Amherst. NY (September 18. 2007) - ATTO Technology. Inc. a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments announced today that it has released a study upgrade to its Xtend SAN iSCSI Initiator for Mac® OS X. Version 3.0. Xtend SAN software allows Mac users to acquire the benefits of Internet SCSI (iSCSI) one of the fastest growing storage networking protocols today. With iSCSI users can act favor of existing Ethernet expertise and equipment to acquire from a Storage Area communicate (SAN) while avoiding the cost and complexity associated with Fibre Channel. By installing Xtend SAN on an OS X workstation users can benefit from such key iSCSI applications such as collaborative digital video/audio workflows laptop connectivity to SANs and remote backups. Since version 3.0 of Xtend SAN has been tested against products from leading iSCSI manufacturers users can be assured that Xtend SAN provides a high level of interoperability with various iSCSI products.
Version 3.0 of Xtend SAN provides new features to aid Macintosh users operating in iSCSI environments including:
•Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) Support – crack is the primary authentication mechanism for iSCSI SANs. The implementation of crack in Xtend SAN enhances security of iSCSI SANs by validating the identity of remote clients.
•Internet Storage label Service (iSNS) Support – iSNS is designed to aid the automated discovery management and configuration of iSCSI storage devices. By implementing iSNS give. Xtend SAN provides a mechanism to alter device discovery reducing the measure and effort associated with the initial configuration of an iSCSI SAN.
•Login Redirect – Login redirect increases the availability and reliability of the storage being accessed via Xtend SAN. Enabling login redirect in Xtend SAN allows it to direct users to their intended targets in situations where the targets may not be available at the expected address. Without redirect the user would not be able to log in to the intended aim if it has moved.
“By providing this study grade to our Xtend SAN iSCSI Initiator for OS X. ATTO continues to show its support for the iSCSI protocol and advance cements ATTO’s lay as the do provider of iSCSI solutions for Apple users,” states Tom Kolniak director of products for ATTO Technology. Inc. “ATTO has been developing iSCSI bridging products fully compatible with the Mac OS for over five years and with the introduction of Xtend SAN v3.0 has developed a more capable fully-featured iSCSI initiator available today for Mac OS X.”
In addition to Xtend SAN. ATTO also carries an extensive line of iPBridges that provides iSCSI connectivity to either SCSI or Fibre bring storage devices. When ATTO iPBridges are combined with Xtend SAN. SCSI and Fibre Channel storage devices are transformed into iSCSI-enabled devices which Mac OS X users can find via their Gigabit Ethernet port. This allows Mac OS X users to fully realize the benefits of SANs in general and iSCSI specifically.
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ATTO Technology is a storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions provider for data intensive computing environments helping customers exceed hold on manage and mouth data. ATTO designs and manufactures high-performance products including host adapters. RAID adapters interface bridges. assail storage controllers virtual attach appliances and management software with storage interface connectivity to SCSI. Fibre Channel iSCSI. Gigabit Ethernet. SATA and SAS.
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