MILPITAS, Calif. — LSI Logic Corporation today announced a Linux open-source operating system initiative that will expand its suite of software drivers supporting Symbios-brand SCSI and Fibre Channel devices. LSI Logic will provide the necessary tools, hardware and development support for the Linux development community to ensure full compatibility.

“LSI Logic is seeing real interest and activity from our customers regarding the open-source movement, particularly with Linux,” said Harry Mason, director of strategic alliances in LSI Logic's Storage Components Division. “As a result, we have partnered with the Linux community to make our SCSI and Fibre Channel storage solutions available to Linux users worldwide. LSI Logic will strive to ensure that future releases of Linux will have high performance full LSI Logic SCSI and Fibre Channel hardware support capability. Our feedback indicates that there is great demand for robust, high-performance storage solutions among Linux users, and this new working model will allow users to immediately address these needs.”

LSI Logic is committed to providing hardware, integration testing, and technical support to our Linux partners to ensure compatibility and interoperability in mission critical enterprise server environments. LSI will also work with the Linux community to drive other server management initiatives to Linux such as Desktop Management Interface (DMI) and Common Information Model (CIM).

“LSI Logic has provided hardware, extensive expertise and worked hand in hand with the Linux community to provide the very best performance,” stated Alan Cox, a leading Linux kernel developer. “LSI Logic's new working relationship with Linux developers worldwide will help to ensure that their storage technologies will continue to remain an integral part of this rapidly evolving operating system.”

As a result of this partnership with leading Linux developers, Linux version 2.2, (Red Hat version 5.2) and future versions of the Linux Kernel beginning with version 2.2.3 will support LSI Logic's line of industry-leading Symbios brand SCSI SYM53C8XX controllers. Symbios brand high performance Fibre Channel SAN SYMFC9XX controllers will be supported by the end of this year.

 
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