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To: Joe Wagner who wrote (3087)	4/16/2001 4:48:08 PM
From: J Fieb	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4808

Joe W., Am wondering if the days of CSCO buying 10+ companies a year are over? Wonder how much of the write-off is equipment bought on bad credit? EMC looks like a pillar by comparison? Lane15 Software Adds VERITAS Software, Crossroads Systems Senior Executives to Advisory Board VERITAS Software's Kevin A. Reinis and Crossroads Systems' Brian R. Smith Bring More Than 29 Years of High-End Storage Experience to InfiniBand Management Software Company AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2001-- Lane15 Software, the leading developer of InfiniBand(TM)(a) management software, today announced the addition of Kevin A. Reinis, vice president and general manager of the IBM Division for VERITAS Software, and Brian R. Smith, chairman and CEO of Crossroads Systems, a leading provider of connectivity for storage networking solutions, to the company's advisory board. Lane15's advisory board assists the company in the development and marketing of fabric management software for heterogeneous InfiniBand networks. ``Kevin's and Brian's broad experience with high-end storage widens the knowledge base of Lane15's advisory board,'' said Alisa Nessler, president and CEO of Lane15 Software. ``Their careers at VERITAS Software, Dell, Crossroads and IBM have undeniably proven to Lane15 that the insight they can provide about the development, branding and marketing of InfiniBand technology will be invaluable.'' Kevin A. Reinis is the vice president and general manager of the IBM Division for VERITAS Software. Prior to joining VERITAS Software, Reinis was vice president and general manager of PowerVault Storage for Dell Computer Corporation's Enterprise Systems Group. Reinis had a 14-year career with IBM Corporation, serving as IBM's Director of Business Line Management for the Storage Systems Division. Reinis earned his Masters of Science and Bachelors of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Brian R. Smith is the chairman and CEO of Crossroads Systems. His experience in high-end storage and communication systems was key to forming Crossroads. Before starting Crossroads, Smith was employed by IBM. He successfully developed and delivered FDDI and fibre channel solutions. Smith earned a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. Smith serves as a director for Times N Systems, Chicory Systems and is the chairman for Teravicta Technologies. Other members of Lane15's advisory board include Wo Overstreet, former vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for McDATA; Jerry Peterson, former vice president of Compaq Computers' Enterprise Computing Group; John Stockton, former CEO of Synergy Semiconductor; and Phil Siegel, former consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. InfiniBand is a next generation I/O technology that can provide greater scalability, availability, and performance for Internet and Enterprise data centers. More than 220 networking, storage, server and software vendors, including Lane15, have joined forces to develop and promote the adoption of the InfiniBand architecture. About Lane15 Software Lane15 Software is the leading developer of fabric management software for heterogeneous InfiniBand networks. The company's open, vendor-neutral products will be an early requirement for the development, testing, and deployment of InfiniBand hardware products as well as a key to the successful exploitation of InfiniBand in customer environments. InfiniBand hardware and software vendors will benefit from reduced time-to-market for new InfiniBand products, lower development costs for building required fabric management elements, ensured interoperability, and vastly accelerated customer and industry adoption of InfiniBand technology. Lane15 is headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company is a member of the InfiniBand(SM) Trade Association. For additional information about Lane15, visit www.lane15.com. (a)InfiniBand(TM/SM) is a trademark and service mark of the InfiniBand(SM) Trade Association. All names and brands are property of their respective owners.