Manufacturer's
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work.
IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses
innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key Business brands, IBM offers a wide range of services,
solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of
e-business.
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings
span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing.
Supermicro emphasizes superior product design and uncompromising quality control to produce industry-leading
serverboards, chassis and server systems. These mission-critical Server Building Block solutions provide benefits
across many environments, including data center deployment, high-performance computing, high-end workstations,
storage networks and standalone server installations.
Dynamic Network Factory, Inc. (DNF) carries a variety of products, ranging from network attached storage, direct
attached storage solutions and IP SAN solutions, to assist companies in meeting their mission-critical storage
needs with cost-effective, high performance storage equipment. In 2006, DNF completed its acquisition of
StoneFly Networks, an iSCSI storage pioneer and developer of complete, turnkey IP SAN solutions. StoneFly was
founded to deliver upon the vision of simple and affordable storage optimization and disaster recovery protection
through IP SAN solutions.
Emulex Corporation is the world leader in Fibre Channel HBAs and delivers a broad range of intelligent building
blocks for next generation storage networking systems.
Millions of QLogic products have shipped inside servers, workstations, RAID subsystems, tape libraries, disk and
tape drives. Powering solutions from leading companies like Cisco, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM,
Network Appliance, Quantum, StorageTek/Sun Microsystems, the broad line of QLogic controller chips, host bus
adapters, network switches and management software move data from storage devices through the network fabric to
servers.
AMCC provides the essential building blocks for the transport, switching, routing and storage of information
worldwide. The company blends systems and software expertise with high-performance, high-bandwidth silicon
integration to deliver communications silicon and software for global wide area networks (WAN), Fibre Channel host
bus adapters (HBAs) for storage area networks (SAN), and hardware and software solutions for high-growth storage
markets such as Serial ATA (SATA) RAID.
LSI Logic Corporation is a leading supplier of communications chips for broadband, data networking, wireless and
set-top box applications. In addition, the company provides chips and boards for network computing and
supplies storage network solutions for the enterprise.
BakBone Software is an international storage management software company that develops and globally distributes
industry-leading storage management solutions to the open systems markets, providing data protection and management
solutions scalable from workgroup to enterprise that will grow with a company's needs. BakBone's core
products include nearline optical and archival, as well as tape backup and restore software that provides a full
suite of storage management solutions to the corporate data center.
Cisco Systems is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco's networking solutions connect
people, computing devices and computer networks, allowing people to access or transfer information without regard
to differences in time, place or type of computer system. Cisco offers the industry's broadest range of
hardware products used to form information networks or give people access to those networks; Cisco IOS® software,
which provides network services and enables networked applications; expertise in network design and implementation;
and technical support and professional services to maintain and optimize network operations. Cisco is unique
in its ability to provide all these elements, either by itself or together with brands.
Foundry Networks, Inc. is a leader in high-performance, end-to-end switching and routing solutions, including
Internet routers, Layer 3 switches and Layer 4-7 Internet traffic and content management switches. Foundry
products are installed in the world's largest ISPs, including AOL, EarthLink, AT&T WorldNet, MSN, and Cable
& Wireless. Foundry products are also installed in large enterprise, entertainment, pharmaceutical and
manufacturing companies as well as search engines, e-commerce sites, universities and government organizations.
Extreme Networks provides simple, high-performance, broadband switching solutions that drive toward the realization
of Ethernet Everywhere: a unifying network strategy that uses proven Ethernet technology to strip complexity from
every element of the network. Extreme is creating a future of easily deployable, scalable, manageable
networks for all applications and users throughout the enterprise and service provider markets.
Brocade offers the industry's leading intelligent platform for networking storage. The world's leading
systems, applications, and storage vendors have selected Brocade to provide a networking foundation for their SAN
solutions. The Brocade SilkWorm family of fabric switches and software is designed to optimize data
availability and storage and server resources in the enterprise. Using Brocade solutions, companies can
simplify SAN implementation, reduce the total cost of ownership of data storage environments, and improve network
and application efficiency.
Juniper Networks transforms the business of networking by creating competitive advantage for our customers with
superior networking and security solutions. Juniper Networks is dedicated to customers who derive strategic
value from their networks, including global network operators, enterprises, government agencies and research and
educational institutions. Juniper Networks' portfolio of networking and security solutions supports the
complex scale, security and performance requirements of the world's most demanding mission critical networks.
Enterasys Networks is a global provider of Secure NetworksTM for enterprise
customers. Enterasys' innovative network infrastructure offerings deliver the security, productivity and
adaptability benefits required by Global 2000 organizations, coupled with the industry's strongest service and
support. Enterasys specializes in products including multilayer switches, core routers, WAN routers, wireless
LANs, network management, and intrusion defense systems (IDS).
With more than 500 patents, 3Com Corporation has led the market in business networking and Ethernet connectivity
solutions. 3Com's high-speed LAN products and systems give commercial locations Gigabit Ethernet performance
and a rich array of LAN functions. Easy to scale and manage, these systems provide features critical to
effective e-business operations. 3Com continues to expand more products and services that simplify people's
lives by making it easier for them to access information and services they need at work, at home, and on the go.
Terix is consistently ranked at the forefront of providers servicing the Unix market, delivering maintenance
24 x 7 x 365 to 106 cities nationwide. Its clients include Fortune 500 companies in industries as diverse as
aerospace, telecom, banking and finance.
