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ATTO certifies Gen 6 Fibre Channel HBAs with Quantum Storage
MUMBAI: ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage, network connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments for nearly 30 years, has announced the successful testing and certification of its new Celerity™ 16Gb Gen 6 Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) in Quantum®’s StorNext/ Xcellis Workflow Storage and Scalar tape libraries.
The newest generation of ATTO’s Fibre Channel HBAs build on more than 20 years’ worth of experience in Fibre Channel, a protocol designed specifically for storage. With faster reads and writes than previous generations and greater throughput, ATTO’s 16Gb Gen 6 HBAs support twice the number of commands in flight, providing maximum performance for flash arrays and digital media. Celerity HBAs also unleash the full potential of the latest workstations, servers and storage arrays and are compatible with Mac®, Windows® and Linux® platforms.
As a result, ATTO is uniquely positioned to provide a high-performance connectivity solution for Quantum’s scale-out storage, archiving and data protection solutions. These solutions enable high-throughput and uninterrupted access in a variety of environments including big data, data backup and recovery, archiving and virtualization.
“We’re pleased to be expanding our partnership with Quantum through certification of our 16Gb Gen 6 Celerity Fibre Channel HBAs, adding to the long list of ways in which ATTO and Quantum work together,” said Tom Kolniak, director of products for ATTO.
Among the features and benefits offered by ATTO’s Celerity Fibre Channel HBAs:
• Proprietary Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™) technology, ensuring the smoothest data transfers
• MultiPath Director™, another proprietary feature from ATTO, providing failover and failback protection in addition to load balancing
• Out-of-the-box compatibility with many operating systems
ATTO’s broad portfolio of connectivity solutions, including Thunderbolt™ 2 and 3 enabled ThunderLink® devices, ExpressSAS® HBAs and RAID adapters, FastFrame™ network interface cards for connection to 10Gb and 40Gb Ethernet networks and XstreamCORE™ storage controllers help users build reliable storage solutions ready to withstand the most data-intensive environments.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
