In storage area networking, there are really only two vendors to pay attention to: Brocade and Cisco. Combined, these two vendors dominate the Fibre Channel SAN switch market with some 90% of market share by revenue, according to Dell'Oro Group. The rest of the SAN switch vendors just don't matter, although we'd keep an eye on HP, which is showing more market share (by revenue) of Fibre Channel over Ethernet switches and adapters than Brocade, according to HP, though those...
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OpenFabrics Alliance Announces Dates for International Workshop: March 25-28, 2012; Solution Providers and OEMs to Present on OFED Customer Requiremen
July 22, 2011
The OpenFabrics Alliance (OFA), an open source community that delivers and supports the OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFEDTM) for high-performance networking applications, today announced dates for the 2012 OFA International Workshop: March 25-28, 2012 in Monterey, CA. The OpenFabrics Alliance will be holding its 2012 OFA International Workshop from March 25-28, 2012 in Monterey, CA. The multi-day event will be focused on the strategic opportunities for the OFA and development efforts around OFED, and will include an assessment of the state...
Equal Opportunities-Dell Gives High Marks to UNH-IOL Testing
July 21, 2011
When the word storage comes up, people tend to first think of their garage, attic or basement. But for many, those rooms aren't nearly enough and the resulting need for extra space has spawned a multibillion-dollar market for self storage. Companies are finding themselves in the same situation with data.
Equal Opportunities-Dell Gives High Marks to UNH-IOL Testing
July 15, 2011
When the word storage comes up, people tend to first think of their garage, attic or basement. But for many, those rooms aren't nearly enough and the resulting need for extra space has spawned a multibillion-dollar market for self storage. Companies are finding themselves in the same situation with data.
G.hn Becomes Reality
July 12, 2011
The wired home networking industry has taken a step forward after four G.hn chipset manufacturers met in Geneva for the world's first open G.hn Interoperability Plugfest. Put on by the HomeGrid Forum and the Broadband Forum, the event was hosted at the International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication (ITU-T) global headquarters and organized by University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL).
UNH-IOL Boosts Development of High Performance Storage Solutions
July 8, 2011
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced that through the UNH-IOL Data Storage consortiums, the lab is helping member companies introduce their storage products and devices to the market faster and providing members an early opportunity to test against new standards, laying the groundwork for the future of data storage technologies.
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory Expands Capabilities of Ethernet Testing Services
July 7, 2011
Jun 30, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced it is continuing to expand the capabilities of its 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet testing services.
UNH-IOL enhances development of high-performance storage offerings
July 5, 2011
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), a provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for networking industry, announced Tuesday that through the UNH-IOL Data Storage consortiums, the lab is helping member companies introduce their storage products and devices to the market faster and providing members an early opportunity to test against new standards, laying the groundwork for the future of data storage technologies. The UNH-IOL recently released a case study with global technology and solution provider Dell,...
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory Expands Capabilities of Ethernet Testing Services
June 30, 2011
Jun 30, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, announced it is continuing to expand the capabilities of its 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet testing services.
UNH-IOL Ready for 40G/100G
June 29, 2011
DURHAM, N.H. -- The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), an independent provider of broad-based testing and standards conformance services for the networking industry, today announced it is continuing to expand the capabilities of its 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet testing services. Members of the UNH-IOL's 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet Consortium now have devices available that are ready for testing, and the enhancements to the testing services will allow members to prepare their products for market in advance...