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| Formerly | Parallan Computer, Inc. (1986–1994) |
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| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Computer |
| Founded | July 1986 in Mountain View, California, United States |
| Defunct | September 1999 |
| Fate | Acquired by Quantum Corporation |
| Headquarters | Santa Cruz, California (1994–1999) |
| Products | Servers |
Parallan Computer, Inc., was an American computer company active from 1986 to 1999 and based in Mountain View, California. The company was best known for their line of servers and collaborations with IBM for the latter's PS/2 Server range. In 1994, the company merged with Meridian Data, Inc., assuming the latter's name and marketing CD-ROM servers before moving into the network-attached storage (NAS) market with the Snap! Server. In 1999, Quantum Corporation acquired Meridian Data for $85 million.