SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chelsio
Communications, Inc., the leading provider of 10-Gigabit Ethernet and iSCSI
acceleration adapters and ASIC solutions, and Applied Micro Circuits Corp.
(AMCC) (Nasdaq: AMCC) today announced the two companies are teaming up to
demonstrate a complete, low-cost iSCSI storage solution at the Embedded
Systems Conference 2007, held this week in San Jose, CA.
The complete, low-cost GbE storage solution from client to storage
server is running hardware accelerated RAID 5 on Linux. The storage server
includes AMCC's 440SPe "Katmai" evaluation board featuring the PowerPC
440SPe storage processor with high performance hardware RAID computational
capabilities.
Mounted on the board is a 2x1 GbE T3 acceleration card from Chelsio
acting as the iSCSI target and an LSI Logic SAS IOC card. The Katmai
platform is connected to an 8-disk storage array. The 440SPe runs Linux and
the MD driver has an ADMA interface that allows it to access the
RAID-specific DMA engines of the 440SPe storage processor. A Microsoft
Windows laptop computer acts as the iSCSI initiator. Chelsio's iSCSI 3.1
Target software provides a fully featured target functionality. This is a
complete system solution for achieving GbE iSCSI storage networking on a
low-cost Linux-based platform.
"This end-to-end demonstration includes all the elements of an iSCSI
storage solution and shows that such a system is readily achievable based
on a low-cost, low-power PowerPC 440SPe platform," said Charlie Ashton,
director of software at AMCC. "We are delighted to partner with Chelsio on
this reference implementation and look forward to working with them on
future programs that provide even higher system-level performance on
low-cost platforms. AMCC's S-series PowerPC processors enable customers to
develop affordable, power-efficient storage solutions and we are pleased
that Chelsio can provide our customers with key elements of their systems."
"Our demonstration with AMCC here at ESC 2007 highlights the
possibilities today for delivering low-cost and high performance iSCSI
storage capabilities using T3 and Chelsio's commercial grade iSCSI 3.1
storage software, in combination with AMCC's embedded storage processor,"
said Kianoosh Naghshineh, president and CEO of Chelsio. "This same
combination also delivers the capability of running unmodified InfiniBand
and Fibre Channel applications in an Ethernet converged fabric environment,
as well as the ability to easily upgrade to 10GbE functionality using the
same software."
About Chelsio Communications
Chelsio Communications is leading the convergence of networking,
storage and clustering interconnects with its robust, high-performance and
proven unified wire technology. Featuring a highly scalable and
programmable architecture, Chelsio is shipping 10-Gigabit Ethernet and
multi-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter cards, delivering the low latency and
superior throughput required for high-performance computing applications.
For more information, visit the company online at http://www.chelsio.com.
About AMCC
AMCC blends system hardware and software expertise to provide the
essential building blocks for the processing, moving and storing of data
worldwide. The #1 high-port count Serial ATA RAID controller line, AMCC's
3ware family of SATA RAID storage solutions deliver cost-effective,
high-performance, high-capacity storage for enterprises and consumers
worldwide in applications such as disk-to-disk backup, near-line storage,
network-attached storage (NAS), video, and high-performance computing. The
company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with offices throughout
the world. For more information, visit http://www.3ware.com or
http://www.amcc.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as expects,
anticipates, plans, believes, estimates, will or words of similar meaning.
Such forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the
products discussed in this press release, are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties, including the risk that the products may not be
successfully or timely developed, completed or manufactured or achieve
market acceptance, risks relating to general economic conditions, as well
as the risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K, and in the Company's other SEC filings. As a result of these
risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from these
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in
this press release are made as of the date hereof and AMCC does not assume
any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result
of new information, future developments or otherwise.
SOURCE Chelsio Communications, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.chelsio.com
http://www.amcc.com http://www.3ware.com/
CONTACT:
Tim Helms of Helms Communications,
+1-925-606-6936, timhelms@comcast.net, for Chelsio
Communications, Inc.; or Tom Price of The Bernard Group,
+1-512-327-2195, tprice@bernardgroup.com, for Applied Micro
Circuits Corp.
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