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May 24, 1999
Intergraph Computer Systems Announces ExtremeZ SAN: Streamlined Data Sharing And Storage System For Large-Sized Files
Intergraph Computer Systems announced ExtremeZ™ SAN, an integrated
Storage Area Networking (SAN) solution the delivers radically accelerated
access and sharing of large-size files for companies working in publishing/prepress,
digital media, MCAD, visual simulation, and other data-intensive fields.
ExtremeZ SAN integrates the industry’s leading SAN technologies
from Mercury Computer Systems, Q-Logic, Vixel, and Intergraph Computer
Systems to create an open-systems, Fibre Channel-based solution that is
available through Intergraph authorized resellers. ExtremeZ SAN’s
Fibre Channel backbone delivers exponential performance improvements over
traditional SCSI-based storage interfaces, and offers greatly expanded
cable length to ensure proximity to data-even when storage is physically
located at great distances.
The highly scalable ExtremeZ SAN solution eliminates network slowdowns
caused by large file transfers over conventional networking protocols,
while centralizing file storage to guarantee file synchronization throughout
the enterprise.
With ExtremeZ SAN, creative and technical professionals working with
large-sized files such as graphics, digital video, or large-scale terrain
databases will be able to more effectively leverage their existing investments
in servers, workstations, ant PCs by eliminating server I/O and networking
bottlenecks that comprise the true performance potential of their systems.
Integrated Systems of Industry-Standard Components
ExtremeZ SAN is an integrated solution configured by Intergraph Computer
Systems’ resellers that includes a high-speed Fibre Channel controller
from Q-Logic, a Fibre Channel hub from Vixel, and Mercury Computer Systems’
SANegry software, along with a variety of storage options from Intergraph
Computer Systems.
These options include Intergraph’s InterRAID IR 9SL, high speed
JBOD array, and the InterRAID IR-12FF and IR-9FL all-Fibre-Channel arrays
that offer high speed, capacity and redundancy. The ExtremeZ SAN solution
integrates seamlessly and works in conjunction with Intergraph Computer
Systems’ powerful InterServe and ExtremeZ Servers, RenderRAX™
III and ViZRAX™ graphics rackmount workstations, and TDZ® 2000
ViZual Workstations™ delivering a highly efficient production critical
workflow environment for creative and technical professionals.
Serves a variety of Vertical Markets
ExtremeZ, SAN is a significant solution for any organization that requires
access and manipulation of large-scale files, including companies serving
markets such as:
- Prepress and Publishing: ExtremeZ SAN delivers high-speed, centralized
storage that ideally accommodates the multistage workflow of prepress
and publishing houses. Files as large as several hundred MBs can be
quickly and easily transported between image editing workstations,
OPI servers, and RIP machines while maintaining perfect file synchronization.
- Digital Media: ExtremeZ SAN’s High-availability Fibre Channel
backbone maintains uninterrupted data flow necessary for streaming
video files, especially with multi-stream systems. The raw speed of
Fibre Channel enables animators to quickly transfer large-scale rendered
animation scenes to compositing stations or nonlinear editing systems
on the network.
- Visual Simulation: ExtremeZ SAN is a critical solution for applications
employing massive data sets such as high-fidelity terrain databases
that would be difficult or impossible to implement on standard Ethernet
networks. The shared-storage topology of ExtremeZ SAN enables high-performance
interactivity simulation (DIS) applications.
- MCAD: Design and manufacturing firms are increasingly working with
the same model at different stages of a product lifecycle, from the
design stage to engineering to marketing.n ExtremeZ SAN enables these
complex designs and assemblies to be passed along easily from department
to department without bogging down the company network.
Pricing and Availability: ExtremeZ SAN is available immediately throughout authorized Intergraph Computer Systems resellers starting under $12,000 (US). For additional information about Intergraph products or resellers, visit their website at http://www.intergraph.com/ics
