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Finisar
Systems Announces GTX Version 4.0:
The Industry’s First
Multi-Protocol Analyzer for SANs
Simultaneous
Display of iSCSI, Fibre Channel and InfiniBand with just one viewer
Sunnyvale, CA, Feb 13, 2002
– Finisar Systems, a division of Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ; FNSR)
specializing in SAN and LAN performance tools, announced today GTX
Version 4.0: the industry’s first multi-protocol analyzer for
SANs. Designed specifically for R&D developers, test engineers
and design QA engineers, GTX software version 4.0 is the newest
generation of Finisar protocol analysis software featuring iSCSI
triggers and analysis and the ability to now view all three Storage
Area Networking (SAN) protocols iSCSI, Fibre Channel and InfiniBand
with just one viewer.
Finisar’s new version GTX
software is backwards compatible with previous versions of GTX
releases. iSCSI product features include capture of 1 Gb or 2 Gb of
Trace Data in on-board buffers, new Trace Viewer spreadsheet and GTX-style
format viewer for easy identification for existing Finisar users. In
addition to the new iSCSI features, GTX 4.0 also adds more decodes
for Fibre Channel and an upgrade to its GTX SANMetrics-Fibre
Channel/SCSI debug and analysis tool. GTX-SANMetrics puts the
"expert" in the software, giving visual topology (SAN
layout) views for network visualization and allows less-technical
staff to effectively analyze traces. Users save a tremendous amount
of time and effort to quickly get to the root of performance issues.
GTX-SANMetrics new features include over 240 Fibre Channel and SCSI
performance metrics in graph view with zoom and high channel count
support which allows the user to view as many as the analyzer will
allow. GTX SANMetrics portion of GTX 4.0 provides performance
measurements for every aspect and behavior of Fibre Channel and SCSI
traces. It's expert-level analysis and debugging facilities help
find protocol and performance anomalies.
"Our customers have been asking
for a tool to test and analyze all three SAN protocols and we are
proud to say that we have delivered" said Finisar Systems
General Manager, Bill Shaw. "GTX 4.0 helps our customers solve
their SAN protocol analysis problems quickly and easily."
Pricing and Availability
GTX 4.0 is available now. Please
contact your local Finisar representative for a
free CD of GTX 4.0, Call
408/542-4133 or download it from the Internet at http://www.finisar.com.
About Finisar
Finisar Corporation (Nasdaq:FNSR) is
a technology leader for fiber optic subsystems and network
performance test systems which enable high-speed data communications
over Gigabit Ethernet local area networks (LANs), Fibre Channel
storage area networks (SANs), and metropolitan area networks (MANs).
The Company is focused on the application of digital fiber optics to
provide a broad line of high-performance, reliable, value-added
optical subsystems for networking and storage equipment
manufacturers. The Company's headquarters are located at 1308
Moffett Park Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. For more information, visit
the Company's web site at http://www.finisar.com.
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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
The statements contained in this
press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including Statements regarding
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These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
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are set forth in Finisar Corporation's Form 10-K report for its
fiscal year ending April 30, 2001, as filed July 18, 2001 with the
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Editorial Contact:
Steve Fiore S&S
Public Relations Ph. 847-955-0700
Fiore@sspr.com
Terry Hunt Finisar
Systems Ph. 408-400-1008 terry.hunt@finisar.com
Shelby Palmer
Investor Relations Ph.
408-542-5050 spalmer@finisar.com
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