To: Gus who wrote (2327 ) 10/9/2000 6:08:53 PM From: J Fieb Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4808 I wonder if there will be any BIG news out of FCTC or just stuff like this... Monday October 9, 11:10 am Eastern Time Press Release Hitachi Data Systems to be Featured Participant in Interoperability Lab Hosted by SanOne At Fibre Channel Technology Conference SanOne to Highlight Hitachi Freedom Storage Lightning 9900 in SAN Hot Demo SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2000-- Hitachi Data Systems today announced that its flagship storage system, the Freedom Storage(TM) Lightning 9900(TM), will play a featured role in the SAN HOT Demo hosted by Phoenix-based SanOne at the Fibre Channel Technology Conference (FCTC) to be held at the Park Center Plaza (Crowne Plaza) in San Jose, Calif., October 10-12. SanOne will also highlight the Lightning 9900 in its upcoming SAN Symposium tour of the U.S. As a Hitachi Solutions Partner and developer of Storage Area Networks (SANs), SanOne chose the Lightning 9900 for its native Fibre Channel connectivity and SAN-ready features. ``We selected Hitachi Data Systems as our premier storage vendor because of the extensive connectivity, industry-leading performance, and SAN readiness of the Lightning 9900,'' said Mike Flannery, VP & GM of SanOne, an Alanco Technologies, Inc. company (Nasdaq:ALAN - news). ``In addition, its software suite for exchanging data between heterogeneous platforms complements our SAN initiative and is a perfect fit for our SAN Symposium demonstrations. Hitachi Data Systems is on the cutting edge of new technology, and we are pleased to include them in our SAN initiative.'' SanOne's SAN FCTC Interoperability Lab provides hands-on experience with the latest SAN offerings that feature consolidated storage, serverless backup and technologies across multiple platforms from multiple vendors. SanOne will use the Lightning 9900 to conduct live demos at the FCTC Interoperability Lab. ``SanOne's Interoperability Lab gives us an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of the Lightning 9900 in a heterogeneous SAN environment,'' said Hu Yoshida, vice president, Data Networking Solutions, Hitachi Data Systems. ``As one of our HDS Solution Providers, SanOne has extensive knowledge of our product offerings, enabling them to recommend the best storage products to customers.'' SanOne has taken a proactive stance to meet the exploding data system demands using SAN and Fabric topologies. SanOne combines its professional services expertise with best-of-breed storage products to deliver highly advanced SAN implementations Douglas N., Hope you are able to attend and tell us the real scoop. THanks in advance from all the SIers.