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To: J Fieb who wrote (1170)	4/19/1999 7:57:00 PM
From: J Fieb	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4808

Wed is the FC track at NAB. Here is the outline.... Fibre Channel Workshop Wednesday, Apr 21 1999 2:00PM - 5:00PM The Fibre Channel Standard is gaining wide acceptance throughout a variety of industries that develop products for the distribution of vast amounts of video and audio data. This workshop is designed to offer the communications professional an opportunity to learn about the latest developments and applications of Fibre Channel technology. A series of presentations will cover all aspects of this growing electronic distribution technology. Presenter Ajit Dandapani, Silicon Graphics Inc. Mountain View, CA Presenter Dimitri Chernyshov, Mercury Computer Systems Chelmsford, MA Presenter Edward Frymoyer, emf Associates Half Moon Bay, CA Presenter Harry Aine, SAN Solutions Encline Village, NV Presenter Marc LaFleur, Discreet Logic, Inc. Montreal Quebec, Canada Presenter Rein Taul, Forefront Graphics Inc. Toronto, Canada Panelist Ed von Adelung, Interphase Corporation Dallas, TX They have had some early conferences already..FC on the move into digital video..... nab.org Sharing Data The tone for this panel was set when Young asked rhetorically "How do you share data among Mac, NT and Sun/UNIX workstations?" The answer: use a Storage Area Network (SAN). Panel members commented on how the movement of video from analog to digital formats has changed their operational paradigm. "Early on, Showtime realized that digital could offer a lot of benefits to us," said Dirk Van Dall, Principal Consultant for Digital Video, Showtime Networks............. In addition to the DirecTV order, Grebow announced that NBC chose a Pro-Bel MAPP Video Network Manager for its facilities at Rockefeller Plaza. The Video Network Manager completes a Pro-Bel MAPP system installed at NBC last year. The Video Network Manager will provide automated control of more than 50 video servers on a Fibre Channel- and ATM-based infrastructure. According to Roger Henderson, Managing Director of Pro-Bel, the NBC MAPP Media Asset Management system can access 64 profiles and incorporates 40 channels of playout. nab.org It would be nice to see the 2G FC spec to handle HDTV soon! Anyone know when it will be ready? Do your stuff FC........Note that the link above has webcasts of the keynotes for those that have the time....