk servers.�
Over the past few years, DataCore has repeatedly demonstrated that low-cost PC servers equipped with the company�s innovative software provide the lowest cost and highest performance hardware on which to roll out high-value storage services. The groundbreaking combination regularly outperforms the world�s largest storage arrays in such head-to-head comparisons as the Storage Performance Council�s SPC Benchmark-1� (SPC-1).
In iSCSI configurations, SANmelody� disk servers take similar advantage of very fast CPUs, cache memory and standard Ethernet cards to economically meet applications� I/O needs using inexpensive EIDE and Serial ATA drives. As importantly, SANmelody satisfies such requirements and accelerates overall performance without resorting to pricier TCP offload engines (TOE), iSCSI host bus adapters (HBAs) or exotic hardware. Customers and DataCore business partners have the flexibility to choose off-the-shelf server components from Dell, Gateway, HP, IBM and other AMD or Intel OEMs.
Smaller organizations running a few Windows and/or Linux hosts will be pleased to learn that the basic IP storage requirements are met with the entry-level SANmelody product for under $1,200. Low-cost software upgrades make it possible for these companies to step up to features such as point-in-time snapshots, auto provisioning and remote replication that have previously been found only on prohibitively priced high-end arrays. SANmelody is available directly from DataCore�s new online Web store at www.datacore.com. Prospective buyers may download and test-drive a 21-day evaluation copy at no charge.
Customers can also look to DataCore�s worldwide distribution and integration partners for turnkey solutions. These resellers, systems integrators and OEMs are combining SANmelody software with a variety of popular PCs, GigE cards, and disk drives into plug-and-play iSCSI disk server bundles.
�There are not a lot of choices in iSCSI storage arrays on the market today, and even fewer that are affordable,� states Roger Howorth, a software technology reviewer. �SANmelody is simple to set up and it lets you utilize your own choice of servers, disks and networks to get to the price point and performance levels you need.�
Inexpensive, easy-to-use alternative generates further iSCSI market expansion
The iSCSI market is expected to boom to over $1 billion by the end of 2004, and almost $5 billion in 2007, fueled by free iSCSI support in Windows and Linux, as well as the increasing prevalence of Gigabit IP LANs. Powered by DataCore� iSCSI disk servers add to this momentum by reducing complexity, driving down storage costs and making these solutions accessible to the mass market.
Bharat Kumar, managing director for worldwide marketing at DataCore, points out, �SANmelody redefines the cost of creating an entry-level IP SAN to access shared iSCSI storage. We are driving a far-reaching program that shrink-wraps everything you need to convert off-the-shelf PCs into single-purpose iSCSI disk servers. In doing so, we lift all the constraints that plague specialized arrays, at the same time surpassing them on price/performance and flexibility.�
About DataCore Software
DataCore Software fundamentally changes the economics of managing storage with innovative software that combines advanced functions and services with the agility and savings of hardware independence. The company's award-winning SANsymphony and new low-cost SANmelody disk server software products provide unprecedented purchasing flexibility and future-proofing by empowering customers to fulfill portability and price/performance requirements across a broad choice of systems and devices. Small to Medium Enterprises, Global 2000 data centers and OEM storage subsystems rely on this comprehensive product portfolio to deploy disk servers, to easily add capacity expansion and to centralize and automate storage management for Windows, Unix, Linux, MacOS and NetWare systems. DataCore is privately held with corporate headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. For international office locations and more information, call (877) 780-5111 or visit www.datacore.com.
DataCore, the DataCore logo, SANmelody and Powered by DataCore are trademarks or registered trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation. Other DataCore product or service names or logos referenced herein are trademarks of DataCore Software Corporation. All other products, services and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Corporate Contacts:
DataCore Software Corporation
Jan Jahosky
(407) 331-4699
jan.jahosky@datacore.com
Media Contact:
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Susan Bassett
(617) 969-9192
sbassett@corporateink.com
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