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To: Gus who wrote (12603)	4/18/2001 2:56:37 PM
From: Gus	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 17183

We interrupt this bear hunt for the following announcement: EMC Symmetrix Named 'Product of the Year' by Network Magazine biz.yahoo.com ..........In addition to delivering the world's highest capacity in a single system (69.5 terabytes), Symmetrix provides the widest range of tested connectivity to any combination of operating systems spanning mainframes, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Linux, AS/400 and others. Symmetrix currently connects to more than 250 different server models and non-EMC storage systems, 40 operating systems, 50 cluster configurations, and 145 various network elements (hubs, HBAs, switches, DWDM devices). EMC has extended this openness through qualification of non-EMC storage -- Hitachi, HWP, Compaq -- to interoperate in mixed-vendor EMC Enterprise Storage Network (ESN) managed environments. EMC also has forged Cooperative Support Agreements (CSAs) with *more than 30 companies representing more than 100 products* qualified by EMC to interoperate in the ESN. These clear, bilateral agreements and procedures ensure fast, seamless resolution of customer issues, without vendor finger-pointing...... ........Third party software integration is further enhanced through the E-Infostructure Developers Program (EIDP), enabling independent software vendors (ISVs) to develop applications that are tightly integrated with Symmetrix systems and software. Through the program, EMC makes a wide range of APIs (application programming interfaces) available to development partners. EIDP currently includes 73 member companies with a combined total of more than 40 generally available and shipping EMC-integrated software applications [Note: 70 software applicatons expected to be available in 2002] ........EMC ranked #1 in interoperability standards, product reliability and three other important categories. The heart of this achievement is the "EMC E-Lab," where *EMC has invested more than $1 billion and currently houses more than 1.6 petabytes of storage, all dedicated to the exhaustive tests needed to ensure interoperability in multivendor storage networks. EMC performs the industry's most rigorous tests of interoperability, standards compliance, reliability, durability and performance under real-world performance loads. EMC E-Lab facilities house dozens of world-class labs and more than 1,000 engineers dedicated to ensuring the interoperability of today's complex heterogeneous storage networks.........*