higashii, One usually equates Iband with servers, and would be surprised to know some of the other BIG dogs that are members. Nortel was in the news a lot last wk. and the optics sector was saved from the sky falling by JDSU's clutch preformance, but they joined Iband a long time ago....
Nortel Networks Joins InfiniBand(SM) Trade Association to Develop New World Server Architecture
Nortel Networks' optical networking expertise compliments computing giants in newly-created trade association
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Nortel Networks* [NYSE/TSE: NT] has been named as a Sponsoring Member of the InfiniBand(SM) Trade Association-a consortium of industry-leading computing and networking companies. The InfiniBand Trade Association is creating new, robust server architectures and standards that are needed to bring high-bandwidth applications to Internet users.
Nortel Networks' Sponsoring Membership augments the founding member ranks of Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems. As the industry leader in optical networking, Nortel Networks will further the trade association's efforts to develop data center architectures that eliminate bottlenecks caused by current router networks.CSCO routers are bottlenecks! Nortel Networks will work to bring the power of the Optical Internet directly to the data center-unifying optical and packet networks into one powerful infrastructure capable of carrying all types of traffic.
"We are creating a new world of carrier-class optical data centers featuring high-bandwidth, reliable, secure optical networking with intelligent traffic control and optical-server integration," said Irving Ebert, vice president strategies and alliances, Nortel Networks. "This will allow servers hosting powerful new web-based applications to seamlessly access the full capabilities of the Optical Internet."
"The InfiniBand Trade Association is drawing from a wide range of industry leaders-from chip and system manufacturers, to applications developers, to networking leaders like Nortel Networks," said Tom Bradicich, co-chair of the InfiniBand Trade Association Steering Committee and director of architecture and technology, IBM Netfinity Servers. "Together we are architecting technology standards that will forever change computing-and speed the delivery of high-performance Internet and other services to business and consumers."
Nortel Networks is leading the Internet revolution with optical networking products that double the capacity of fiber optics and halve networking costs every nine months. Earlier in October, Nortel Networks debuted Optical Internet capabilities to carry up to 6.4 Terabits per second (Tbps) of Internet and other traffic over a single, hair-thin strand of fiber.
Nortel Networks is a global leader in telephony, data, wireless and wireline solutions for the Internet. The Company had 1998 revenues of US$17.6 billion and serves carrier, service provider and enterprise customers globally. Today, Nortel Networks is creating a high-performance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever before. It is redefining the economics and quality of networking and the Internet through Unified Networks* that promise a new era of collaboration, communications and commerce. Visit us at www.nortelnetworks.com
* Nortel Networks, the Nortel Networks Globemark, Unified Networks and How the world shares ideas are trademarks of Nortel Networks.
InfiniBand (TM/SM) is a trademark and service mark of the InfiniBand Trade Association.
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Here is a list of Iband members...
Steering Committee Companies
Compaq
Dell Computer Corporation
Hewlett-Packard
IBM
Intel Corporation
Microsoft
Sun Microsystems
Sponsoring Member Companies
3 Com
Adaptec
Cisco Systems
Fujitsu Siemens
Hitachi
Lucent Technologies
NEC
Nortel
Total of 203 InfiniBandSM TA Member Companies
3Com
3M
Adaptec
Advanced Micro Devices
Agilent Technologies
Airlink LLC
Alacrity Communications
Alpha Processor, Inc.
Altera Corporation
American Megatrends, Inc.
AMP
Amphenol
Analog Devices
Ancot Corporation
Aralion Inc.
Astek Corporation
Atto Technology, Inc.
Auspex Systems
Avici Systems Inc.
Banderacom, Inc
BATM
Belobox Networks, Inc.
Broadcom Corporation
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Bull
C&M Corporation
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Catalyst Enterprises
CATC
Chaparral Network Storage
Cicada Semiconductor
Ciprico Inc.
Cisco
CMD Technology, Inc.
Compaq Computer Corporation
Computer Network Technology
Conexant
ConnectCom Solutions, Inc.
Core El Microsystems
CreekPath Systems
Crossroads Systems, Inc.
Cypress Semiconductor
DCM Technologies
Dell Computer Corporation
Diancom, Inc.
Dolphin Interconnect Solutions, AS
DotHill Systems Corp.
DY4 Systems Inc.
E2O Communications, Inc.
ECI Telecom LTD
Egenera
EMC
Emcore Corporation
Emulex Corporation
Essential - ODS Networks
Eurologic Systems
Exanet Ltd.
Exbit Technolgy A/S
Fairchild Semiconductor
FCI Electronics, Inc.
Finisar Corporation
Force Computers
Foxconn
Fuji XeroxCo.,Ltd.
Fujikura America, Inc.
Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu Takamisawa Component LTD
Fujitsu-Siemens
Gadzoox Networks, Inc.
Galileo Technology
GCI
Genroco
Harmonic Inc.
Harting, Inc. of North America
Hewlett-Packard
HiBand Semiconductors, Inc.
HighGround Systems
Hint Corp
Hirose Electric
Hitachi
Honda Connectors
Honeywell International
Huawei Technologies Co., LTD
Hyperchip
HyperStream, Inc.
I-Tech Corp
IBM
ICP Vortex
Ikadega, Inc.
Infineon Technologies Corporation
InfiniCon Systems
InfiniSwitch Corporation
Informix Software Inc.
Infortrend Technology, Inc.
Instrument Specialties Co., Inc.
Integrated Device Technology Inc.
Intel Corporation
Intera Systems, Inc.
Interphase Corporation
Intersil Corp.
IO Authority
JAE Electronics, Inc
Jasmine Networks, Inc.
JNI Corp
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Lane15 Software
Little Mountain Group
Lockheed Martin Corporation
LSI Logic
Lucent
Marathon Technologies Corp.
Maxtor Corp
McDATA Corporation
Mellanox Technologies, Inc.
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
Metrum-Datatape, Inc.
Micrel, Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
MindShare Inc.
Molex Inc.
Montrose/CDT
Motorola
Myricom, Inc.
National Semicoductor Corporation
NCR Corporation
NEC
NetCom Systems Inc
NetConvergence, Inc.
Network Appliance Inc.
Network Elements, Inc.
Network Engines
New C-Tek, Inc.
Nortel Networks
Novell, Inc.
Nu Speed
Oracle Corporation
Orca Systems
Paceline Systems Corporation
Parama Networks Inc.
Parthus Technologies
Pathlight Technology
Phoenix Technologies
PLX Technology, Inc.
PMC-Sierra
PolyServe
Power X Ltd
Primarion, Inc.
Prisa Networks
Prolific Technology Inc.
QLogic Corporation
Quantum Corporation
QuickLogic Corporation
Raytheon
REDSWITCH, Inc.
Rhapsody Networks
Rittal Corporation
RocketChips, Inc.
Sanera Systems, Inc.
SBE, Inc.
SBS Technologies, Inc.
SCO
Seagate Technology, Inc.
Seagull Semiconductors, Inc
ServerWorks Corp.
Silicon Bridge, Inc.
Silicon Graphics
Silicon Image
Simple Technology Inc.
Sky Computers
Spinnaker Networks
Storage Technology Corp.
StorageNetworks, Inc.
Stratos Lightwave
Stratus Computer Systems Ireland Ltd
Strix Systems, Inc
Sun Microsystems
Synopsys, Inc
SysKonnect
Tektronix
Tensolite Company
Texas Instruments
Tokyo Electron LTD.
Tonbu, Inc.
Troika Networks, Inc.
Tundra Semiconductor Corporation
Turbolinux, Inc.
Unisys Corporation
VA Linux
Verisity Design, Inc.
Veritas Software Corp.
VIA Technologies
VIEO, Inc.
Virtutech AB
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation
Vixel Corporation
Voltaire Advanced Data Security Ltd
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Western Digital
Wind River Systems
Xanoptix, Inc.
Xilinx, Inc.
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