3 ) ▁have ▁all ▁been ▁awarded ▁VM ware ' s ▁Storage ▁Hard ware ▁Cert ifications ▁for ▁v S phere ▁status ▁and ▁are ▁officially ▁VM ware ▁Re ady ▁Storage . ▁Also ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Acc el St or ▁won ▁both ▁the ▁Most ▁In nov ative ▁Flash ▁Memory ▁Technology ▁and ▁the ▁Best - of - Show ▁Technology ▁In nov ation ▁Award ▁for ▁its ▁F lex i Rem ap ▁software ▁at ▁Flash ▁Memory ▁Sum mit ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁ ▁in ▁Santa ▁Clara , ▁California . ▁The ▁Sum mit ' s ▁Best - of - Show ▁awards ▁reflect ▁the ▁highest ▁hon ors ▁in ▁the ▁flash ▁memory ▁and ▁solid - state ▁storage ▁industry . ▁The ▁Most ▁In nov ative ▁Flash ▁Memory ▁Technology ▁award ▁recogn izes ▁pat ented ▁techn ologies ▁that ▁move ▁flash ▁technology ▁forward , ▁even ▁becoming ▁new ▁industry ▁standards . ▁The ▁Sil icon ▁Review ▁selected ▁Acc el St or ▁as ▁among ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁Sm art est ▁Comp an ies ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Acc el St or ' s ▁Ne o S app hire ▁ 3 6 0 5 ▁and ▁ 3 6 1 1 ▁F ib re ▁Channel ▁all - flash ▁arrays ▁were ▁officially ▁cert ified ▁by ▁T iger ▁Technology , ▁making ▁Acc el St or ▁a ▁partner ▁for ▁F ib re ▁Channel ▁storage ▁and ▁connect ivity . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : E lect ron ics ▁companies ▁of