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Technology Stocks : The New QLogic (ANCR)
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To: KJ. Moy who wrote (24481)10/26/1999 6:12:00 PM
From: Technocrat  Read Replies (1) of 29386
 
KJ,

I agree with your assessment that the KeyLabs folks
must have screwed up their testing framework. I am
willing to give these folks the benefit of the doubt
and just assume incompetence as opposed to attempts
to defraud.

It is easier to goof up a test than what you might
think. For example, I got a chance to look closely at
the Silkworm 2400 and 2800 under test last week. It
is a fine switch I might add. Nevertheless, while the
arrangement was being put together for the test there
were big problems getting the entire system (FC disks,
CPUs, switches) to work properly. Three hours later
the gremlins were eliminated by five engineers who
work with Brocade switches every day including beta
testing of the original Silkworm designs. Turned
out to be a bad cable to the switch.

The morale of the story is you must have competent and
motivated people around while this technology is young.
This is why I am glad Ancor is selling through Sun and
integrators like MTI who will shield the consumer from
fiddling out of the box. Cisco routers used to be a
nightmare once upon a time too.

Kurt
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