4-Port 3ware SAS RAID Controller by AMCC

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) will begin shipping the 3ware(R) 9690SA-4I Serial Attached SCSI
(SAS) RAID controller on April 14. The 9690SA-4I will provide customers
a value-oriented SAS/SATA configuration option with four internal
ports.

"SAS is the interface for the direct-attach server space, SCSI’s
former mainstay," said Scott Cleland, Worldwide Director of Marketing
for AMCC Storage. "The 3ware 9690SA-4I will give IT managers a new
cost-sensitive SAS/SATA RAID solution for mission critical applications
that require higher levels of availability and native expansion."

The 3ware 9690SA controller line will continue to feature low
profile controller layouts: one with eight internal ports, another with
eight external ports, a third with four internal and four external
ports and now a fourth with four internal ports. The 3ware 9690SA-4I
will be tailored for value-end 1U, 4-bay servers, departmental servers
and professional workstations that typically employ four,
direct-connect internal drives. Expandability to 128 SAS/SATA devices
with all 9690SA controllers is achieved with standard SAS expanders.

Product Pricing and Availability
3ware 9690SA-4I controller kits will be available through AMCC’s
worldwide network of distributors, integrators and VARs. Suggested list
price for the 3ware 9690SA-4I is $395; MSRP is $795 for the 9690SA-8I,
9690SA-8E and 9690SA-4I4E model numbers.

AMCC.