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To: Neil S who wrote (20538)	2/2/1999 9:50:00 AM
From: J Fieb	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29386

Hopefully, those looking to OEM a FC switch, but are undecided who to turn to, will read this piece and give ANCR the nod. Nice job and a good back drop for the busy next wk.

To: Neil S who wrote (20538)	2/2/1999 10:26:00 AM
From: J Fieb	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29386

Another take...I think ANCR is in the right camp here! Message 7609859 EMC Heads New Storage Area Network Alliance_______ An alliance of storage vendors has formed to promote interoperability between heterogeneous components operating across a storage area network. The FibreAlliance comprises 12 vendors, including EMC; Hewlett-Packard's storage division; Fibre Channel hub and switch vendors Ancor Communications, Gadzoox Networks, and Vixel; and software vendors Legato Systems Inc. and Veritas Software Corp. All charter members of FibreAlliance are working on software specifications that become a standard Management Information Block (MIB) within each vendor's management software. Each vendor writes its own commands for how its product -- whether a storage-management software program for backup, a host bus adapter between server and storage, or a Fibre Channel switch -- operates and will interoperate with other storage devices. If successful, the FibreAlliance MIB will ensure member products all work with each other. Once specifications are completed, they will be submitted to industry boards such as the Internet Engineering Task Force and the Storage Networking Industry Association. "The thing that's brought us together is the goal to be first to market," says Don Swatik, VP of product management for EMC. "The time has come to stop talking about how great SANs will be in the future, and start delivering solutions." -- Martin J. Garvey Next Previous