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FCIA Liaison Report

FCIA Liaison Report. June 2006. Activities by the FCIA . FCIA Tuesday Evening Meeting 8GFC Scrambling is a “Go” Great progress on specifying 8GFC Presented an overview of the Debunking Myths effort Mentioned the benefits of FCIA membership and gave an overview of the five membership levels.

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FCIA Liaison Report

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  1. FCIA Liaison Report June 2006

  2. Activities by the FCIA • FCIA Tuesday Evening Meeting • 8GFC Scrambling is a “Go” • Great progress on specifying 8GFC • Presented an overview of the Debunking Myths effort • Mentioned the benefits of FCIA membership and gave an overview of the five membership levels

  3. Activities by the FCIA • Focus on promoting FC • Position Ethernet in the SAN • Position SAS in the back-end • Public web site is being completely revamped • Strategic Plan has been updated • Marketing Plan is next for update • Analysts Tour before summer • Promoting Innovations • FC-SP, FC-SCM, FC-BaseT, FC-SATA

  4. Activities by the FCIA • Members Meeting • Article for Computer World approved • Press release for Alliance with ASNP drafted • Press release for Alliance with SNIA-E in work • Alliance with SNIA approved by FCIA Board • Debunking Myths document maturing • Generated talking points for a press and analysts tour next week at Storage World Conference • Developed basis for generating an FC-SCM MRD

  5. Activities by the FCIA Collateral Generation • Multiple new presentations • New basic FC education courses • Needed quickly! • White paper list • FC in the SAN • FC in the Back-end • FC in the SMB Market

  6. Storage World Conferences 2006 • June 20 - 22, Long Beach, CA • FCIA will be in booth # 131 • Scott Kipp will be book-signing • Bob Williamsen and Skip Jonesdoing briefings • Passes still available • Fall Event • Sept. 20 - 22, Boston, MA • Do we want a booth? Decision after SWC spring

  7. SNW-Europe • Frankfurt, Germany • Sept. 4 - 6, 2006 • http://www.snweurope.com/ • Do we have any opportunities here with our new MOU?

  8. Byte & Switch’s StoragePlus • Sept. 13 & 14 • Burlingame, CA • FCIA has partnership with this event which includes marketing promo opps • Event website up & registration now open: www.storageplusexpo.com

  9. IDF Fall 2006 • Sept. 26 - 28 in SF, CA • Kiosk in Storage Community? • Who is interested in kiosk participation? • Storage Community is getting enhanced position • Conference program is finished; accepting applications to teach for Spring 2007 • Co-marketing deal again • Send a request for interest to the members • 4 Companies @ $2,500 each

  10. SNW • Oct. 31 - Nov. 3 in Orlando • Who is interested in participating in a booth? • What should be the focus? • Can we still get an FCIA presentation into this SNW? • A request for a abstract titles will be submitted… • Send out a call for participation at SNW • Theme: Future Proof Your Storage – Tiered Storage • Possibly static demo • Show possible topologies • 10 Companies Minimum @ $4,500 each

  11. Storage Visions 2006 • Jan. 6 & 7, Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas • Call for speakers & sponsors out now. Please email Alice for more info. • FCIA has co-marketing agreement again: • FCIA Benefits: • $100 discount • 1 free pass • Literature table at event (probably joint with other organizations)

  12. Activities by the FCIA Committees • Roadmap – Concall every other month • Marketing – Concall every other week

  13. Thanks! If you need more information, contact the FCIA at: info@fibrechannel.org

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