Taiwan Will be the Powerhouse for the Worldwide Storage
Networking Industry Eric Chen, Ph.D. Chairman, SNIC GM, APAC,
FalconStor Software, Inc.
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I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.
Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943
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There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.
Ken Olson, President of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977
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Driving Forces Explosive demands for low-cost storage systems
iSCSI standardization Solid foundation in Networking, Servers,
Motherboards, RAID controllers/systems and Storage Management
Software
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Explosive demands for low- cost storage systems
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The Storage Networking Industry continues to grow
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SAN Architecture will Prevail $US million SAN Revenue will
increase strongly as SANs become more widely accepted across the
region and embedded into storage solutions SAN will include FC and
iSCSI SANs NAS revenue increasing slowly, but convergence will blur
the issue DAS revenue will decrease as a proportion of the total
APEJ Disk Storage Market by Type of Storage Source: IDC
Asia/Pacific, Q3 2004
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The Enterprise Storage Market
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But there are pockets of growth Data Replication Disk-based
Backup/Recovery iSCSI-based SAN Services Source: Enterprise Storage
Group April 2003 Source: Gartner Dataquest (June 2003)
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SMB and Consumer Storage Market
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Content Networking Storage
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Uses of Home NAS Systems
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Blade Market will be Worth Almost US$1 Billion in 2008 in APEJ
Blades will be driven by modular computing and virtualization
requirements Compute density no longer the key demand catalyst Near
term opportunities in the finance, telecom, education and
government segments Blade deployments will expand at the expense of
rack optimized servers Tower/ pedestal x86 Server form factor will
be a sustainable opportunity in the PRC & India and SME segment
APEJ Server Spending Forecast (US$M) 2003-08 Source: IDC
Asia/Pacific, Q3 2004
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Compliance Markets
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iSCSI Standardization
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iSCSI Opportunities
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International Data Corp. (IDC) predicts that worldwide sales of
iSCSI disk arrays will grow from about $28 million in 2003 to more
than $3 billion in 2007, representing a 227% compound annual growth
rate.
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iSCSI Standardization Standardization: The Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF) has approved the iSCSI standard since Feb. 2003.
A mapping of the SCSI remote procedure invocation model on top of
the TCP protocol. A new SCSI transport as defined by the SCSI SAM-
2 document. Equivalent protocols include SPI-2 , FCP-2 , To take
compelling advantages from the IP/Ethernet infrastructure.
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iSCSI Standard Brings Interoperability to SANs Familiar
technologies Now used together Same SCSI commands Same Network
transport Servers (Initiators) iSCSI Storage (Targets) Ethernet
Ethernet Frame SCSI TCP/IP Packet Source: Microsoft
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Example Usage of iSCSI Storage shared among servers via iSCSI
Native iSCSI storage Clustered Servers with iSCSI HBAs using the
Microsoft iSCSI Service iSCSI Target Outlook clients Ethernet
Switch
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Solid Foundations
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ACARD Products: IC RAID Controller Adapter NAS CD/DVD
Duplicator SCSIDE Bridge Disk Box IDE Hot Swappable Tray
http://www.acard.com ACARD Technology Corp., a global leading
provider of storage solutions, was founded on September 19, 1996.
Since establishment, ACARD has been engaging in IC design and
Storage solutions. In the fields of IDE and SCSI, ACARD has its
core technologies, and enjoys a high reputation. ACARD offers
small, medium, and large corporations with broad lines of
controller chips, SCSI/SATA/IDE RAID controllers, SCSI-to-IDE/SATA
converters, CD/DVD duplicators, RAID subsystems, NAS, external
storage for DVR, and CD/DVD recording software.
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Accton was formed in 1988 Accton has developed into a
world-class OEM/ODM total solution outsourcing partner for advanced
communication products, and as one of the world's pre-eminent data
communications companies. Accton has established a worldwide
reputation for producing superior LAN equipment and Ethernet
products. Employing more than 2500 people - nearly 1000 of whom are
engineers - Accton now delivers a variety of Ethernet, Fast
Ethernet and Gigabit networking products; including hubs, switches,
Internet Access Devices and Wireless networking solutions. Accton
http://www.accton.com.tw
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FalconStor Software, Inc., (Nasdaq: FALC) develops industrial
strength network storage infrastructure software solutions that are
deployed by a wide range of Fortune 1000 companies, including
leading health care organizations, financial institutions,
government agencies, xSPs, e-commerce businesses, and educational
institutions to minimize the total cost of ownership (TCO) of
storage for business critical applications. FalconStors primary
goal is to empower enterprises to rise above the burgeoning
complexities, costs, and data availability issues bred by the
massive upsurge in mission-critical data worldwide. FalconStor
Software http://www.falconstor.com
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1.1TB NAS7500-IDE/SATA , 8 IDE S-ATA , 2.4TB NAS840-IDE/SATA , 4
IDE S-ATA , 1.2TB http://www.coventive.com
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ZyXEL http://www.zyxel.com.tw/ Worldwide Headquarters: ZyXEL
Communications Corporation (Taiwan) Foundation Date: August 16,
1989 Chairman : Dr. Shun-I Chu President : Dr. Yuh-Long Chen Paid
in Capital: 3.7Billion NT Dollars (Approximately 112 Million US
Dollars) Publicly listed company in Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE:
2391) Major Product Lines: DSL Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), IP
DSLAMs, Switches, Internet Security Gateways, Wireless LAN
Equipment, Routers, ISDN Terminal Adapters, Analog Modems Worldwide
Employees: 1600 2002 Released Taiwan's first IP DSLAM supporting
ADSL, G.SHDSL, VDSL services 2000 Launched Taiwan's first ADSL IP
DSLAM 1999 Established branch office in Germany, as well as in
Norway, Sweden 1999 Entered the broadband technology field,
developing the world's first PPPoE ADSL router 1999 Shares listed
on the Taiwan Stock Exchange
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S/ATA (focus on RAID 0/1) RAID 0/1 & Non-RAID (FastTrak TX
& SATA series) IOP based RAID 5 (SuperTrak series) H/W Assisted
RAID 5 (FastTrak SX series) DAS/SAN (VTrak Series) Application
Specific Storage Appliance With fifteen years of design expertise
in Serial ATA (SATA) and Parallel ATA (PATA) storage solutions,
Promise Technology, Inc. is recognized as the global leader in ATA
interface products and the creator of ATA RAID. The Company's
market leading position is also reflected through its list of
top-tier customers and its track record of products installed.
Promise products have been specifically tested and chosen for
system integration by the world's leading OEMs including Dell,
Fujitsu Siemens ; Fujitsu, Gateway, HP, Intel, Maxtor, Micron, NEC,
Western Digital, ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI and Apple, to name just a few.
Between mid 1999 and end of 2002, Promise shipped over 10 million
ATA interface solution units to the market. Promise Taiwan became a
publicly traded company listed in the Taiwan stock market (Promise
Technology, Inc Promise employs over 300 people worldwide, with
sales and marketing offices in USA, Taiwan, Europe and China.
http://www.promise.com.tw Promise
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Jade Quantum Technology Company: founded in July 2000. Focus on
researching in Remote Boot Technology and IP Storage Technology.
Develop WAN Boot PC successfully by iSCSI Protocol. Products: WAN
Boot PC WAN Boot PC / iSCSI HBA / SoC + F/W IP Storage Solution
iSCSI HBA / SoC + F/W Jade Quantum Technologies, Inc.
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AXUS Microsystems Inc is a Client / Server base systems
integrator and storage products producer.We have been in the Server
Base Computing business for 7 years, and we deliver top-quality,
reliable Server Base Computing. RAID storage & SAN(storage area
networking) solution at an extremely affordable cost, while
offering superior customer service and responsive technical
support. As one subsidiary of ASUStek, our continual commitment to
providing dependable, fast, break-through Thin Client & Storage
technologies has retained a high percentage of large institutional
repeat buyers. AXUS http://www.axus.com.tw/
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ACCUSYS Acuta 4 The Accusys Acuta series is a newly designed
ATA external solution with which you can easily have your data
secured without bothersome setup procedures. It is the answer to
your storage requirements. ACCUSYS specializes in design,
manufacturing of high performance RAID controllers, full ranges of
Fibre channel to SCSI, Ultra 320, Ultra 160, SCSI to SCSI, Fibre to
P-ATA, Fibre to SATA,SCSI to P- ATA, PCI to P-ATA, PCI to SATA and
P- ATA to P-ATA RAID controllers. The company has one chief goal To
offer the preeminent building blocks of RAID for maximum storage
advantage ACCUSYS was founded on the philosophy of : Researching
advanced RAID technologies Developing innovative RAID solutions
Offering best cost efficient products Delivering high quality and
responsive service To be the best technology partner for ODM and
distribution customers Accusys http://www.accusys.com.tw
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Since 1994, Proware Technologies Corp., a leader in the data
storage marketplace, has been developing and supplying high
availability, drive ready storage solutions for the channel and
OEM's in the Windows & open systems markets. Proware's products
provide storage products for virtually all areas of the storage
market. For workstations, it's the direct attached DataPlum line of
IDE to IDE RAID products. For workstations executing high
sustainable throughput and/or availability applications, it's the
Firewire to IDE RAID products. For servers it's the direct attached
SCSI to SCSI products and its Power series of Fibre Channel
products for the high end server and the SAN market. Simbolo SCSI
Series http://www.proware.com.tw WSS NAS Subsystem Data Ware
DataPlum Series OTTO di ORO Series Proware DataFree Series
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MaxTronic International Co., Ltd. founded in 1995, is a
dedicated maker of top-of-the-line, user- friendly and
cost-effective RAID solutions. Our team of seasoned professionals
has wide-ranging know-how in the information- technology industry
and over 10 years experience in manufacturing, sales, marketing,
and distribution of disk-array technology. Product & Features
Arena SCSI to IDE/SATA RAID solutions. An innovative storage
solution for SCSI host-channel to EIDE disk-channel. Arena SCSI to
SCSI RAID solutions. Pegasus Network Attached Storage Solutions
(2004 New Products). SAN ready Fibre host-channel to IDE or SCSI
disk-channel RAID solutions. Minimized cost-of-ownership with super
user-friendly setup. MaxTronic http://www.maxtronic.com.tw
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http://www.alpha.com Alpha Technologies was founded in 1976 to
provide power supplies to the cable industry. These products -
which still comprise a significant portion of Alpha's total
business - provide critical power conditioning and emergency backup
to cable television delivery networks. International sales have
also grown rapidly with major installations in Europe, South
America, Australia and the Far East. Currently Alpha has sales and
service centers in the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and
Australia with more than 1,000 employees and 500,000 square feet of
manufacturing space worldwide. ISO 9001 certification at its main
manufacturing facilities reflects Alpha's commitment to excellence.
Alpha Technologies is a world leading developer of broadband, data
communication, AC UPS, commercial, and industrial powering systems.
Together with a broad range of products, Alpha Technologies
supports a global customer base with comprehensive installation and
maintenance services. Alpha
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http://www.ingrasys.com Ingrasys Technology Inc., founded in
February 2002, is a global leading developer in the network
computing technologies. Headquartered in Taoyuan, Taiwan, the
company has presently more than 300 employees worldwide. Over 70%
are engineers specialized in network computing technologies
developments. Based upon its own innovative SlimServer
technologies, Ingrasys has maintained a steady growth on the
business toward the global market. To effectively manage the
growing business, Ingrasys also affiliates with strategic partners
in major territories worldwide, such as EU, U.S., Middle East,
Australia, Asia, and Mainland China. Currently, Ingrasys is
dedicating to deliver the solid-state networking storage
device/server, as well as the full spectrum of intelligent embedded
network systems and service solutions for the fast-growing network
computing environment. With the core technologies integrating the
optimized design of network operating system, software and
hardware, Ingrasys provides the breakthrough intelligent network
solutions with excellent usability and reliability to our valuable
customers. With extensive experiences in the network computing
technologies, Ingrasys Technology Inc. is continuously aiming as
the Best-In-Class technology company that connects all our partners
to the future growth. Ingrasys
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Lanner Electronics Inc. is a technology company delivering x86
based core solutions since 1986, serving a wide variety of
industrial and embedded applications needs. With over 15 years of
highly successful experience in the Industrial Computer field,
Lanner dedicates itself to serving the Industrial PC market to make
a difference in peoples lives through automation. The company owns
and operates a manufacturing facility totaling more than 35,000
square feet and employs over 200 people worldwide. Enterprise SME
SOHO Lanner http://www.lannerinc.com
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http://www.sercomm.com SerComm SerComm, incorporated in 1992,
has foreseen the wave to connect computer peripherals to the LAN
directly by using a dedicated, fast and compact network server or
appliance instead of using a complicated, bulky PC. 1992 SerComm
announced the PrintMate Print Server and became the first
successful Print Server manufacturer in Asia. 1994 SerComm
introduced the WideLink Communication Server. 1997 world to be
Novell YES SerComm's 100BaseT Print Server was the first in the
certified. 1999 SerComm released the first Network Attached Storage
Server in Asia.
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Acer http://www.acer.com.tw HDS 9500V Acer ranks among the
world's top five branded PC vendors, designing and marketing easy,
dependable IT solutions that empower people to reach their goals
and enhance their lives. In 2000, Acer spun-off its manufacturing
operation to focus on globally marketing its brand-name products:
desktop and mobile PCs, servers and storage, displays, peripherals,
and e-business solutions for business, government, education, and
home users. Established in 1976, Acer Inc. employs 5,600 people
supporting dealers and distributors in more than 100 countries.
Estimated revenues for 2004 were US$6.8 billion.
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Powered by Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 Xtores global
presence enables us to offer our customers the best in technology
innovation, service and support, and cost-effectiveness. Xtore
currently serves the needs of the Asia- Pacific region through our
full service business centers in Japan and Taiwan, with plans to
expand into Korea, New Zealand and Australia during 2004. Xtore 3U
16-Bay FC XD 3000 series 3U 16-Bay XD 1000 SCSI Series
http://www.xtore.com
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USI http://www.usi.com.tw Universal Scientific Industrial Co.,
Ltd. (USI) is a leading global company in the Design and
Manufacturing Services (DMS) industry. USI offers complete DMS
solutions in the fields of Computing, Communications and Mobile and
Application-Specific Devices. Leveraging its expertise and
experience in advanced microelectronic packaging technology, USI
has the capability to provide services from modules to boards to
systems with smaller, lighter and compact characteristics. With
leading edge Product Development and Engineering capabilities in
the strategic product areas, USI is providing its services to offer
complete D-to-D services (Design to Distribution). With our
flexibility in manufacturing, material logistics and distribution
worldwide, we are dedicated to serve the brand name customers with
large volume as well as medium volume and high mix business model.
We act as an extension of our brand name partners own design and
operation through our state-of-the-art automated facilities,
advanced manufacturing processes and engineering capabilities,
certified quality system and seamless supply chain management IT
infrastructure.
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http://www.giga-byte.com/ GIGABYTE At GIGABYTE, we take
advanced technologies and transform into value for our customers
through our professional solutions and global service network.
Since its inception in 1986, GIGABYTE hardware solutions based on
our motherboard business have been introduced into homes, school
campuses, workplaces, and enterprises across the globe. Through
increased diversification, and greater product offerings, spanning
areas such as graphics accelerator, notebooks, desktop PCs,
wireless communication and networking servers, GIGABYTE has truly
become a total IR solution provider-a brand with a vision for
innovation, value, and performance.
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MSI http://cweb.msi.com.tw/ Micro-Star International Co., Ltd
(MSI) enjoys a high reputation for its innovations in the
construction of Motherboards, Graphics Cards, Optical Storage
Devices, Workstations, Servers, Slim PCs, Barebone Systems and IA
Products. Since its founding in 1986, MSI has remained at the
forefront in providing easy-to- implement, state-of-the-art
products and robust computing solutions for our customers. Our
efforts are focused on quality, customer satisfaction and
innovative solutions to meet growing market demands for computing
needs. For nearly 16 years, MSI has paid close attention to
customers' needs and has a proud history of achieving highly
satisfaction results. A global company with sales of $1.7 billion
in 2002, MSI serves an international network of distributors and
OEM customers in the US, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Latin
America. MSI was recently ranked number 22 on Legend Magazine's Top
1000 manufacturing companies in Taiwan and ranked number 85 in the
recent BusinessWeek Info Tech 100 report, published in June
2003.
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SYSTEX Established in 1976, Systex is a renowned information
technology (IT) solution provider and the first publicly traded
software company (Type I securities). With more than 980 employees,
Systex boasts revenue in excess of NT$9.6 billion in 2001. To
sustain business growth through innovation, Systex invests more
than NT$200 million in R&D every year. With service locations
in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Shanghai and
Beijing, Systex employs 250 service representatives, 500 R&D
engineers and 200 logistics and service engineers. Pioneer in IT
Services; Complete IT Solutions Provider
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History: Company establish on Jan. 1993 Focus on Disk Array
storage design and manufacture RAIDSYS's mission is to manufacture
and distribute high-performance, reliability, user-friendly and
affordable storage solutions. Raidsys
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Thecus Technology Corp. specializes in IP Storage Server
solutions, including Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Wireless
Media Bank products. The company was established in 2003 with the
mission to make technology as transparent and easy-to-use as
possible, and to make products that are not only the best on the
market, but are accessible to experts and novices alike. With a
best- in-class R&D team highly experienced in storage hardware
and software and with a keen customer focus, Thecus stays close to
the market to develop high- quality products to fulfill the storage
needs of todays world. Home, SOHO, Small business The perfect
choice to store and secure your data. Thecus
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Founded in March 1998, Advance Multimedia Internet Technology
(AMIT) Inc. is one of the largest ODM/OEM manufacturers of SOHO
router products in Taiwan. The current product lines include
broadband routers, wireless broadband router, ADSL router, VoIP and
VPN products Founded: March, 1998 Location: Tainan, Taiwan
Employees: 250 people Sales Revenues:46millian USD Wireless
Broadband Router ADSL Router AMIT Media Adapter
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Agilent delivers critical tools and technologies that sense,
measure and interpret the physical and biological world. Our
innovative solutions enable a wide range of customers in
communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis to
make technological advancements that drive productivity and improve
the way people live and work. Agilent has facilities in more than
30 countries and develops products at manufacturing sites in the
U.S., China, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and the
U.K. Agilent Labs has its headquarters in Palo Alto, California,
with additional sites in Hachioji, Japan; South Queensferry,
Scotland; and Beijing, China. Agilent Products & Services:
ASICs Camera Modules and Imaging Products Fiber Optics Illumination
and Color Management Infrared and Barcode LEDs (Light Emitting
Diodes) Motion Control Optical Navigation Optocoupler Physical
Layer ICs Remote Systems Management and KVM Solutions RF &
Microwave Storage Protocol ICs, Software and Adapters Semiconductor
Products
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Overview MDS 9509 MULTILAYER FABRIC
SWITCHES MDS 9500 MULTILAYER DIRECTORS 16 and 32-port Fibre Channel
Supervisor MDS 9000 Modules Mgmt Cisco SAN-OS 2.0 CISCO FABRIC
MANAGER MDS 9506MDS 9216MDS 9140/MDS 9120 MDS 9000 Family INDUSTRY
LEADING INVESTMENT PROTECTION ACROSS A COMPREHENSIVE PRODUCT LINE
CSM IBM Virt. ASM Veritas Virt. MDS 9216i 14 FC/2 IP4-and 8-port IP
iSCSI + FCIP OS Cisco
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SAN (Storage Area Network) Fiber Channel, Block Level, Apps
Server Support Storage Evolution DAS (Direct Attached Storage),
Disk Array, TAPE Library.. 1985 -19891990 - 19992000 -2009
1986,SCSI-I By ANSI 1991,SCSI-II 10 20 MB/s 1995,SCSI-III 20 40
MB/s 1998 -2003 Ultra SCSI 160 /320 MB/s 1994 ANSI 100MB/s 1996
SNIA 1 2 GB/s 2004 SAN 10 GB/s above NAS (Network Attached
Storage), Ethernet, File Level, File Server Support 2001-2004
Windows 55% share 2004 1999, Non-Windows Storage Server 2003 Q4
(1)iSCSI by MS (2)Serial ATA-I (3) WSS2003
IBM Total Storage Providing power and freedom for an on demand
world Why IBM Storage IBM is a market leader in the storage
industry. Innovative technology, open standards, excellent
performance, a broad portfolio of storage proven software, hardware
and solutions offerings - all backed by IBM with its recognized
e-business on demand leadership are just a few of the reasons why
you should consider IBM storage offerings. Becoming an on demand
business is about finding new ways to grow, adapt and respond in a
dynamic business environment while managing costs. Because data is
a critical component of businesses today, efficiently handling the
growing amounts of information is one of the keys to success for an
on demand business. The storage environment is an important part of
the IT infrastructure to help achieve the goal of operating as an
on demand business.
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With supports from Agilent Intel Microsoft Cisco And many
more.
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Putting in the perspectives: Storage Networking Products
Storage Subsystems: FC AND iSCSI, DAS or Networked Storage (for
OEM, ODM, and Solutions) Backup Solutions: Virtual Tape Library
(Cache or Replacement), Continuous Backup Appliance, SAN: Fibre
Channel and IP: Switch, HBA, Storage and Network Integration SMB,
Home/SOHO NAS and Media Center. Service Provider: Equipment and
Services for Media Delivery Network and Back-up/Recovery Services.
Compliance market: ILM, WORM devices, Contents/Documents
Management, Email Archiving
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Storage Networking Industry Collaboration: What the consortium
can provide New technology introduction Product and Market
Match-making Joint promotions and joint ventures Innovative
products International collaboration Market information
Interoperability tests Industry Sponsorship/Awareness/funding
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