(COMTEX) B: Fibre Channel Industry Association Showcases New SAN and
B: Fibre Channel Industry Association Showcases New SAN and Fibre Channel
Solutions at NAB 2000
LAS VEGAS, Apr 10, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Fibre Channel Industry
Association (FCIA) Monday announced it will showcase one of this year's largest
Storage Area Network (SAN) demonstrations at the National Association of
Broadcasters (NAB) show, April 10-13 in Las Vegas.
In addition, more than 25 member companies are exhibiting new products and
solutions related to Fibre Channel and SAN technologies.
"With the ever increasing need for shared storage within the video and broadcast
industries, NAB is the ideal venue to tout the benefits of Fibre Channel and SAN
solutions," states Skip Jones, President of the FCIA.
"This demonstration not only raises the level of expectation among end users
with regard to SAN performance and flexibility, it also shows broadcasters that
Fibre Channel SANs are a reliable, high performance and cutting-edge solution."
The demo, located in the Sands at booth M9240, displays how the components from
many of the participating FCIA member companies can be integrated into a SAN
that is used as part of a collaborative working environment for creative
professionals in the video and broadcast industries.
Two vertical racks housing multiple vendors' products with plasma screens
attached to the top will play informational videos highlighting the advancements
of Fibre Channel technology. In addition, the SAN will showcase non-linear video
editing systems and several software-based production tools.
The following companies are participating in the FCIA's demonstration:
Agilent, AMCC, Ancor Communications, ATTO Technology, Brocade Communications,
Chaparral Network Storage, Connex, Consan, Emulex, Gadzoox Networks, Genroco,
Hitachi America, IBM, Interphase, JMR Electronics, McDATA, Molex, Mylex, QLogic,
RaidTec, Rorke Data, SAN Solutions, Seagate Technology, TrueSan Network, Vitesse
Semiconductor, Vixel and VMIC.
About The FCIA
The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) is an international organization
of manufacturers, systems integrators, developers, systems vendors, industry
professionals, and end users.
With more than 175 members and affiliates in the United States, Europe and
Japan, the FCIA is committed to delivering a broad base of Fibre Channel
infrastructure to support a wide array of industry applications within the mass
storage and IT-based arenas.
FCIA Working Groups focus on specific aspects of the technology that target both
vertical and horizontal markets, including storage, video, networking and SAN
Management. For information, please contact the Fibre Channel Industry
Association at 415/750-8355 or via e-mail at info@fibrechannel.org, or visit the
FCIA Web site at fibrechannel.org.
Visit the company at NAB: Sands, Booth M9240
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CONTACT: FCIA Communications
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Robin Schnug, 714/447-4993
E-mail: rschnug@chanandassoc.com
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