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Fibre Channel Industry Association elects 2011/2012 Board of Directors

San Francisco, California— Oct. 27, 2011 - The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA), a non-profit international organization of manufacturers, systems integrators and vendors today announced its newly elected Board of Directors for 2011/2012. Fibre Channel technology is the data center standard for storage area networks and enterprise storage, with more than 80 percent market share and will continue to be the data center for the foreseeable future. The FCIA organization consists of 60 companies globally, all of which are leaders in the Fibre Channel industry and continue to provide thought leadership, education and guidance to the growing storage networking market.

The newly elected members of the 2011/2012 FCIA Board of Directors are as follows:

FCIA Officers:

  • Chairman:    Skip Jones – QLogic
  • Vice Chairman: Mark Jones – Emulex
  • Treasurer: Greg McSorley - Amphenol   
  • Secretary: Jay Neer - Molex   

Members at Large:

  • Rupin Mohan – Hewlett-Packard
  • Denise Ridolfo – NetApp
  • Kevin Ehringer – DCS
  • Steven Wilson – Brocade
  • Eisaku Saiki – Netmarks (FCIA Japan)

“With 16GFC available in the market place now and FCoE continuing to be adopted Fibre Channel continues to provide the robust flexible solutions that are needed in today’s storage environments” said Skip Jones, Chairman FCIA.  “These advancements continue to provide assurance to technology providers and end-users that their Fibre Channel investment continues to be the most superior technology today and will continue to provide value in the future.”

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

 

Contact: Chris Lyon

               FCIA Exec. Director

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               425-359-3326

 
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