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News and links to articles and press releases which mention the HBA API.

Articles

Critical Fibre Channel Standard Reached by Storage Group, Computerworld, November 1, 2000

"The Host Bus Adapter (HBA) application programming interface (API), a critical ingredient to connecting systems and storage devices to more efficient Fibre Channel links, was announced by the Fibre Channel Work Group..The new standard could help independent software vendors deliver greater functionality to consumers more quickly by using a single standardized interface."

Storage Focus Turns to Making Products Work Together, Computerworld, November 6, 2000

"...hardware vendors have committed themselves to making storage-area networking (SAN) products that can exist in different computing environments..."

Press Releases

August 28, 2001 - JNI Corp Ships 2 Gb CompactPCI Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

" SNIA API Support: Like all Emerald IV-based HBAs from JNI, the FCC-6460 complies with all current SNIA API standards used by storage management software programs for inband management of the storage network. "

August 27, 2001 - InterSAN's Storage Area Management Software to Support QLogic Storage Infrastructure Products

"InterSAN and QLogic are members of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Fibre Channel Working Group (FCWG) focusing on standardizing a Common HBA API that will enhance the manageability of SANs."

August 27, 2001 - InterSAN's Storage Area Management Software to Support JNI's Fibre Channel

"InterSAN and QLogic are members of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Fibre Channel Working Group (FCWG) focusing on standardizing a Common HBA API that will enhance the manageability of SANs."

August 27, 2001 - InterSAN's Storage Area Management Software to Support Emulex Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters

" InterSAN and Emulex are both members of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Fibre Channel Working Group (FCWG), which is focused on standardizing a Common HBA API that further enhances the manageability of Storage Area Networks. "

August 9, 2001 - LSI Logic Sets the Performance Standard for 2 Gbit Host Adapters

"LSI Logic Fibre Channel host adapters support the SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association) Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Application Programming Interface (API). API extends the interoperability and manageability of storage networks by providing a standard interface to access information across Fibre Channel networks. "

May 4, 2001 -ATTO Technology Announces 2-Gigabit Interoperability for its Fibre Channel Host Adapters with Gadzoox Networks and Vixel; Debuts Support for SNIA HBA API

""ATTO strongly supports SNIA's efforts to increase the ease-of-use and manageability of Fibre Channel SANs. By achieving interoperability among multi-vendor Fibre Channel storage networks, SNIA and the industry are rapidly making heterogeneous SANs a reality," said Ed Tierney, manager, Technical Marketing, ATTO Technology. "The HBA API demonstrates how the industry is coming together to ensure that multi-vendor storage devices seamlessly work together to ease the implementation process.""

April 25, 2001 - JNI Corporation Reports Results for First-Quarter 2001

" EMC certified new releases of Tachyon and Emerald III Solaris drivers supporting the SNIA 1.0 API interface. "

April 18, 2001 - Interphase Announces New Fibre Channel Software Drivers

" Further developments and enhancements are continuing and include support for the new Fibre Channel industry standard host bus adapter application programming interface (HBA API). The HBA API was demonstrated at a recent industry association exhibit and will be included, along with other enhancements, in the next version of the release, scheduled to be available later in 2001. "

March 14, 2001 - SANavigator Inc. Unveils SANavigator at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany

"We believe that our support of the SNIA HBA API for in-band discovery in version 1.5 of SANavigator reinforces SANavigator's position as the premier SAN management application"

March 13, 2001 - Emulex Announces Availability of Open-Standards Interface for SAN Management

"Common HBA API, based on a specification initially developed by members of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), allows software providers to develop and implement value-added SAN management services that leverage the flexibility and functionality of Emulex's market leading host bus adapter family."

March 14, 2001 - JNI AND VERITAS SOFTWARE PARTNER TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF HETEROGENOUS STORAGE AREA NETWORKS

" JNI and VERITAS Software (Nasdaq:VRTS) have cooperated on a number of initiatives in the past year, including the development of a common HBA application programming interface (API). The common API enables recognition and access of information from SAN components that are both platform-and HBA vendor-independent. This development is a fundamental element of VERITAS SANPoint Control 2.0. "

February 27, 2001 - Two JNI Corp. Fibre Channel HBAs Complete Brocade Fabric Aware End-to-End Interoperability Verification

"Brocade is also supporting JNI-developed initiatives for a common HBA application programming interface (API) through the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA) and other appropriate standards organizations."

February 2, 2001 - Adaptec Demos IP Storage and Fibre Channel San Management Software at SNIA Technology Center Grand Opening

"Adaptec is also showcasing SNIA API support for Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs)."

February 2, 2001 - Agilent Technologies Announces Support for Storage Networking Industry Association Technology Center Grand Opening

"As part of the grand opening, Agilent Technologies will demonstrate its Host Bus Adapter (HBA) common Application Programming Interface (API) supporting storage area networking (SAN) management applications such as HighGround's Storage Resource Manager, InterSAN's Storage Utility Management software and Hewlett Packard's SAN Manager DM."

February 2, 2001 - Troika Networks Announces Support for Storage Networking Industry Association Technology Center Grand Opening

"TROIKA ... will be an active participant in the Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Application Programming Interface (API) demonstration, in which various management software solutions are being run using the HBA API with the host adapter vendors. The HBA API was proposed to the industry by Benjamin Kuo, engineering manager for TROIKA, who also chaired the HBA API subgroup of SNIA’s Fibre Channel Working Group."

February 2, 2001 - JNI supports Storage Networking Industry Association Technology Center

"JNI will demonstrate the libraries and drivers to support the SNIA common host bus adapter application programming interface (common HBA API) initiative"

February 2, 2001 - HighGround Systems Announces Support for SNIA Technology Center Grand Opening

February 2, 2001 - Brocade Enables End to End SAN Interoperability at Grand Opening of Storage Networking Industry Association Technology Center

February 2, 2001 - Vixel Announces Support for Storage Networking Industry Association Technology Center Grand Opening

February 2, 2001 - Emulex Announces Support for Storage Networking Industry Association Technology Center Grand Opening

February 2, 2001 - QLogic Announces Support for Storage Networking Industry Association Technology Center Grand Opening

January 30, 2001 - Connex Announces SANavigator 1.5 First Comprehensive Storage Resource Management Application to Support SNIA HBA API for In-band Discovery

Last modified 9/7/2001 by Benjamin F. Kuo