March 19, 2005 -(HOSTSEARCH.COM)- Interphase Corporation, an international supplier of next-generation networking technologies, today announced the SlotOptimizer 554GB Quad-Port PCI/PCI-X network adapter based on the Broadcom BCM5704C 10/100/1000Base-T controller. This product represents a new addition to the Interphase SlotOptimizer product family, and is designed to maximize the number of Gigabit Ethernet ports available from a single system slot, offering high-availability while conserving valuable slots.
The SlotOptimizer 554GB is designed for use in high-availability server and router applications such as enterprise network servers, low-profile rack mount servers, multi-channel ISP routers, high-availability firewalls and cache servers, Internet servers and appliance servers. Features include four independent 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet ports on a standard PCI half card form factor with support for universal signaling, 64- or 32-bit PCI-X 1.0 or PCI 2.2 buses, auto negotiation that automatically detects and configures the link speed and the duplex type of the network connection, plug and play compatibility for PCI Local Bus 2.2 and PCI-X 1.0 compliant host systems, and per port LED indicators to show link status, link speed and link activity. Driver support for the 554GB includes Windows(R) Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux(R), and Solaris(TM)X86.
General availability of the Interphase SlotOptimizer 554GB Quad-Port PCI/PCI-X network adapter is planned for May 2005.
