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To: HDC who wrote (2802)	3/23/2000 11:18:00 AM
From: DownSouth	Respond to of 10934

Thanks, Steve. That was very helpful.

To: HDC who wrote (2802)	3/23/2000 1:23:00 PM
From: Clean	Respond to of 10934

"In the future, the ability to effectively run both file and block level commands over IP will give users more flexibility. They will be able to run HTTP, email, database, video, and OLTP applications over an increasingly fast IP network. In this combined world, every storage device is attached to the network. Some devices, however, will take in file commands (e.g., NetApp filers) and some will accept block commands (e.g., new EMC Symmetrix). We believe this combined world will significantly accelerate the growth of the NAS/SAN market." I'm not sure I understand this because you can currently do this on a network. it's simply a bandwidth issue as to how effective it works. the difference in block and file is one is guaranteed communication and one is not. you simply set up the protocol you want. i would think the acceleration in growth would be the growth in information processing. regards.