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Finisar Empowers UNH InterOperability Lab to Offer SANMark Testing
for 4 Gigabit Fibre Channel Devices
UNH IOL Is First Independent Test House to Provide Four Gigabit SANMark
Testing
SUNNYVALE, CA and DURHAM, NH, Sep 19, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News
Network) -- Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), a technology leader for
fiber optic components and network test and monitoring systems, and the
University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), today
announced the offering of SANMark testing for 4 Gigabit Fibre Channel
products. The UNH-IOL will use Finisar's IFC-5 Fibre Channel Eagle, a
tester product capable of a wide array of protocol, emulation, and load
testing at 1G, 2G, and 4G data transfer rates, to offer compliance testing
to eligible members of the UNH-IOL Fibre Channel Consortium.
The UNH-IOL has tested Fibre Channel devices since 1991 and contributed
to the development of the SANMark test suites, objective indicators of
how Fibre Channel products perform against reasonable quality and interoperability
standards. The laboratory is developing an extensive Fibre Channel test
bed comprising legacy and current Host Bus Adapters, enclosures, drives,
tapes and switches supported by leading-edge test gear.
"As the leader in comprehensive test solutions for high-speed storage
communications, Finisar is pleased to participate with the UNH-IOL Fibre
Channel Consortium to enhance vendors' ability to deliver reliable products
which are compliant with industry standards," said Chris Cicchetti,
marketing director, Finisar. "Our long standing relationship with
the IOL Consortium has made a significant contribution to the advancement
of the Fibre Channel standard in the marketplace."
Membership in the consortium entitles companies to a full year of product
testing. Successfully completing SANMark testing allows companies to use
the SANMark logo in their advertising and collateral. Qualified devices
are also included on the Fibre Channel Industry Association's SANMark
qualified products list.
"Our engineers are extremely experienced and well prepared to take
our members' equipment through the testing and logo certification process,"
said Mikkel Hagen, UNH-IOL Fibre Channel senior research and development
engineer. "This will provide a key benefit to our members beyond
the already extensive conformance and interoperability testing we provide."
About Finisar
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) is a technology leader for fiber optic
components and subsystems and network test and monitoring systems. These
products enable high-speed data communications for networking and storage
applications over Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Networks (LANs), Fibre Channel
Storage Area Networks (SANs), and Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) using
Fibre Channel, IP, SAS, SATA and SONET/SDH protocols. The Company's headquarters
is in Sunnyvale, California, USA. www.finisar.com.
About UNH InterOperability Laboratory
Established in 1988, the UNH-IOL provides neutral third-party interoperability
and conformance testing for data communications companies. For more information,
visit www.iol.unh.edu.
Pricing and Availability
Gillaspy Associates solutions are currently shipping to leading-edge customers.
Register on our website for a demonstration
For more detailed information, product configurations and pricing please
contact Gillaspy Associates at 805-386-0700
Since 1997, Gillaspy Associates has built
a solid reputation for developing strong relationships with our customers
by providing quality solutions and ongoing support.
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