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To: Mark Gilbert who wrote (10512)	7/17/1998 10:22:00 PM
From: Pigboy	Respond to of 64865

Mark, << Sun's A5000 RAID solution is Fiber. They are already a player in that market. Additionally, their 3500 server actually houses up to 8 fiber attached drives internally. >> I think you miss my point. I should make it more clear. I know that Sun is a player (with servers and RAIDS already) and will be a player in the Fibre Channel market. Now, they do not make a switch...they will most likely OEM a FC switch from Brocade. My question is whether or not it is rational for SUN to broaden their product line into networking/storage equipment like switches, which is where the LAN and WAN are evolving (ie. witness BAY and CSCO getting into Layer 3 Switching and the success of Cascade)???? A similar evolution will occur in the SAN and perhaps Sun should start getting more involved in this market to find growth. again, thoughts? pigboy