[July 02, 2008] Brocade Launches HBAs Tweet (Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) At Brocade Technology Day, Brocade, a provider of data center networking solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, announced availability of a new family of server host bus adapters (HBAs). The new server adapters offer key advantages for customers who are considering and deploying server virtualization as part of their evolving data center operations, according to the company. The Brocade HBAs utilize an integration of important adapter functions into high-performance hardware and have been designed to enable the adapters to deliver twice the throughput of competing products. The company said this performance is an important factor in highly virtualized environments. The adapters also offer new Quality of Service (QoS), Data Mobility and Data Encryption features that help ensure faster and more secure communications between virtual servers and storage. "Through Tech Data's Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Division, our IT reseller customers are increasingly deploying data center solutions that utilize virtualization to enhance performance," said Pete Peterson, senior vice president and general manager, Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Tech Data. "With that focus on performance and resource optimization, Brocade and our reseller partners are well positioned to address the market by utilizing the new 8-gbps HBA products." "The new 8- and 4-gbps portfolio of branded switches and HBAs gives Brocade resellers greater reach," said Gary Gammon, vice president, Enterprise Marketing, Bell Micro. "Brocade's HBAs with expanded fabric services and management software coupled with their large installed base of Fibre Channel fabric creates greater opportunity for Bell Micro to deliver superior end-to-end solutions to our partners and customers." "Brocade enhances channel partners' business opportunities through our server connectivity product line and industry-leading programs," said Luc Moyen, vice president and general manager, Server Connectivity Division, Brocade. "Server connectivity products are crucial to successful, manageable server virtualization implementations and end-to-end data center networking solutions. Brocade continues to extend our portfolio, driving innovation to new levels of service and performance for our partners." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]