ATTO Technology Introduces Desklink

Next Generation in Thunderbolt™-enabled Storage and Network Connectivity

AMHERST, N.Y., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTO Technology, Inc., today introduced the ATTO Desklink™ category of products for mobile devices, laptops and ultrabooks. Similar to host bus adapters and bridges, Desklink devices are the latest breakthrough in ATTO's portfolio of next generation, high-performance storage and network connectivity offerings. This technology allows a variety of portable devices that typically incorporate FireWire and USB connections access to other storage protocols including Fibre Channel, SAS/SATA and Ethernet. The line is being launched with the introduction of ATTO's new ThunderLink™ and ThunderStream™ Desklinks devices.
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Intel: Optical cables for Thunderbolt coming this year

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Optical Thunderbolt cables will enable faster data transfers over longer distances

IDG News Service - Optical cables for Thunderbolt ports that enable faster data transfers over longer distances on computers such as Apple's Macintosh will be available later this year, Intel said Monday.

Thunderbolt, introduced just over a year ago, is a high-speed connector technology that shuttles data among computers and with peripherals. Current Thunderbolt installations are based on copper, but optical cables could provide more bandwidth and longer cable runs in the future, according to Dave Salvator, an Intel spokesman.
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Intel aims for faster Thunderbolt with PCI-Express 3.0

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Intel is working to boost data transfer speeds with a faster pipe on Thunderbolt, a high-speed connector technology that link computers with peripherals, the company said on Thursday.
Intel in the future will support the PCI-Express 3.0 protocol to shuttle data faster between host devices and peripherals, an Intel spokesman said in an email. Computers with Thunderbolt interconnect currently communicate with external devices using the older PCI-Express 2.0 technology.
The company will incorporate PCI-Express 3.0 in Thunderbolt, but could not provide a time frame for when it will be accomplished. ... 続きを読む

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CES 2012: Seagate, Western Digital show Thunderbolt drives

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So you bought yourself a new Apple computer, and got really excited about the "Thunderbolt" slot on the side of the computer, the one the Mac genius told you was capable of making your hard drive run much, much faster. But then you went out to look for a Thunderbolt drive, and found the pickings to be really, really slim.
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