Adaptec Series 5 Unified Serial Raid Controllers receive VMware Certification

Adaptec’s all seven products in the Adaptec Series 5 Unified Serial (SATA/SAS) Controllers have been certified with VMware ESX Server 3.02 and 3.5 through AppLabs, the world’s largest independent testing, quality management and certification solutions company. This certification ensures that system integrators and IT professionals can deliver the unmatched performance and scalability of Adaptec Series 5 RAID controllers combined with the features available with VMware Server ESX 3.02 and 3.5, such as expanded storage options and SATA support. As virtualized storage environments, like those offered through VMware, continue to grow within enterprise IT infrastructures, Adaptec RAID controllers are positioned to deliver industry-leading I/O performance, along with scalability and reliability, within this expanding market.

 

Built on the breakthrough Adaptec Unified Serial Architecture, the Adaptec RAID Series 5 family’s unique design of up to 28 ports – 24 internal and 4 external – allows enterprise data storage solutions to take advantage of low-cost SATA environments while delivering SAS performance and reliability. The Adaptec Series 5 multi-port design delivers tremendous design flexibility to Adaptec customers. It allows system integrators and OEMs to create tiered storage environments that ensure massive scalability while simultaneously simplifying the development and validation process. It allows system resellers to easily sell up or sell down by tailoring storage solutions based on individual application requirements. And, it enables enterprise customers to “future-proof” today’s system expenditures with the knowledge that as data capacity demands grow, additional storage hardware can be effortlessly added or swapped.

 

Adaptec currently offers the industry’s most complete line of multi-port Unified Serial RAID controllers that support both SATA and SAS disk drives and offer connectivity to both the PCIe and PCI-X interconnect. The Adaptec Series 5 family of products that are VMware certified include seven RAID controllers, ranging from 4-port to 28-port, all with advanced RAID features.

 

Juniper Networks is broadening its mobile solutions portfolio with the addition of an integrated set of new hardware systems and software features for mobile backhaul. Providing flexible support for multi-generation radio and multi-transport technologies, Juniper’s new Mobile Backhaul Solution enables operators to scale their backhaul network for innovative service deployments, while reducing operational expenses.

 

With the growth in high-bandwidth data services requiring upgrades to mobile backhaul networks, operators today are increasingly challenged with legacy backhaul architectures that are expensive, inflexible, inefficient and limited in scale. Juniper Networks is addressing these challenges with the introduction of the new BX 7000 Multi-Access Gateway for the cell site and new M-series Circuit Emulation Physical Interface Cards (PICs) for the aggregation site. The solution introduces comprehensive network management capabilities through new enhancements to the JUNOScope framework, as well as the capability for zero-touch deployments.

 

The BX 7000 Multi-Access Gateway is a new system purpose built for the mobile market that extends Juniper Networks industry-leading expertise in both IP/MPLS and multi-service transport of TDM and ATM circuits to the cell site. Many existing mobile backhaul networks use a mix of disparate legacy transport technologies, such as TDM and ATM, which add complexity to the network and are difficult to scale. The BX 7000 addresses these problems by reliably transporting a broad range of service types over a simple and cost-effective IP/MPLS connection using MPLS pseudo wires

 

The BX 7000 and M-series Circuit Emulation PICs are expected to be generally available in Q4 2008.

 

Panasonic has launched its revolutionary IP-based office communication systems – the Panasonic KX-TDE series of Full-IP PBXs, IP phones and network cameras. This KX-TDE series is easy to maintain and programme as up to four TDEs connected to the network can be programmed by one PC, all of the PBX programmes can be set simultaneously.

 

Panasonic's new IP-based office communication systems are specially tailored for SMEs across all categories. They can be easily scaled up to suit the requirements of enterprises like hotels / hospitality vertical, sales, administration, medical, health service, construction, customer service, call centres and BPOs / ITeS companies, production enterprises, logistics and legal industry. Attorney client conversation may need to be recorded – or clients may need to be billed for calls. Law firms may prefer to have secure entrances monitored via network cameras. The KX-TDE addresses all the unique communication needs of the various verticals.

 

The best match for Panasonic KX-TDE Full-IP PBXs is the Panasonic KX-NT300 series of proprietary IP phones that feature comprehensive IP telephony functions. Mobility & Wireless handsets (up to 128 units) can be connected to the KX-TDE Full-IP PBXs. The wireless range can be extended through use of multiple cell stations that boost flexibility and mobility of the wireless handsets. These wireless handsets feature secure high-quality speech reproduction and excellent reliability, caller ID name and number compatibility and programmable multiple ring patterns including the vibration mode.

 

In the presence of Thiru. M Karunanidhi, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Tamil Nadu and Thiru. A Raja, Hon’ble Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, Dell has dedicated its computer factory at Sriperumbudur to the people. Dell further announced expansion of its manufacturing capacity in India, to commence production of laptop computers built for Indian customers, besides the current manufacture of desktops.

 

Dell also introduced an easy-to-use, efficient and affordable laptop computer, the Dell 500, a product designed especially for customers in emerging countries such as India and China. Developed with the aim of delivering affordable mobility to Small and Medium Enterprises [SME], education and the public sector, the Dell 500 laptop computer offers simple, enhanced mobile computing in configurations starting at Rs. 24,500. Speaking at the dedication event, Chief Minister Karunanidhi congratulated Dell and the people of the state of Tamil Nadu.

 

“Our state is quickly emerging as a manufacturing powerhouse and I am pleased to see the rapid growth and expansion by companies such as Dell,” he said. “The quality of our people, supported by our fast-improving infrastructure will help us sustain industrialization growth and bring prosperity to our state”.

 

Simon Wong, Vice President Asia Operations for Dell said, “The India manufacturing facility has ramped up very quickly to achieve several significant milestones within our first year of operations itself. The portfolio of our products being manufactured here now includes the entire range of laptops“– from the premium XPS models to the entry-level Dell 500, as well as all platforms of desktops.”