Maxtor Adopts Broadcoms Network Attached Storage On-A-Chip Solution4 January 2005
Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a leading provider of highly-integrated
semiconductor solutions enabling broadband communications, today announced
that Maxtor Corporation (NYSE: MXO), a worldwide leader in hard disk drives
and consumer storage solutions, has adopted its NASoC storage processor to
develop new small office/home office and home networking storage products.
Beginning with the Maxtor Shared Storage(TM) solution announced today, the new
products take advantage of Broadcom's bundled software and Maxtor's intuitive
user interface that establishes new benchmarks for ease-of-use and
ease-of-installation.
Maxtor selected the Broadcom(R) BCM4780 NASoC (network attached storage
on-a-chip) storage processor that integrates multiple high-end storage
features and enables products based on the chip to feature simple installation
and high performance storage expansion at very cost-effective price points.
Customers can build on bundled software from Broadcom, giving them
time-to-market advantages not available with competing solutions.
"Maxtor is continually seeking technologies that complement our advanced
storage capabilities," said Stacey Lund, Executive Director of Maxtor's
Branded Products. "Joining with Broadcom underscores our commitment to bring
elegant, intuitive storage solutions to customers with the simplicity,
reliability and value they expect."
"Broadcom's networking expertise and storage processor products result in
a powerful combination of technologies that enable a new class of devices to
bring high-end storage features to consumer markets," said David Murray,
Director of Business Development for Broadcom's NASoC products. "The Maxtor
Shared Storage solution is a powerful example of the products we expect our
solution to help produce, resetting expectations for storage technology in the
home and for small businesses."
Products based on the BCM4780 NASoC solution are capable of offering
functionality that was previously only available on equipment costing several
times as much. Adding a Broadcom-enabled network storage unit to an existing
Ethernet-based home network allows users to share files; gain "always-on"
access to data, regardless of whether or not other computers on the network
are active; and to easily add additional storage to the network that may be
shared by connected PCs.
For more information about the new Maxtor Shared Storage solution, please
visit the company's website or meet representatives of the company in Las
Vegas for CES, January 6-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Suite N222/221.
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