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To: Douglas Nordgren who wrote (1934)	4/27/2000 2:16:00 PM
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Gadzoox Networks Adds Fabric Services to Capellix Switch SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2000-- Capellix Becomes Industry's First Switch to Combine Optimized Loop Switching for Data Centers and Fabric Services for Creating a SAN Backbone Gadzoox Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZOOX), a leading provider of SAN (storage area network) products, today announced the addition of fabric services to its Capellix 3000 modular SAN switch. For users seeking SAN switching solutions that provide performance and scalability for servers and storage while also offering backbone services for the interconnection of multiple SAN installations, Capellix now provides a unique blend of optimized switching capabilities in a single device. Based on its modular design, 32-port capacity, and 28-gigabit per second switching engine, the Capellix 3000 modular SAN switch enables users to build and grow enterprise SANs. "Practical implementations of Fibre Channel SANs today are in isolated, functional islands which call for switched loop technology. To date, large scale fabric implementations still represent a small segment of the overall market. As people begin to connect these independent "islands", they will need a high speed backbone, and that is where fabric shines." says Steve Duplessie, of the storage market research firm the Enterprise Storage Group. "We are glad to see that Gadzoox will provide it's loop switch customers the option of creating fabric switches from the same box, allowing an easy migration as backbones start to be implemented. In the interim, those customers who continue to require loop switching don't have to pay the price for unneeded functionality, but have the piece of mind to know they can always add it later on. Fabric based switches can be more expensive and difficult to implement in SANs where no fabric is required." The deployment of SANs are being driven by specific business applications needs such as online transaction processing, LAN-free backup and high availability clustering. Since these application specific "SAN islands" are made up primarily of servers and storage devices that are based on the FC-AL industry standard protocol, loop switching has rapidly emerged as an ideal networking solution for building SAN islands. Accordingly, IDC projects ports within the loop switch category will experience a compound annual growth rate higher than all other individual segments from 1999 to 2003. Based on a design that is optimized for building SAN islands, Gadzoox' Capellix switch has captured a majority of 1999 ports within the loop switching segment of the world wide hub and switch market, according to IDC(1). As the deployment of SAN islands continues, businesses will be faced with the task of interconnecting these islands in order to centralize storage management operations or to fortify their disaster tolerance capabilities with connections to remote sites. To provide this connectivity along with the required inter-island services, such as routing and extended addressing, an extension of the Fibre Channel protocol called fabric services was developed. "By way of its modular architecture, the Gadzoox Capellix switch was designed to support the addition of new capabilities as required by the evolving SAN market," said Dave Tang, Gadzoox Networks vice president of marketing. "To satisfy the emerging need for inter-island connectivity, Capellix' unique design enables the integration of fabric services and loop switching without compromise to its record setting performance and unmatched scalability." Pricing and Availability Fabric services for the Capellix 3000 modular switch is an add-on option with a suggested list price of $3,995. When fully configured with fabric services, the Capellix 3000 offers combined loop and fabric switching for a per port cost starting at $730. This represents a price per port savings of over 50% when compared to typical 16-port fabric switches(2). General availability of the fabric services option for Capellix 3000 is expected within the current quarter. Gadzoox Networks Offers Broad Line of SAN Products Gadzoox, a leader in the SAN market, offers a broad range of advanced products including Bitstrip(TM) (gigabit Fibre Channel hub), Gibraltar(TM) (managed Fibre Channel hub), Ventana(TM) and Ventana SANtools(TM) (SAN management products), Capellix(TM) 2000 (stackable SAN switch) and the performance record-setting(3) Capellix(TM) 3000 (modular SAN switch). About Gadzoox Networks, Inc. Gadzoox Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZOOX) is a leader in SAN (storage area network) products. The Company provides networking solutions for enterprise storage with scalable, managed SAN solutions based on Gadzoox' Fibre Channel hubs, switches and management products. Serving as modular building blocks, Gadzoox' products are designed to address the growth in enterprise data through the evolving capabilities of SANs. According to the most recent report from market research firm IDC dated February 2000, Gadzoox holds the largest installed base of combined switch and managed hub port shipments from 1997 through 1999. Gadzoox is an ISO 9001 certified Company. Gadzoox corporate headquarters is located at: 5850 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose, CA 95138. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.gadzoox.com or call 888/423-3222.