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To: Gus who wrote (4803)	10/26/1998 11:29:00 AM
From: Z Analyzer	Respond to of 9256

<<Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if both LTO and SDLT both come out late. >> Do you see this as a big opportunity for Mammoth II assuming their more "evolutionary drive is on time as management sounds very confident? Especially given the superior 12 MB/sec transfer rate and their expectation of being able to deliver a Mammoth II in a 7 cartridge library for about the price of a SDLT. Are we looking at a neglected opportunity here?

To: Gus who wrote (4803)	10/26/1998 2:53:00 PM
From: Mark Oliver	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9256

Seems to me that Storage Area Network (SAN) is a term I'm hearing more and more. Is this the product of fiber channel allowing high speed data transfer over greater distances? I'm wondering what impact, if any will come of this development? Seems like Seagate has been very interested in developing Fiber Channel. Does this effect the drives one would choose to go into a SAN? Does this allow more easily mirrored systems in an area that is spread far enough apart to establish better online back up thereby greatly increasing the number of drives that could be used in the enterprise? Regards, Mark HP To Deliver Enterprise-class Storage Area Network Management Solution Solution to Leverage HP's Network, Systems and Storage Management Expertise PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1998-- Hewlett-Packard Company [NYSE:HWP - news] today unveiled its Storage Area Network (SAN) management roadmap, indicating that it would leverage its industry-leading HP OpenView Network Node Manager technology to deliver the highest-possible levels of scalability and manageability for enterprise-class SAN implementations. HP said it expects to deliver the first in a range of new and enhanced storage solutions for the emerging SAN management market next spring. The company said its SAN management offering would be differentiated by the ability to do the following: •provide automatic discovery of devices connected to a SAN; •support multidimensional graphical representations of the network; •manage arbitrated loop configurations as well as fabrics, and •deliver advanced Fibre Channel management capabilities, together with HP Enterprise Storage Solutions. A SAN is like a LAN in that it establishes high-speed connections between storage elements and servers or clients, offloading resources from the primary network. When hubs and switches are introduced, resource management becomes difficult, thereby creating the need for advanced management solutions. ''The adoption of SAN technology across open systems in the data center is inhibited by the lack of robust management tools,'' said Michael Peterson, president of Strategic Research Corporation. ''With its proven network- and systems-management experience for global organizations, the HP OpenView enterprise-management suite has the opportunity to lead the enterprise-class SAN management market and enable this important technology.'' HP's SAN strategy includes working closely with other leading suppliers to ensure compatibility. ''OpenView's proven success in traditional storage management makes it a logical choice for customers moving to Fibre Channel SAN environments,'' said Marylin Edling, general manager of HP's Enterprise Storage Solutions Division. ''Manageability is an essential component of an effective SAN, and OpenView helps us deliver high-availability SANs that are stress-free.'' ''Heterogeneous storage networks will be possible only through tight collaboration between the major providers,'' said Robert Dutkowsky, EMC's executive vice president of Markets and Channels. ''EMC is dedicated to working with market leaders such as HP to ensure that management of enterprise storage can be achieved via emerging Fibre Channel technology.'' HP Delivers Enterprise Backup and Restore Solution The HP OpenView SAN management solution will complement HP OpenView storage-management products, such as the new HP OpenView OmniBack II, release 3.0, which is now shipping. HP OpenView OmniBack II 3.0 is first to market with support for Microsoft(R) Cluster Server environments. It also includes the following: •support for backup and restore over Fibre Channel and high-performance disaster recovery on Windows NT(R); and •additional integration with EMC business-continuance solutions, Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) and TimeFinder, to continue the HP OpenView OmniBack's leadership in providing the highest level of business continuity through zero-downtime backup. About HP OpenView HP is one of the world's largest providers of integrated network-, application-, storage-, security-, deployment- and service-management solutions. HP OpenView solutions are at work in more than 100,000 multivendor distributed computing environments worldwide. Together with offerings from more than 200 partners, HP OpenView offers a complete portfolio of services and management solutions on all major platforms. Information about HP OpenView solutions can be found on the World Wide Web at openview.hp.com. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 127,200 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at hp.com. Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. 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