Celerity FC HBAs connect Macs to EMC Storage Systems

    ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader in storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, has announced that its 4Gb/s Celerity Fibre Channel Host Adapters have been qualified by EMC Corporation as E-Lab tested for use with the EMC CLARiiON and EMC Symmetrix networked storage systems. ATTO’s 4Gb/s Fibre Channel HBAs provide high performing SAN connectivity and robust multipathing and failover/ failback functionality for EMC storage systems in Mac OS X environments. With E-Lab qualification, Mac users can now use ATTO HBAs and EMC storage to deploy a scalable, high-availability enterprise storage solution for the Mac market.
     The ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel Mac OS X multipathing solution provides load balancing and path failover for uninterrupted access to storage media to deliver a solution that meets both high-availability and high-performance requirements. The combination of Celerity HBAs and EMC’s CLARiiON storage systems provides customers with an innovative solution that enhances workflow, improves storage utilization and simplifies management of many virtual resources.
    “EMC’s certification of our Fibre Channel host adapters and multipathing driver for Mac OS X reinforces ATTO’s role in delivering leading storage infrastructure solutions,” stated Timothy Klein, president and CEO of ATTO Technology. “By teaming with EMC to gain E-Labs certification status, our mutual customers now have a high-performance and completely redundant storage solution to help them enhance their workflows and increase productivity.”
     The ATTO Celerity family of 4Gb/s Fibre Channel HBAs include single-, dual- and quad-channel configurations that leverage over a decade of leading-edge technologies, stable drivers and proven interoperability to provide customers with reliable, high performance Fibre Channel connectivity. With first-to-market technology and a comprehensive product line, ATTO demonstrates a commitment to the rapid transition to Fibre Channel-based SAN connectivity.
    “E-Labs certification is a rigorous testing and qualification process that validates third-party products work seamlessly with our leading networked storage systems,” said Deirdre Wassell, director, EMC E-Lab Marketing. “Our qualification of ATTO’s Celerity 4Gb/s Fibre Channel host adapters and multipathing driver allows us to deliver a SAN connectivity solution to Mac OS X customers that keeps storage media and digital content available in real time for multiple users.

Linxtelecom selects ADVA

     ADVA Optical Networking and Linxtelecom, an international telecommunications and data center services provider, have announced that the ADVA FSP 3000 was selected to enhance Linxtelecom’s reliable, high-speed connectivity across parts of the carrier’s network. The network delivers transport between data centers separated by international borders and provides local peering with Internet exchanges. Initial deployments have been done in Russia and the Baltic countries.
     Linxtelecom is a dynamic international telecommunications and data center services provider with a strong regional focus, offering high-quality solutions to other carriers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), network operators and enterprises. The company provides a range of services including international private lines (IPL), wavelength services, IP transit, MPLS-VPNs and Virtual-Point of Presence (VPoP) solutions via a network spanning Western Europe, the Nordic countries, Russia, the Baltic States, Poland, Ukraine and Georgia. Linxtelecom also offers co-location and dedicated server services from its data centers in Tallinn, Estonia and Moscow, with another state-of-the art data center to be launched soon in St. Petersburg.
     As data traffic levels in the region continue to rise, providing PoP-to-PoP or end-to-end services via dark fiber has became more difficult since suitable transmission channels are sparse. Linxtelecom needed to deploy a new infrastructure to manage customer demand. After reviewing various options, Linxtelecom decided to deploy the FSP 3000 to meet its connectivity requirements. Key selection criteria included the platform’s ability to flexibly support multiple services with a limited number of cards, its multi-haul capability, carrier-class reliability and ease-of-use, all of which enable Linxtelecom to concentrate on its core business.
     “The primary reasons we selected ADVA Optical Networking’s solution were its cost effectiveness, and the flexibility of the products,” said Erwin Sparreboom, vice president of operations for Linxtelecom. “These features will prove to be increasingly necessary as we continue to expand our footprint and range of services. We operate in a dynamic and challenging market that requires us to provision high-quality services for our customers within short timeframes. During and after the selection phase, ADVA Optical Networking responded with outstanding support and fast delivery. Our companies share the same ‘customer-centric’ vision of doing business,” added Sparreboom.