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Storage:
Astute Networks Kit To Help Build
Intelligent Storage
Astute Networks, an industry leader in silicon-based storage technologies,
announced the availability of its Pericles Hardware Development Kit (HDK).
The HDK is a modular system built around Pericles, the market's leading
Intelligent Storage Processor, and includes a selection of daughter cards
connected via high-speed SPI-4.2 connectors. The HDK's architecture also
allows designers to quickly build application-specific daughter cards that can
be used in early prototypes for software development and testing, resulting in
faster time-to-market for OEMs. Storage OEMs can now build the highest
performance intelligent storage systems incorporating advanced management
services such as storage pooling, data migration, replication, backup, and
disaster recovery management. A single Pericles can achieve an aggregate, full
duplex throughput greater than 10 Gbps, providing the ability to build high
port density blades or systems with a single device.
The HDK enables system architects and engineers to quickly and efficiently
port, execute, and verify application software for the Pericles Intelligent
Storage Processor. For use by hardware, firmware and application engineers,
the HDK seamlessly integrates with the Pericles Software Development Kit (SDK)
and its simulation environment that was introduced early last year. This
integration provides a seamless path, which allows the exact firmware code
developed in the simulation environment to be used for hardware prototype
development. Furthermore, the same programs used in the SDK can also be used
in the HDK, leveraging development efforts for both environments.
"With the HDK, we are providing a unique and comprehensive development
platform to our storage OEMs," said Allyn Pon, vice president of customer
marketing. "We are shipping all the essential ingredients; silicon, SDK,
production-tested storage protocol software, and the HDK to storage device
developers so they can aggressively develop systems to meet the exploding
demand for advanced storage services residing on SAN switches, disk arrays and
SAN appliances."
About the Pericles Intelligent Storage Processor.
Combining parallel processor architecture with embedded hardware
acceleration
engines for handling stateful protocols, Pericles leads the field in storage
processor performance with an aggregate, full duplex bandwidth greater than 10
Gbps. The hardware engines not only accelerate any storage protocol but also
speed up functions used to support virtualization; including synchronous and
asynchronous mirroring, data migration, replication, backup, snapshot,
failover, and real time traffic monitoring. Dual SPI-4.2 ports allow traffic
to flow through the network to a switching fabric, a key requirement for
blades or platforms.
Astute's OEM customers include manufacturers of intelligent SAN switches,
virtualization platforms, iSCSI gateways, FCIP gateways, storage networking
devices, multi-protocol SAN switches, and storage disk arrays. In addition to
SAN infrastructure systems, Pericles can also be used for other intelligent
networking applications including intrusion detection systems, Layer 7
switches, server load balancing, blade server systems, stateful firewalls, and
SSL acceleration platforms.
About Astute Networks
Astute Networks, a leading designer of intelligent silicon-based storage
technologies, markets essential storage networking technologies to OEM
partners worldwide that allow them to deliver competitive advantages and cost-
effective solutions to IT professionals. Formed in April 2000 and based in San
Diego, Astute Networks has raised more than $23 million in venture capital
funding led by US Venture Partners (USVP) and BA Venture Partners.
Web site: www.astutenetworks.com
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