Byte & Switch Insider Examines SAN Extension NEW YORK, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Legislative mandates and ever more demanding business continuity requirements are encouraging companies to extend their SAN connectivity over metro areas. So says "SAN Extensions: A Market in the Making," a new report from Byte & Switch Insider (http://www.byteandswitch.com/insider), the subscription research service of Byte & Switch (http://www.byteandswitch.com/). The report assesses the relative advantages of high-performance, multi- site storage systems and identifies market opportunities for SAN equipment vendors and storage service providers (SSPs). It includes analysis of DWDM/CWDM, Sonet/SDH, and IP-based SAN extension products from 15 vendors. Among the report's conclusions: * Storage service providers are holding their own with SAN extension offerings, but integrators could threaten their future position. * "Two boxes for one" has become the mantra of optical WDM and Sonet/SDH suppliers that add storage-specific modules to their wares. * Combinations of CWDM and Sonet/SDH, such as those offered by ADVA and Cisco, will emerge as the dominant SAN extension techniques. * The ability to use FCIP, iFCP, or iSCSI modules in next-generation Sonet platforms could soon provide additional capabilities for service providers and more choices for enterprise SAN users. The public vendors profiled in this report are: ADVA AG Optical Networking (OTC:ADVOF); Alcatel SA; Ciena Corp.; Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO); Computer Network Technology Corp.; Lucent Technologies Inc.; MRV Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVC); Nortel Networks Corp. (NYSE/Toronto: NT). The private vendors profiled in this report are: Meriton Networks Inc.; Celion Networks Inc.; PacketLight Networks Ltd.; RBN Inc.; LightSand Communications Corp.; SAN Valley Systems LLC. About Byte and Switch Insider Byte and Switch Insider (http://www.byteandswitch.com/insider), an electronic research service of Light Reading, provides independent analysis to industry leaders tracking the latest developments in storage networking. An annual subscription to the monthly Byte and Switch Insider, which is regularly priced at $1,250, will be available for a limited time for a special introductory price of $899. Individual reports are available for $400. Contact: Blythe Teed Light Reading 212-925-0020 x106 DATASOURCE: Byte & Switch CONTACT: Blythe Teed, of Light Reading, +1-212-925-0020 Ext.106, Web site: http://www.lightreading.com/ http://www.byteandswitch.com/insider

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