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Storage World Conference 2001 Attendance Booming

Storage World Conference announced that they are seeing large pre-registration figures come in from the storage networking community for the first Storage World Conference 2001. The conference convenes on September 14, in San Jose at the Fairmont Hotel. Large attendance numbers indicate that while certain economic forecasts are uncertain, the storage networking industry is sustaining positive momentum.

"The storage networking community is unlike any other in IT," stated Daniel Delshad, conference chairman. "Realizing that storage will continue to be a hot topic in technology, storage networking leaders will gather here on September 14 to direct how the industry is shaped and where it is headed. The large numbers posted for attendance further supports the message that recent technological breakthroughs and trends impacting the storage community are at the top of the priority list for these industry leaders."

"SAN Valley Systems is proud to be a sponsor of the Storage World Conference," commented SAN Valley's vice president of Marketing Rick Walsworth. "This conference presents an excellent forum for discussing issues and solutions that address current storage networking concerns around standards, interoperability, SAN extension and new technologies. By bringing together best-of-breed storage networking vendors, Storage World Conference plays an important role in providing customers with information and access to industry leaders and technology."

Conference topics include:

• The Future of SAN/NAS
• Storage Virtualization
• Storage on the Edge - Companies to Watch
• The Future of Storage Services
• The Future of Storage Connectivity
• The Role of Software in the Storage World
• Disk/RAID Outlook
• Tape/Automation Outlook
• Case Studies: "End User Perspectives on the Exploding Storage Networking Industry"

"The Storage World Conference provides us with the ideal forum to showcase our technology and present our ideas," said Beau Vrolyk, president and CEO of 3ware. "This conference features the leaders in the IT industry that shape and move technology forward. We are excited to be participating."

Randy Fardal, vice president of Nishan Systems concurred, "Storage World Conference is the ideal platform for discussing cutting-edge technologies and presenting new ideas. We are excited to be participating in storage panel discussions with other industry leaders and look forward to addressing the paramount issues facing the future of IP Storage."

The Storage World Conference boasts an impressive list of sponsors, speakers and exhibitors, including: 3Ware, Benchmark, BlueArc, BMC Software, Brocade, Computer Associates, DataCore, Dell, EMC, IBM, INRANGE Technologies, LeftHand Networks, Legato, LSI Logic Storage Systems, ManagedStorage, Maxtor, NetConvergence, Network Appliance, Nishan Systems, OTG Software, Procom Technology, Quantum, Quantum/ATL, SAN Valley Systems, Seagate, Sony, Core Technology Solutions, Storability, Storage Alliance, StorageApps, StorageNetworks, StorageTek, Sun Microsystems, TrelliSoft, Tricord, TrueSAN Networks, VERITAS, Vicom, YottaYotta and Xythos Software.

About Storage World Conference

Storage World Conference is the premier one-day event that brings together some of the most prominent leaders from every major company within the storage industry. The conference is designed to discuss the most current topics of interest to the storage community, along with bringing together many of the leading IT and Storage companies in one venue. For registration and exhibitor information please call 310-491-0822 or visit the Web site at www.storageworldconference.com. For hotel reservations, call the Fairmont Hotel at 800-346-5550 and mention the Storage World Conference 2001 for a conference discount.

Contact Curtis Chan of Chan & Associates Inc, 714-447-4993, cj_chan@chanandassoc.com, for Storage World Conference.