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To: Douglas Nordgren who wrote (586)	5/12/1998 11:00:00 AM
From: Douglas Nordgren	Respond to of 4808

NEWS: DGN Presents AV Image-In-A-Box System biz.yahoo.com Tuesday May 12, 9:40 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Production Imaging Made Simple: Data General AV Image-In-A-Box System Packaging Offers Rapid Deployment, Performance and Reliability ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1998--At AIIM '98, Data General Corporation [NYSE:DGN - news] today introduced AV Image-in-a-Box, its pre-configured, pre-tested high-volume production imaging solution that combines imaging software, server hardware, storage and services in a single rackmount system. ''AV Image-in-a-Box addresses the requirements of an increasingly large segment of the imaging marketplace by providing a complete pre-configured solution suitable for mission-critical production imaging,'' said Michael Fowler, Director, Data General's Imaging Business Unit. ''This approach builds on the success of Data General's 'in-a-Box' solutions by delivering another fully configured solution ready for immediate deployment.'' AV Image-in-a-Box includes all of the hardware, software and services needed for heavy-duty production imaging such as those found in the healthcare industry. In healthcare, for instance, production imaging is essential for medical forms processing, billing and back-office operations. Data General's pre-packaged AV Image-in-a-Box solution includes the company's award-winning AV Image software, quad-Pentium Pro processor based NT AViiON servers and a fault tolerant fibre channel CLARiiON RAID technology storage system, as well as staging and setup services. The AV Image software includes Express-Track for batch input and Web-Track for Internet access to images. AV Image, now in its fifth release, is Data General's award-winning production imaging software. Its open client/server architecture offers high-volume production-level imaging to customers around the world. The unique FX technology behind AV Image allows its users to gain instant access to thousands of images, from multiple documents, in rapid succession without the typical down time associated with image decompression and scaling, ''Combining AV Image with our family of NT AViiON servers and CLARiiON storage systems makes AV Image-in-a-Box an ideal solution for the performance and high-availability requirements of mission-critical production imaging,'' said Linda Mentzer, Vice-President, Marketing, Data General's AViiON Server Division. Pricing and Availability AV Image-in-a-Box will ship in 30 days. Pricing is dependent on user specifications. Call 1-800-DATAGEN for more product details and pricing. About Data General Corporation Data General specializes in providing servers, storage systems and related software and services to information technology users worldwide. The company, which is headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts, reported revenues of $1.5 billion during fiscal 1997. Additional information on the company, its products and services is available on the Internet at dg.com. AViiON, CLARiiON, AV Image and Express-Track are registered trademarks of Data General. Web- Track and AV Image-in-a-Box are trademarks of Data General Corporation. All brand and product names appearing in this press release may be product or brand names of their respective holders.

To: Douglas Nordgren who wrote (586)	5/12/1998 11:14:00 AM
From: Douglas Nordgren	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4808

NEWS: Gadzoox Appointments biz.yahoo.com Tuesday May 12, 9:01 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Gadzoox Networks Appoints Storage Industry Leaders to Key Posts SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1998--Gadzoox Networks, Inc., the industry leader in Gigabit-speed Fibre Channel storage area networking (SAN) products, today announced that storage industry innovator Howey Chin, who is widely credited with introducing the concept of the Fibre Channel hub to the storage industry, has been named chief strategic officer. Chin has been with Gadzoox since 1994 as vice president of marketing. In a related move, David Tang, who has played a major role in developing the SAN market and is credited with coining the term ''Storage Area Network,'' has been appointed vice president of marketing. Tang has been the company's director of business development since 1996. These organizational changes emphasize Gadzoox' commitment to maintaining technology, product and market leadership in the SAN market. In the newly created position of chief strategic officer, Chin will focus on defining the strategic direction of Gadzoox. He will work with the company's chief technology officer and co-founder, Dr. Alistair Black, to determine how Fibre Channel technology can best be applied to solve customer problems in the SAN market. With his new role as vice president of marketing, David Tang will be responsible for corporate and product marketing and the continued development of the SAN market. ''As Gadzoox and the SAN market have grown and evolved over the past year, the opportunities to develop the market and further strengthen the company's position have also expanded,'' said Bill Sickler, president and CEO of Gadzoox Networks. ''Through their efforts at Gadzoox, Howey and David have made significant contributions to both the industry and the company. These organizational changes focus their individual roles to help extend our leadership position in the emerging SAN market.'' Chin has been with Gadzoox since its inception in 1994 as vice president of marketing. He has nearly 20 years of systems level experience with high-speed transport technologies and a strong working knowledge of Fibre Channel specifically. Prior to joining Gadzoox, he served as director of marketing for the Standard Product group at Vitesse Semiconductor where he was directly responsible for developing Vitesse's Fibre Channel product line. Tang joined Gadzoox Networks in 1996 as director of business development. With over 15 years of experience in the storage industry, Tang has held various management and executive positions in sales, marketing and business development at Quantum Corporation, Seagate Technology and Conner Peripherals. Gadzoox Networks, Inc. is the industry leader in Gigabit-speed Fibre Channel SAN products. The company brings innovative networking solutions to storage creating a highly scaleable, managed server-storage infrastructure. Gadzoox' product strategy full support the SAN architecture with modular, scaleable products. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Gadzoox is privately held. For more information, visit the company's web site at gadzoox.com or call 888/423-3222. NOTE TO EDITORS: Gadzoox and the Gadzoox logo are trademarks of Gadzoox Networks, Inc. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. Contact: Doolin Communications Colleen Bell Annen, 408/252-1081 colleena@earthlink.net