ADVISORY/SNIA IP Storage Forum to Lead Discussions On IP Storage Advancements and Challenges At the Enterprise IP Storage Networks Conference.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for June 10 & 11

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2002

What:    The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) IP
         Storage Forum will lead panel and seminar discussions
         surrounding the progress, challenges, and trends of IP
         Storage at the Enterprise IP Storage Networks conference,
         June 10-12, 2002, in Chicago, IL.

         Ahmad Zamer, chair of the iSCSI subgroup for the IP Storage
         Forum, will address the following issues surrounding IP
         Storage networking:

            --  Inherent database demands of IP Storage Networks
            --  Evaluating performance barriers and potential
                breakthroughs
            --  NIC and HBA implementation approaches
            --  File and block access acceleration
            --  Standards developments
            --  Outline original design for lost packets

When:    Panel Discussion:  The New Movers & Shakers for SAN
         Acceptance: Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and Network Interface
         Cards (NICs)
         June 10, 11:00am -12:30pm CST

         Seminar: IP Storage Challenges
         June 11, 3:45pm - 4:30pm CST

Speaker: Ahmad Zamer is a senior product line marketing engineer with
         the LAN Access Division at Intel Corporation, and chair of
         the SNIA IP Storage Forum's iSCSI subgroup. Ahmad has more
         than 17 years of experience as a product and business
         development manager, and over the past ten years has focused
         on the computer storage industry.

Where:   Enterprise IP Storage Networks Conference
         Swissotel - Chicago
         Chicago, IL

Media:   To arrange a media or industry analyst briefing, please
         contact Alison Miley at Voce Communications at
         [e-mail].