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ITEM: The Fibre Channel Association Announces Fibre Channel Application Seminar At NAB Brad Dick, Editor of Broadcast Engineering to Moderate Session on Wednesday, April 8, from 2-5 p.m. in the Las Vegas Sands Convention Center, Rooms 303 & 304 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1998-- The Fibre Channel Association (FCA) Wednesday announced that several of its members will participate in a seminar on Fibre Channel applications at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, on April 8 from 2-5 p.m. Through presentations and interactive discussions, seminar attendees will learn how their businesses can benefit from implementing Fibre Channel solutions through specific application stories. Brad Dick, editor of Broadcast Engineering, will moderate the session. ''Data-intensive and high-speed applications such as broadcast, video production and multimedia, have created a demand for powerful, integrated storage and networking systems,'' said Dick. ''To meet this need, Fibre Channel is increasingly becoming 'the solution' of choice. The goal of the seminar is to examine Fibre Channel and show how the technology offers users a unique and powerful solution to today's storage and networking needs.'' The seminar will include the following speakers and presentations: Transoft Technology Corp. - ''Fibre Channel Applications,'' by Michael Klein, President Ciprico - ''Fibre Channel Storage Networking Visual Computing,'' by Bill Moren, Senior Product Manager Tektronix Inc [NYSE:TEK - news]. - ''Streaming Protocols for Fibre Channel Video Networking,'' by Steve Bilow, Product Marketing Manager MountainGate - ''Improving Workflow Using Fibre Channel and Shared Storage,'' by Brad Kline, Technology Consultant Prisa Networks - ''When SANs Meet Post,'' by Marc Friedman, President In addition, these speakers will be joined by representatives of other FCA member companies that will present the benefits of Fibre Channel products and services for the film, video, and broadcast market. Other FCA member companies participating in this seminar include Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Crossroads Systems Inc., emf Associates, Mercury Computer Systems Inc. and Xyratex. The FCA is a 70-plus member organization that fosters the development of Fibre Channel interconnect technology. The association's broad member base includes representatives from systems and communications manufacturers and systems integrators. Members are manufacturing and marketing cutting-edge Fibre Channel products, ranging from storage, servers and switches to hubs, adapters and test equipment. For information on Fibre Channel or to become an FCA member, contact the Fibre Channel Association at 650/949-6730, via e-mail at fca@fibrechannel.com or visit the new FCA Web site at fibrechannel.com . Come see the Fibre Channel community at NAB, April 6-9 in Las Vegas in the FCLC's Booth No. S10324 in the Sands Convention Center Contact: Truax Consulting Susan Truax, 310/640-0550 E-mail: SUZTRUAX@aol.combiz.yahoo.com