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FCIA Sponsored Panel Brings Together Leading Vendors to Discuss FCoE Benefits

  FCIA Sponsored Panel Brings Together Leading Vendors to Discuss FCoE Benefits

PHOENIX, Ariz (Storage Networking World), October 12, 2009 -- The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) today announced that it will exhibit demonstrations around 8GFC (Gigabit Fibre Channel) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). Demonstrations will take place in booth #1200 at Storage Networking World (SNW), October 12th – 15th, at the JW Marriott in Phoenix, Arizona.

Leading vendors will collaborate on how 8 GFC and FCoE technology work together in the data center. Companies supporting this demonstration are: Amphenol, Brocade, Cisco, Emulex, EMC, Intel, LSI, Molex, NetApp, PMC Sierra and QLogic.

“For the fifth consecutive time at SNW, the FCIA will showcase breakthrough Fibre-Channel solutions — specifically FCoE and 8 GFC.” said Skip Jones, chairman FCIA. “8GFC and FCoE solutions address the escalating needs for higher performance with further cost, space and power savings that maximize existing SAN technology investments. Today’s demonstration further solidifies Fibre Channel as the SAN solution of choice for today’s datacenter.”

FCIA Experts Speak Out The FCIA will be presenting in the following sessions at SNW:

• Fibre Channel: Continuous Innovation in Security and Performance
  Monday, October 13 from 11:15 a.m. to 11:55 a.m.
  
  Presented by Tom Hammond-Doel, Senior Alliance Manager, Engenio Storage Group of LSA and Vice Chairman, FCIA
• FCoE Panel: The Arrival of the New Data Center
  Moderated by Dave Simpson, Editor-in-Chief, InfoStor Magazine
  Tuesday, October 14 from 4:55 p.m. to 5:40 p.m.
  
  
  Distinguished Panelists include:
  • Rob Davis, Vice President of Advanced Technology, QLogic Corporation
  • Claudio DeSanti, Distinguished Engineer, Advanced Architectures & Research, Cisco Systems
  • Tom Hammond-Doel, Senior Alliance Manager, Engenio Storage Group of LSI, and Vice-Chairman, FCIA
  • Mike McNamara, Senior Manager, Product Marketing, NetApp and Marketing Chairperson, FCIA
  • Ahmad Zamer, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Brocade

In addition to the aforementioned sessions, The FCIA will be distributing a new Fibre Channel Solutions Guide that includes up-to-date information on the benefits of Fibre Channel.

About FCIA
The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) is a non-profit international organization whose sole purpose is to act as the independent technology and marketing voice of the Fibre Channel industry. We are committed to helping member organizations promote and position Fibre Channel, and to providing a focal point for Fibre Channel information, standards advocacy, and education.

FCIA members include manufacturers, system integrators, developers, vendors, industry professionals, and end users. Our member-led working groups and committees focus on creating and championing the Fibre Channel technology roadmaps, targeting applications that include data storage, video, networking, and storage area network (SAN) management. For more info, go to http://www.fibrechannel.org

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