Adaptec watched with frustration through 2002 as the market for iSCSI systems -- which extend SCSI storage commands over TCP/IP networks -- continued to be delayed. Its iSCSI adapter is based on technology from Platys Communications, which it bought in July 2001 (see Adaptec Pockets Platys).
IP SANs now have renewed momentum, as the iSCSI specification has been ratified and major players such as Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Network Appliance Inc. (Nasdaq: NTAP) have moved quickly to support it (see Microsoft to Unleash iSCSI, NetApp's IP SAN Wins a Fan, and NetApp Blitzes on iSCSI).
Is the timing right for Adaptec to pick up Eurologic? First we'll have to see whether this trans-Atlantic union actually happens.
Todd Spangler, US Editor, Byte and Switch
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