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To: Tony Viola who wrote (9077)	1/31/2000 2:31:00 PM
From: jad	Respond to of 17183

Ultimate Storage Championship: The Battle of the Storage Titans by Chris Connor WSC Overview The storage series has come to a close, so it is time to determine which storage company will be the ultimate storage powerhouse of the post-PC era. Since there are so many quality storage companies, Wall Street City has decided to create a grueling tournament to decide the winner. Similar to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, featured on pay-per-view television, in which two men skilled in different fighting disciplines fight one another in a cage, this tournament will be a no-holds barred war between companies in several different areas of storage. Determining Factors The winner of each match-up will be determined by three overriding factors: strength of leadership position, strength of growth record, and the outlook for each company's primary industry. In the strength of leadership arena, each match-up will determine whether a company dominates its field, or is just a leader in a highly competitive environment. Since the best indication for future growth is past growth, companies' past sales and earnings growth performances will be compared with one another. Finally, each company's industry or specific area of expertise in storage will be analyzed to see which industry niche has the brightest future - because a company's potential is largely dependant on the future of its primary industry. For example, a company that dominates its industry now while growing rapidly will not likely grow significantly in the future if that industry's technology is displaced by a better technology - such a company's industry could even become obsolete in the future. Participants EMC {EMC}- The overall, world-wide leader in storage hardware and the leader in enterprise storage systems, in particular. Brocade {BRCD}- The leader in fibre channel switches for the Storage Area Network (SAN) market. Network Appliance {NTAP}- The leader of Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Internet Caching. Veritas {VRTS}- The world leader in storage management software. Sandisk {SNDK}- The world leader in flash memory. Crossroads {CRDS}- The leader in storage routers for the SAN market. JNI Corp {JNIC}- A leader in host bus adapters for the SAN market. Novell {NOVL}- The world leader in directories for networks that allow direct access to network storage from anywhere. The Match-ups To ensure fairness, the drawing for the tournament was done randomly by selecting company names out of a basket. Round One: ?h Crossroads versus Sandisk ?h JNI Corp versus Network Appliance ?h Brocade versus Novell ?h EMC versus Veritas Round Two: ?h The winner of the Crossroads versus Sandisk match-up against the winner of the JNI versus Network Appliance match-up. ?h The winner of the Brocade versus Novell match-up against the winner of the EMC versus Veritas match-up.