However, the vision of intelligent storage driven from the network was largely pioneered by this company, and that means Pirus remains, at least in spirit, in the upper right quadrant of our heart. [Ed note: Always preferable to the cold, stiff Gartner alternative.]
Its growing reseller channel also gives it a clear edge over all the other next-generation switch startups, none of which are shipping. For this reason, Pirus remains a contender and a key player on this Top Ten.
Hanging on at No. 7 is Alacritech Inc., now shipping its iSCSI and TCP/IP offload cards (see Alacritech Releases GigE Accelerator and Alacritech Ships NIC).
It has announced some flashy benchmark results, but, sadly, these count for diddly when it comes to paying employees at the end of the month (see Alacritech Touts NAS Testing).
To stay on this list much longer Alacritech needs to announce some major OEM deals or significant customer wins fast.
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