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To: Neil S who wrote (21415)	4/19/1999 8:37:00 AM
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Network Magazine Announces Annual Product of the Year Awards SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Network Magazine, the only monthly magazine to cover computer networks, today announced the winners of its 12th annual Product of the Year Awards. As one of the longest running independent product awards in the networking/IT field, Network Magazine's Product of the Year Awards are given to those products that according to Editor-in-Chief, Steve Steinke, "matter most to the readers -- the people who manage, administer and support enterprise networks." With no unsolicited input from vendors, the selection process is internal and takes over three months to complete. The various editors of the magazine were asked to look within their realms of expertise and come up with products "that stand out from the surrounding landscape," says Steinke. "These choices were then opened up for the group to scrutinize." The number and types of categories have evolved over the years to keep up with changing technology. This is probably best exemplified this year by the expanded number of security awards, which is a result of the network becoming so vital to the running of the enterprise: Firewall; Intrusion Monitoring; Proxy Server; Public Key Infrastructure; Authentication; Anti-Virus; and VPN. To qualify, Product of the Year winners had to ship during calendar year 1998. Network Magazines' product coverage is designed to "help network managers be successful by not only delivering information about network technology, product offerings and the competitive environment, but also by paying constant attention to the business context that justifies any investment in network infrastructure." Award winners will be featured in the May issue of Network Magazine, which goes out to over 204,000 network professionals. The awards themselves will be given out May 12th during Networld + Interop, at a reception at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. The 1999 Network Magazine Product of the Year Winners are: Product Category Company Product Wireless Networking Aironet Wireless AP4800 Turbo DS Communications Load Balancing Alteon WebSystems ACEdirector 2.0 Interconnect Hardware Brocade Communication SilkWorm Express Systems Enterprise Router Cabletron SmartSwitch Router 8600 Unified Messaging CallWare Technologies Callegra Enterprise Switch Cisco Systems Catalyst 8540 Workgroup Router Cisco Systems 1720 VPN Access Router Server-based Storage Compaq Computer StorageWorks Storage Management Computer Associates ARCserveIT Enterprise Edition 6.6 Workgroup Server Dell Computer PowerEdge 2300 PKI/Certificate Technology Entrust Technologies Entrust/PKI 4.0 Troubleshooting Tool Fluke Network Inspector High-Speed Networking Fore Systems ForeRunner ASX-4000 Systems Management Ganymede Software Chariot 2.2 Workgroup Switch Hewlett Packard ProCurve 4000M Enterprise PC Server IBM Netfinity 7000 M10 Intrusion Monitoring Internet Security Systems RealSecure 3.0 E-Mail Server Isocor N-Plex Connect 1.0 Desktop Management Mission Critical Software Enterprise Administrator Remote Access Mobiliti Network Unplugged 1.0 Network Analyzer Network Associates Sniffer Pro 98 2.0 Directory Services Novell NDS for NT 2.0 Groupware Novell GroupWise 5.5 Proxy Server Novell BorderManager 3.0 Server Operating System Novell NetWare 5 Network Faxing Omtool Fax Sr. 3.0 Host Connectivity OpenConnect Systems OC://WebConnect Pro 4.0 Firewall Secure Computing Sidewinder Security Server 4.0 Authentication Intel Shiva Access Manager 4.5 VPN TimeStep Permit Enterprise Management Platform Tivoli Systems Tivoli Enterprise 3.2 Network Anti-Virus Trend Micro Trend Virus Control System Multimedia Conferencing VideoServer Encounter High-Availability System Vinca CoStandby Server for Windows NT Network Design Visio Visio Enterprise Telephony Integration VocalTec Communications Gatekeeper Network Printing Xerox DocuPrint N40 Network Magazine is published by Miller Freeman Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of United News & Media plc (Nasdq: UNEWY). Miller Freeman is the world's largest trade show producer and a leading publisher of technical and industry-specific magazines. With divisions in Asia and Europe as well as the U.S., Miller Freeman produces more than 370 exhibitions and conferences and nearly 400 publications, including 270 magazines and a growing portfolio of digital media services. For more information, visit the Miller Freeman website at www.mfi.com. SOURCE Network Magazine CO: Network Magazine ST: California IN: PUB CPR SU: 04/19/99 06:00 EDT prnewswire.com

To: Neil S who wrote (21415)	4/19/1999 9:03:00 AM
From: Neil S	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 29386

Ancor Offers Solution to Data Storage Crunch for Video and Film Markets at NAB Company Signs Third Fibre Channel SAN Switch Deal for Post-Production Industry NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS 1999 CONFERENCE, LAS VEGAS, April 19, /PRNewswire/ -- Ancor Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: ANCR) will demonstrate a solution to the data storage crunch in the video and film industries at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention beginning here today. Ancor's GigWorks(TM) MKII Fibre Channel switches, the "engine" of storage-area networks (SANs), drive digital multimedia through each port at up to 100 megabytes per second, faster than any other storage technology on the market. Video servers can quickly accumulate terabytes of stored digital video. Moving these files can be time consuming and clumsy in older SCSI or early Fibre Channel storage environments. Switched SANs alleviate these problems by providing multiple data paths, each with dedicated bandwidth, providing both high performance and redundancy to minimize downtime and maximize productivity. Moreover, because SANs are dedicated networks they do not burden LAN traffic. At NAB, Ancor partner Prisa Networks integrated Ancor's own SAN demonstration at the Fibre Channel Community booth (S2059), in which HDTV data will be transferred between SGI(R) Octane/(R) systems and Ciprico and Storage Concepts RAIDs. Ancor partner Forefront Graphics integrated switches for SAN demonstrations by Matrox Electronic Systems (S4032) and Drastic Technologies (S1561). In related news, Ancor today announced an agreement to provide its switches to MicroNet as part of MicroNet's SAN solution for video and pre-press applications. Ancor's switches already drive SANs from Prisa Networks and Forefront Graphics (Canada). Ancor's GigWorks MKII switches break the traditional 128-device barrier for storage-area networks, supporting SANs of virtually unlimited size with added public loop support. In addition, only Ancor switches support secure hard zoning for data integrity and cross-connected configurations for larger and faster SANs that maximize productivity and minimize downtime. GigWorks MKII switches will also drive SANs at the following booths at NAB: SGI (S3315), IBM Storage Systems (S2059), CLARiiON (S5141), ATTO Technology (S2059), Ciprico (S2444), Consan (S2059), and Thomson Broadcast (L18818). Visit Ancor at the Fibre Channel Community's SANaganza, featuring more than 40 video application and Fibre Channel equipment manufacturers throughout the show. In addition, the Fibre Channel Association will host a seminar on April 21 from 2-5 p.m. in room N234/236 in the Las Vegas Convention Center featuring presentations by several SAN industry experts. About Ancor Communications Ancor Communications, Inc. provides GigWorks(TM) high-performance Fibre Channel switches for storage and data-intensive network solutions, including storage-area networks (SANs). The company was the first to deliver a Fibre Channel switch, and the first to top the one-gigabit performance level. Ancor has OEM agreements to provide switches to Forefront Graphics, INRANGE Technologies, JNI (formerly Jaycor Networks), MicroNet, nStor, and Prisa Networks. Ancor is a member of the Fibre Channel Association, the Storage Networking Industry Alliance, the Fibre Channel 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: PDT 04/19/99 09:00 EDT prnewswire.com