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To: George Dawson who wrote (371)	2/21/1998 9:24:00 AM
From: Neil S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4808

ITEM: Fibre Channel at core of technique linking storage right to nets- Group pushes compatibility in storage schemes. techweb.com

To: George Dawson who wrote (371)	2/21/1998 12:46:00 PM
From: Edwin S. Lee	Respond to of 4808

Yes and No! Any experience with designing and using Fibre Channel products produces knowledge which can be an advantage for doing future developments successfully. However, if a corporate culture gets religious about Classes or topologies, which class or topology is "RIGHT," rather than looking at things pragmatically from the ever changing perspectives of a wide variety of customer needs, then a history of success with Class 1 (for example) can be a detriment to getting on with something that obsoletes it. Class 4 is not a direct descendant of Class 1. On my web page < www.elew.com > is an essay "The Life Cycles of Executive Teams" which describes how past success breeds future failure. It might be a useful filter when listening to management statements about future plans.