Cisco Systems to be a Sponsor at Network Storage 2001 Conference.Business Editors SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2001 Peripheral Concepts announced today that Cisco Systems will be a "platinum" sponsor at the Network Storage 2001 conference in Monterey, California from June 11 to June 14, 2001 In its eighth year, the annual Network Storage conference has established itself as a premier forum for storage and storage networking topics. Over 300 leading industry experts, IT professionals, and vendors will attend to discuss the issues pertaining to storage system products, applications and solutions. "Cisco's participation in important venues such as Network Storage 2001 is further proof of our increasingly active role in the storage industry," said Mark Cree, general manager of the Storage Router Business Unit and a panelist on the Executive Roundtable at NS 2001. "Our goal is to promote open, industry standards-based storage networking solutions and having a forum such as NS 2001 is a critical part of our communication strategy." Keynote speakers include: - Kevin Daly, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Quantum/ATL - Mark Lewis, Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Storage Group, Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. - Linda Sanford, Senior Vice President & Group Executive, Storage Systems Group, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corporation On Tuesday afternoon June 13, Network Storage 2001 is proud to host its Executive Roundtable assessing the network storage industry. Confirmed participation includes: - Mark Cree, General Manager, Storage Router Business Unit, Cisco Systems - Nora Denzel, VP and GM, Network Storage Solutions Organization, Hewlett-Packard Company - Mark Lewis, VP and GM, Enterprise Storage Group, Compaq Computer Corporation - Mark Leslie, Chairman of the Board, VERITAS Software - Stephen Luczo, CEO, Seagate Technology, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control - Linda Sanford, Senior VP & Group Executive, Storage Systems Group, IBM Corporation This year's conference includes a two-track educational session on Monday, in addition to one technical track and one business track addressed to the investment community on Thursday. Industry Sponsors include: - Platinum sponsors: Cisco, Exabyte, and Storability - Gold Sponsors: Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Quantum/ATL, SAN Valley Systems - Silver Sponsor: KOM KOM King of the Mountain (bicycle racing) KOM Knowledge Oasis Muscat (Oman) KOM Kick-Off Meeting KOM Kingdom O' Magic (computer game) KoM Knights of Maple Networks Press and Market sponsors include Computer Technology Review, InfoStor, SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. , Business Solutions, Integrated Solutions, STA (SCSI Trade Association The SCSI Trade Association, or SCSITA, is an industry trade group which exists to promote the use SCSI technology. It was formed in 1996 [1]. As of 2006, major members include Adaptec, HP, Intel, LSI Logic, Seagate, and IBM [1]. ), and STORAGEsearch.com The conference is developed and managed by Peripheral Concepts, Inc., a Santa Barbara, Calif. based market consulting firm specializing in Storage and Storage Management. For more information call 805/898-3846, email conference@periconcepts.com or view the Web at http://www.periconcepts.com. |
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