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StoneFly Storage Concentrators Showcased At Intel Forum

StoneFly Networks' Storage Concentrators, which combine the functionality of an iSCSI-based storage router, bridge and provisioning manager, were showcased in the Intel Developer Forum Fall 2002 (IDF) Storage Pavilion at the San Jose Convention Center, in San Jose, California. StoneFly's first-to-market Storage Concentrators were featured as part of Intel's demonstration of interoperable storage networking products based on Gigabit Ethernet, iSCSI and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. StoneFly also participated at an Intel press event announcing new Intel storage products on September 11.

As a result of StoneFly's firm commitment to broad interoperability, Storage Concentrators seamlessly interoperate with the largest array of host interconnects, back-end storage systems and storage architectures. To that end, StoneFly announced that it has certified the Intel PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapters as fully compatible with Stonefly's complete family of Storage Concentrators. The products running in conjunction provide customers with end-to-end interoperability and optimized performance in iSCSI storage area network (SAN) configurations. As an example of how Storage Concentrators can interoperate with existing legacy storage to achieve increased performance, connectivity, logical volume management and efficient utilization of storage assets, the companies showcased the Intel PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapters and StoneFly's Storage Concentrators at Booth #32 in the Intel Pavilion.

StoneFly's Storage Concentrators, the i1000, i1500 and i1500FS, enable companies to quickly and easily turn an IP network into a storage network. StoneFly's simple-to-install, all-in-one IP SAN appliances are specifically designed to reduce the cost and complexity of managing storage assets in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), and departments of large corporations. Installed in a server, the Intel PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapter transmits SCSI storage data over native Ethernet networks. Together, the products allow companies to build cost-effective SANs using standard Ethernet infrastructure to lower the total cost of ownership for storage networks.

"StoneFly's commitment to multi-vendor interoperability is part of our overall goal of ensuring that IP SAN environments based on Storage Concentrators are compatible with a broad range of SAN storage products, applications and architectures," said Jeffrey Schnabel, vice president of marketing, StoneFly Networks. "With the iSCSI standard now nearing ratification, our mission is to provide all Storage Concentrator customers with a step function reduction in SAN cost and complexity through interoperable, end-to-end solutions for managing heterogeneous storage networks including provisioning and management, and products that offer optimized performance and more efficient centralized back up."

StoneFly's Storage Concentrators and Intel's PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapter Enable IP SAN Functionality with Existing and New Storage Interconnects, and Traditional Fibre Channel SANs.

• With Intel PRO/1000 T IP Storage Adapters as high-performance host interconnects, and Storage Concentrators' support for parallel SCSI and fibre channel storage targets, customers can gain the benefits of an IP SAN today, without having to wait for iSCSI based storage components. Storage Concentrators are future-proofed to support lower cost iSCSI storage targets as they are introduced, further lowering TCO.
• The combination of Intel's PRO/1000 T and the Storage Concentrator i1500FS support for fibre channel interconnects also allow customers to extend their fibre channel SANs through existing IP networks, using a routing architecture that supports in-network storage management applications with no additional host based licenses.
• Intel PRO/1000 T adapters and Storage Concentrators allow customers to select the best-in-class server and storage components for their IP SAN, improving customer choice and avoiding vendor lock-in.

Availability

StoneFly's i1000, i1500 and i1500FS Storage Concentrators are available now at an MSRP of $7,995, $9,995 and $12,995 respectively. Please contact the company directly at 858-678-2444 for a list of channel partners, or visit the company's Website at www.stonefly.com.

About StoneFly Networks Inc

StoneFly Networks Inc is based in San Diego, CA and was founded in April 2000 to develop simple, intelligent, affordable IP SAN appliances that add intelligent storage management to IP networks transforming them into IP storage area networks (SANs). The company's complete line of Storage Concentrators combine the functionality of an iSCSI-based storage router, bridge and provisioning manager to provide an end-to-end storage provisioning solution that reduces the cost and complexity of managing storage assets. Storage Concentrators are based on StoneFly's patent-pending StoneFusion storage networking architecture to consolidate and optimize data storage to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase return on investment (ROI). StoneFly Networks is a member of the Storage Networking Association (SNIA) and the founding member of the IP Storage Institute (IPSI). For more information, please visit the company's Website at www.stonefly.com.

Contact: Julee Vecchio of StoneFly Networks Inc, 858-678-2450, jvecchio@stonefly.com.