Storage Networking World Spring to Explore Real-world Challenges in the New Economy; World's Largest Storage Conference Helps Turn Information into a Strategic Corporate Asset.Business/Technology Editors FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2001 IDG's Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association An association of producers and consumers of storage networking products, whose goal is to further storage networking technology and applications. The Storage Networking Industry Association, or SNIA (SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association, San Francisco, CA, www.snia.org) An organization devoted to the advancement of mission critical storage systems. Founded in 1997, its goal is to determine the standards that must be developed to allow hosts and storage systems to interact via ) today announced the Spring 2001 program for Storage Networking World Storage Networking World (commonly called SNW) is a for data storage professionals in the United States. Sponsored by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association, SNW is held twice each year. , the industry's largest gathering of storage networking professionals and thought leaders. The conference, co-owned and co-produced by Computerworld and the SNIA, will take place April 9-11, 2001 at the Mariott Desert Springs, Palm Desert, California Palm Desert is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area), approximately 11 miles east of Palm Springs. The population was 41,155 at the 2000 census. . This premier event offers both vendor and user communities the opportunities to explore today's storage technology market and help develop the future of storage networking solutions. High-profile panels of industry executives and visionaries will highlight the most compelling business and industry trends directing companies to implement storage networks. In addition, CEOs and senior executives from America's largest storage service providers will examine popular new outsourcing alternatives. With attendance expected to rival the 1,700 mark achieved by Storage Networking World Fall 2000, the Spring 2001 conference will identify the latest storage technology options, interoperability and security challenges, sourcing strategies and corporate deployments. "At Computerworld, we continue to focus on the most compelling and business-critical technology issues for companies in today's global marketplace," said Alan R. Guibord, president, 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. and publisher of Computerworld. "As storage becomes an increasingly complex consideration for today's IT departments, we have developed the content and program of Storage Networking World Spring 2001 to meet the growing information needs and complex challenges of IT decision makers." Featured speakers addressing hot topics in IT storage, application and infrastructure include the following: --Dan Warmenhoven, CEO, Network Appliance --David Yeger, first vice president, Merrill Lynch --Bob Beauchamp, president and CEO, BMC Software --Michael Butler, vice president, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter --Nora Denzel, vice president and general manager, NSSO NSSO National Sample Survey Organisation (India) NSSO National Security Space Office NSSO Non-Sexual Significant Other , Hewlett-Packard --Gary Fox, senior vice president, First Union Bank --Brian Maloney, president and CEO, AT&T Solutions --Jack McDonnell, CEO, McDATA "IT leaders are realizing that traditional approaches to collecting, storing and using data for strategic business purposes are no longer effective due to constantly increasing volumes of information," said Ron Milton, vice president and General Manager, Enterprise Business Solutions for Computerworld. "With thought-provoking presentations, panels and exhibits, Storage Networking World will help companies focus on the latest technology and trends that will lead the storage evolution from a cost center to a strategic IT infrastructure." More than 90 sponsors are participating in the Storage Networking World Spring 2001, including ADIC, AT&T Solutions, BMC Software, Brocade Communications Systems Brocade, Inc. NASDAQ: BRCD, based in Silicon Valley, designs, manufactures, and sells storage networking solutions and management applications for storage area networks (SANs) and file area networks (FANs). , Cisco Systems, CNT (Carbon NanoTube) See nanotube. , Compaq StorageWorks, Computer Associates, DataCore Software, DLTtape, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Exabyte, Hewlett-Packard, 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) , ManagedStorage International, Nortel Networks, SanOne, Storability, StorageApps, StorageNetworks, StorageProvider, StorageTek, Sun Microsystems and VERITAS Software. The latest conference agenda and program information are available online at www.computerworld.com/snw. About Computerworld Computerworld, Inc. is a complete information services See Information Systems. company for the IT Leader community, providing print and online publications, books, conferences and research services. The company's flagship weekly newspaper for IT Leaders has been recognized numerous times by Folio: Magazine and the Computer Press Association as the best computer newspaper. With a circulation of 250,000, Computerworld, has a total audience of 935,200 according to IntelliQuest CIMS CIMS Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (New York University) CIMS Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (Rochester Institute of Technology) CIMS Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry v.7.0. News and resources for the IT Leader community are available through Computerworld's Web site at www.computerworld.com. Computerworld is based in Framingham, Mass. Computerworld is a business unit of IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) , the world's leading IT media, research and exposition company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and 4,000 book titles and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (http://www.idg.net), which comprises more than 270 targeted Web sites in 70 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related expositions worldwide, and provides IT market analysis through 50 offices in 43 countries worldwide. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com. About the Storage Networking Industry Association SNIA is a not-for-profit organization, made up of more than 200 companies and individuals spanning the entire storage and networking industry from manufacturers and developers to end users. The members of SNIA share a common goal to "set the pace of the industry" by ensuring that storage networks become efficient, complete and trusted solutions across the IT community. To this end, SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education, and services that will propel storage networking solutions into the broader market. SNIA currently has multiple technical efforts under way. For membership inquiries, or to participate in working groups, please visit the SNIA Web site at www.snia.org. |
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