[Vms.sig-hu] OpenVMS Pearl - Utah State University - Public information (fwd)

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Dátum: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:37:46 -0400
Feladó: Skonetski, Susan <susan.skonetski at hp.com>
Címzett: Skonetski, Susan <susan.skonetski at hp.com>
Tárgy: OpenVMS Pearl - Utah State University - Public information

Dear Distribution Lists,

Please note the references to VMS in the attached press release.

Warm Regards,
Sue


http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Aug/1066472.htm

Utah State University Selects Superior Solid State SCSI Wide Flash Disk
Technology from BiTMICRO to Accelerate Access to User Information

CHICAGO --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 18, 2004 -- 

-- Featuring Burst R/W Rates of Up To 40 MB/sec, Sustained Random 
R/W
Rates of Up To 34 MB/sec and 9,500 IOPS, E-Disk Flash Drive 
Accelerates
E-mail Access with Non-Volatile, Hot Swappable, Solid State Disk 
Storage
Technology 

BiTMICRO(R) Networks, a pioneer in intelligent flash IDE/ATA, SCSI, USB,
VME, PMC, CompactPCI, Firewire, Ethernet, and Fibre Channel solid 
state
storage solutions, today announced at the HP World 2004 Solutions 
and
Technology Conference and Expo the successful integration of its
E-Disk(R) solid state flash disk drive within Utah State University's
enterprise e-mail application. 
Utah State University (http://www.usu.edu/) maintains a VMS cluster
composed of four machines. Used as a central computing resource by
administrative and academic users within the university's data network,
the cluster is powered by OpenVMS, an advanced operating system that
operates on the VAX and Alpha architectures. Data storage is provided 
by
an HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 1000 (MSA1000), a 2 Gb Fibre
Channel to Ultra SCSI storage system for entry-level to midrange SAN
applications. 

The VMS Cluster is utilized by almost 25,000 users, composed of
students, faculty and administrative personnel of Utah State, to access
their email accounts. Due to the growing number of online users, users
started to notice degradation in response time. Utah State looked 
around
for a solution and decided to install a 3.5" E-Disk(R) SCSI Wide flash
disk to the HP MSA1000. 

After the installation, users immediately noticed a significant
improvement in access time. Boasting random I/O rates of up to
9,500/sec, burst read/write rates of up to 40 MB/sec and sustained
random read/write rates of up to 34 MB/sec, the E-Disk(R) SCSI flash
disk provided ultra fast storage space for frequently accessed data such
as e-mail password files. It plugged in directly just like a regular
hard disk drive and was recognized and configured just as easily. 

"We looked around for a suitable storage solution and found few that fit
into our existing IT infrastructure. Our tests show that the E-Disk(R)
offered speeds four times faster than an older RAM disk and about 15
times faster than magnetic disk drives. Speed and cost are our primary
concerns, and we're happy to note that BiTMICRO's E-Disk(R) flash drive
is a worthwhile investment given its outstanding performance," states
Kim Marshall, Director, Network and Computing Services of Utah State. 

"Backward compatibility, interoperability and superior solid-state
storage technology: These are the core benefits provided by E-Disk(R) 
to
its users," says Jake Pasion, Director of Sales of BiTMICRO(R) Networks.
"BiTMICRO is pleased to have brought the benefits of non-volatile solid
state storage to a distinguished educational institution such as Utah
State University. E-Disk(R) enterprise-class features make it the ideal
high-performance direct attached storage (DAS) device for SAN arrays
that require fast access time and reliability," Pasion adds. 

BiTMICRO(R) E-Disk(R) solid state disk storage solutions are showcased
at HP World 2004, which is currently being held at the McCormick Place
in Chicago, Illinois from August 16 to 20, 2004. HP World 2004 is an
independent event hosted by Interex and Encompass, two leading
independent associations of HP computing professionals, with HP as the
premier sponsor. 

For E-Disk(R) technology information, pricing and availability, call
510-74E-DISK/510-743-3475, e-mail sales at bitmicro.com or visit
http://www.bitmicro.com. 

About BiTMICRO Networks 

BiTMICRO(R) Networks (http://www.bitmicro.com), a privately held
California corporation, is the leading provider of rugged and high
performance non-volatile solid state disk, flash disk drive, and network
storage and management solutions. E-Disk(R) storage solutions are
offered with SCSI, IDE/ATA, Fibre Channel, USB, FireWire, Compact PCI,
VME, PMC and Ethernet interfaces in 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard disk
drive footprints, single-wide PMC, 3U and 6U board, and 19-inch rack
mount configurations scalable up to several terabytes of pure solid
state storage. 

Ace-Disk(TM), E-Disk(R), securErase(R), and BiTMICRO(R) are trademark 
or
registered trademarks of BiTMICRO Networks, Inc. Other names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 

High-resolution photo images of BiTMICRO's product line are available at
http://www.bitmicro.com/press_multimedia.php.