OREANDA-NEWS. July 23, 2015. PMC-Sierra, Inc. (PMC®) (Nasdaq:PMCS), the semiconductor and software solutions innovator transforming networks that connect, move and store big data, today announced it was named a gold award winner in the ChannelPro-SMB 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards for Best SAS/SATA RAID Controller.

“This award confirms that our Adaptec® products are highly valued in the channel for their superior performance, compatibility and scalability,” said

Troy Winslow, director, Channel & Data Center Marketing at PMC. “To have our PMC Adaptec Series 6, 7 and 8 family of 6Gb/s and 12Gb/s RAID adapters recognized by our customers and partners is a great honor.”

Readers of ChannelPro-SMB were invited to participate in the channel’s only SMB-focused Readers’ Choice Awards by casting their votes for the vendors, distributors, and professional organizations with the most SMB- and partner-friendly solutions, services, or programs in the channel today, via the publication’s website. For each category, readers were asked to select the option that best satisfies the unique business requirements, work styles, and budgets of their small and midsize business clients, as well as those that best serve their own partner organizations. The survey was fielded in Q1 and Q2 of 2015 and drew participation from more than 500 VARs, MSPs, integrators, system builders, and IT consultants in the channel. Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners were named in each category.

About Adaptec Storage Solutions

PMC Adaptec storage solutions protect, accelerate, and condition data as it moves through the I/O path. We deliver high-performance, interoperable and reliable storage solutions combined with leading technical support. PMC Adaptec 12Gb/s PCIe Gen3 Series 8 RAID adapters, coupled with 6Gb/s or 12Gb/s SSDs, provide maximum read/write bandwidth and IOPS for the most performance-hungry transactional and database applications. Our products enable customers to innovate storage networks for next-generation data centers, cloud services as well as the broader market segments served by our channel partners. For more information, visit www.adaptec.com.

About PMC

PMC (Nasdaq:PMCS) is the semiconductor and software solutions innovator transforming networks that connect, move and store big data. Building on a track record of technology leadership, the company is driving innovation across storage, optical and mobile networks. PMC’s highly integrated solutions increase performance and enable next-generation services to accelerate the network transformation. For more information, visit www.pmcs.com. Follow PMC on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and RSS.

About ChannelPro-SMB

ChannelPro-SMB, part of The ChannelPro Network, provides targeted business and technology information for IT channel partners who serve small and midsize businesses. Via a monthly magazine and associated online properties, ChannelPro-SMB delivers expert opinion, analysis, news, product reviews, and advice vital to a reseller’s business success. Perspectives from VARs, vendors, distributors, and analysts are spotlighted daily. No other media company focuses on the small and midsize marketplace like ChannelPro-SMB. More information is available at http://www.ChannelProNetwork.com.