PRESS RELEASE
Verari Systems Announces VS7000i Native InfiniBand® Attached Storage Array
High Performance Storage Aims to Enhance Processor to Storage Performance with Unified System Area Network
By Mike LaPan (858) 874-3800
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- October 25, 2005 – Verari Systems™, the premier developer of powerful, platform-independent blade server systems, announced today the VS7000i native InfiniBand attached storage system. The VS7000i is based on the highly successful Verari Systems VS7000 controller technology sourced from Engenio Information Technology.
The powerful storage processors and four 10Gb Infiniband communication connectivity makes the VS7000i storage system the ideal storage platform to realize the vision of the converged High Performance Computing Cluster by combining communications, clustering and storage on a common System Area Network.
Verari Systems’ InfiniBand-based HPC cluster deployments have been driving the demand for a native InfiniBand storage solution. The VS7000i fulfils this demand while delivering significant performance boosts and cost savings over Fibre Channel to InfiniBand bridge solutions. The VS7000i enables data center unification simplifying management, reducing capital expenditures and operating expenses while improving ROI.
“Several of our customers who have deployed InfiniBand networks for their processor communications in BladeRack® clusters have said the Infiniband switch is already there, why can’t I plug in my storage?” said David Driggers, CEO of Verari Systems. “Verari Systems is very pleased to address our customer’s needs for a unified System Area Network. The incremental cost to utilize the VS7000i native InfiniBand storage per server is effectively zero.”
The VS7000i storage system provides the increased capabilities demanded by high performance computing environments that store and utilize vast amounts of data for high-bandwidth programs and complex application processing. Its powerful storage controllers and 10Gb InfiniBand interfaces are ideally suited for high performance cluster computing (HPCC) environments that utilize global namespace file systems to perform sophisticated, data-intensive research.
Veritas DGC, Inc., provides geophysical information and services to the oil and gas industry that reduce exploration risk and enhance drilling and production success worldwide. These information and services include seismic survey planning and design, seismic data acquisition, data processing, seismic data library, data visualization and interpretation and reservoir characterization.
"The geophysical industry is founded on technology, and the pace which technological improvements are introduced drives industry growth." said Peter Harris, Manager of Advanced Hardware and Software Systems for Veritas. "Veritas is a company that aggressively pursues innovation and new technologies through ongoing research and development efforts. We operate (or manage, etc) significant deployments of Verari Systems' compute clusters in our data processing centers worldwide. The Verari Systems' cluster technology combined with the new VS7000i storage systems allow us to service our clients by providing higher fidelity imaging solutions with a turnaround time that was unachievable before." said Harris.
"We are excited about Verari's interest in extending their relationship with Engenio to include InfiniBand technology," said Steve Gardner, Engenio's director of product marketing. "InfiniBand's high performance, low latency, and attractive costs, match well with Verari Systems' BladeRack technology."
The Verari Systems VS7000i has begun shipping and is available in several different configurations to match customer's requirements. For additional VS7000i product information, visit http://www.verari.com.
About Verari Systems
Verari Systems, Inc. is the premier developer of powerful, flexible and scalable platform-independent blade-based compute and storage solutions that are defining a new era in enterprise and high performance utility computing for the data center. Organizations such as Akamai, CGGVeritas, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Northrop Grumman, Qualcomm and Sony Imageworks, as well as top universities and research institutions worldwide, are among the customers who have chosen Verari Systems' line of high density blade servers, modular storage blades, rack-optimized servers and award-winning software solutions. To learn more about Verari Systems and its unique solutions, please visit us on the web at http://www.verari.com or call (888) 942-3800.
About Veritas
Veritas, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a leading provider of integrated geophysical, information and services to the petroleum industry worldwide.
About Engenio Information Technologies, Inc.
Engenio Information Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI), designs and manufactures high performance modular enterprise storage platforms and storage management software that is delivered to end users through strategic partners. IBM, SGI, StorageTek and Teradata are among the partners who deliver total solutions with unique combinations of hardware, software and services for applications including transaction processing, e-mail, data warehousing and scientific research. Engenio is headquartered at 670 N. McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035. For more information, please call (408) 935-6300 or visit www.engenio.com.
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