FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WESTERN SCIENTIFIC INTEGRATES CHELSIO’S 10G ETHERNET TCP OFFLOAD ENGINE INTO ITS SERVER AND STORAGE PRODUCT LINES
SUNNYVALE, CA, JANUARY 11, 2006 – Chelsio Communications, Inc., the established leader in 10-Gigabit and multi-port Gigabit Ethernet adapters with protocol offload technology, today announced that Western Scientific, a global provider of high-performance computing and reliable storage solutions, is integrating Chelsio’s high performance 10Gb Ethernet TCP offload technology into its broad range of high-performance computing and storage solutions.
Chelsio’s T210 10GbE Protocol Offload Engine is the highest performance 10Gb Ethernet adapter card in the industry, and it has been certified for deployment in the Western Scientific Fusion?„? server and FusionSA?„? storage server appliances. Western Scientific has delivered systems integrated with Chelsio 10GbE TCP offload adapters to several high performance computing customers over the past year.
Chelsio’s TCP Offload technology delivers unprecedented throughput and low latency for 10Gb Ethernet network environments, said Jeff Johnson, vice president of engineering at Western Scientific. HPC environments absolutely require the very best performance, and Chelsio’s 10Gb Ethernet TOE delivers.
Western Scientific is recognized for providing reliable computing clusters, data storage, workstations and networking solutions to Fortune 50 corporations, scientific research facilities, government and educational institutions, oil and gas exploration firms, and entertainment and media production companies.
More than 15,000 customers worldwide rely on Western Scientific’s high performance computing and storage environments to deliver the data-intensive demands of extreme computing tasks such as 3-D animation, space exploration and scientific modeling, said Kianoosh Naghshineh, president and CEO of Chelsio. The Chelsio TOE architecture is uniquely suited to deliver the high throughput and low latency required by HPC applications.
More than 100 customers in 20 countries are using Chelsio products in a multitude of applications including high-performance cluster computing, server networking, network monitoring, digital media storage, video editing and post-production.
About Chelsio Communications
Chelsio Communications is leading the convergence of networking, storage and clustering interconnects with its robust, high-performance and proven protocol acceleration technology. Featuring a highly scalable and programmable architecture, Chelsio is shipping 10-Gigabit Ethernet and multi-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter cards with protocol offload, delivering the low latency and superior throughput required for high-performance computing applications. For more information, visit the company online at http://www.chelsio.com.
About Western Scientific
Western Scientific is a leading provider of high-performance computing and rendering clusters, powerful rack-mounted servers and workstations, robust disk storage, and reliable tape backup systems. Headquartered in San Diego, California, with UK operations based in Staffordshire, England, Western Scientific continues its 27-year history of blending the very latest and most innovative computing and storage technology with an unparalleled customer-centric focus. View westernscientific.com for the entire line of products and services.
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