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FIBRE CHANNEL

Buyers Guide table: Fibre Channel devices provide missing link

VendorProductFunctionFeaturesPrice
Ancor Communications Inc
Minnetonka, Minn.
612-932-4000
www.ancor.com		GigWorks
MKII-16 Fibre
Channel Switch		SwitchProvides gigabit speed at all 16 ports; ports are auto-sensing and self-configuring, each offering easy fabric, loop or switch-to- switch connectivity; has hot-swappable components, including copper and optical media modules.Sold only
through
OEMs
and
integrators
ATTO Technology Inc.
Amherst, N.Y.
716-691-1999
www.attotech.com		ATTO FibreBridgeFibre Channel to
UltraSCSI bridge		Can attach any existing SCSI product to Fibre Channel; provides full-duplex 1.06-Gbps transfer rates tightly coupled with two independent 40-megabytes/sec channels for a combined throughput of 80 megabytes/sec$3,296
to
$3,895
ATTO FibreCenterStackable hubServes as a high-speed central connection point for data sharing in Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) configurations; stackable five-port hub provides1.06-Gbps performance with 200-megabytes/sec transfer rates for I/O and data intensive workgroup and enterprise environments$1,195
ATTO ExpressPCI FC PC, Macintosh
host adapter		Is a 64-bit PCI bus-to-Fibre Channel host adapter for servers, workgroups and workstations; drivers with multiple initiator support are available for Mac OS and Microsoft Windows NT $995
Brocade Communications
Systems Inc.
San Jose, Calif.
408-487-8000
www.brocade.com 		SilkWorm 2100 SwitchEight-port Fibre Channel Loop switch supports parallel transfer rates of 100 megabytes/sec at each port; upgradeable to full fabric supportNew product;
price not
set
Compaq Computer Corp.
Houston
281-370-0670
www.compaq.com		StorageWorks
RAID
Array 8000		Disk subsystemCan be rack- or pedestal-mounted; supports up to 1.3T of storage$68,000
to
$169,000
Crossroads Systems Inc.
Austin, Texas
800-643-7148
www.crossroads.com		Crossroads 4200
Fibre
Channel to SCSI		RouterHas one Fibre Channel port and two SCSI ports$7,995
Hewlett-Packard Co.
Palo Alto, Calif.
650-857-1501
www.hp.com/go/fibrechannel		HHBA 5100AHost bus adaptersAre PCI short-card-form printed circuit boards with drivers for Microsoft Windows NT, Novell NetWare and SCO UnixWare $750
Vicom Systems Inc.
Mountain View, Calif.
650-964-6200
www.vicom.com		SLIC Fibre Channel
storage routers		RoutersFeatures internal bandwidth of more than 5 gigabytes/sec$3,500
to
$8,000
per port
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