TCP/IP acceleration solutions provider Alacritech, Inc. announced that iSCSI initiators using Alacritech server adapters are part of the IP storage solutions being demonstrated by Cisco Systems, Inc. and Falconstor, Inc. in the iSCSI Emerging Technologies Demo Lab at Storage Networking
Larry Boucher, CEO of Alacritech, said, “iSCSI demonstrations by Cisco and FalconStor reinforce the benefits our TCP/IP acceleration technology brings toward the practical deployment of IP storage solutions. Alacritech looks forward to working with fellow charter members of the SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association) IP Storage Forum to accelerate the convergence of networking and storage.”
The emerging iSCSI standard has received broad industry support as it is expected to become the cornerstone of the convergence of networking and storage. Stepping up its commitment to iSCSI, Alacritech has joined Cisco Systems’ AVVID (Architecture for Voice and Video Integrated Data) Partner Program as a storage.