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To: George Dawson who wrote (18625)	10/15/1998 1:58:00 PM
From: princesedi	Respond to of 29386

Former Artesyn Executive Joins Ancor Communications New Vice President to Lead Manufacturing MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Ancor Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANCR), a leading provider of Fibre Channel switches, announced today that Max Davis has joined the company as vice president of manufacturing. Davis will direct Ancor's manufacturing contractors to ensure the GigWorks(TM) MKII switches are the highest-quality, lowest-cost available. He joins Ancor from Artesyn Technologies, Boca Raton, Fla. (formerly Zytec, Minneapolis, Minn.), where as vice president of manufacturing, he was responsible for worldwide manufacturing strategies, capacity planning and operations in four locations in the U.S. and Mexico. Under Davis' leadership, Zytec, a 1991 Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award winner, grew from $150 million to $264 million in revenue, and improved on-time product delivery. Davis has a long career in manufacturing in high-tech growth companies, including 19 years at Hewlett-Packard, where in Roseville, Calif., he introduced world-class computer terminal products built on a highly automated production line. Davis also held executive manufacturing positions with Loredan Biomedical Inc., Outbound Systems Inc., and Thomas Group Inc. Cal Nelson, Ancor President said, "Max's experience in delivering world-class quality at a controlled cost helps Ancor be the kind of partner leading OEMs demand." About Ancor Communications Ancor Communications, Inc. provides GigWorks(TM) high-performance storage and data-intensive network solutions based on Fibre Channel technology. The company was the first to deliver a Fibre Channel switch, and the first to top the one-gigabit performance level. In addition to Fibre Channel switches, Ancor products also include adapters and connectivity solutions. Ancor is a member of the Fibre Channel Association, the Storage Networking Industry Alliance, the Fibre Channel Loop Community, the ANSI Standards Committee, and the University of New Hampshire Fibre Channel Consortium to promote the advancement of Fibre Channel standards and interoperability. Information on Ancor is available on the World Wide Web at ancor.com For more information about Fibre Channel technology and Ancor Fibre Channel solutions, call 800-342-7379 or access World Wide Web site ancor.com. Media, contact Mary Miller, Ancor, at 612-932-4071 or marym@ancor.com or Aaron Pearson, Shandwick, at 612-841-6217 or apearson@shandwick.com. Forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 are qualified by the risk factors outlined in the documents Ancor Communications, Inc. files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE Ancor Communications, Inc. CO: Ancor Communications, Inc. ST: Minnesota IN: CPR SU: PER 10/15/98 13:39 EDT prnewswire.com

To: George Dawson who wrote (18625)	10/15/1998 2:01:00 PM
From: Kerry Lee	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29386

Subj: Former Artesyn Executive Joins Ancor Communications Date: 10/15/1998 10:41:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: AOL News Former Artesyn Executive Joins Ancor Communications New Vice President to Lead Manufacturing MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Ancor Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANCR), a leading provider of Fibre Channel switches, announced today that Max Davis has joined the company as vice president of manufacturing. Davis will direct Ancor's manufacturing contractors to ensure the GigWorks(TM) MKII switches are the highest-quality, lowest-cost available. He joins Ancor from Artesyn Technologies, Boca Raton, Fla. (formerly Zytec, Minneapolis, Minn.), where as vice president of manufacturing, he was responsible for worldwide manufacturing strategies, capacity planning and operations in four locations in the U.S. and Mexico. Under Davis' leadership, Zytec, a 1991 Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award winner, grew from $150 million to $264 million in revenue, and improved on-time product delivery. Davis has a long career in manufacturing in high-tech growth companies, including 19 years at Hewlett-Packard, where in Roseville, Calif., he introduced world-class computer terminal products built on a highly automated production line. Davis also held executive manufacturing positions with Loredan Biomedical Inc., Outbound Systems Inc., and Thomas Group Inc. Cal Nelson, Ancor President said, "Max's experience in delivering world-class quality at a controlled cost helps Ancor be the kind of partner leading OEMs demand." About Ancor Communications Ancor Communications, Inc. provides GigWorks(TM) high-performance storage and data-intensive network solutions based on Fibre Channel technology. The company was the first to deliver a Fibre Channel switch, and the first to top the one-gigabit performance level. In addition to Fibre Channel switches, Ancor products also include adapters and connectivity solutions. Ancor is a member of the Fibre Channel Association, the Storage Networking Industry Alliance, the Fibre Channel Loop Community, the ANSI Standards Committee, and the University of New Hampshire Fibre Channel Consortium to promote the advancement of Fibre Channel standards and interoperability. Information on Ancor is available on the World Wide Web at ancor.com For more information about Fibre Channel technology and Ancor Fibre Channel solutions, call 800-342-7379 or access World Wide Web site ancor.com. Media, contact Mary Miller, Ancor, at 612-932-4071 or marym@ancor.com or Aaron Pearson, Shandwick, at 612-841-6217 or apearson@shandwick.com. Forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 are qualified by the risk factors outlined in the documents Ancor Communications, Inc. files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE Ancor Communications, Inc. CO: Ancor Communications, Inc. ST: Minnesota IN: CPR SU: PER 10/15/98 13:39 EDT prnewswire.com

To: George Dawson who wrote (18625)	10/15/1998 2:17:00 PM
From: KJ. Moy	Respond to of 29386

George, <<<I don't know if I missed the discussion, but I thought the following line was also interesting in the MKII-8 technical specs: "Each FL_Port can support 1-126 NL_Ports. Each public loop can handle both public and private loop transactions">>> How could you have missed the discussion?<g> No, we haven't talked about it yet. It is significant. It means private devices(existing legacy devices) and public devices can co-exist in the same loop. It provides a migration path for enterprise computer centers to purchase what they need in the latest and greatest FC capable devices without isolating the old legacy devices. Brocade, Gadzoox , Vixel can't match it in terms of functionalities, latency and most of all, "PRICE" . McData is way off in this arena. Hub makers are wondering their slightly lower price per port without switching capability would sell to the same potential OEMs. Good luck to new FC startups trying to catch up with Ancor. Did I sound too excited. May be I am. KJ