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Media Contacts: StorageNetworking.org is an independent, university-based initiative. Its mission is to support the users of data storage technology by stimulating the creation of local and regional storage networking user groups (SNUGs) so that individuals involved in this fast-moving industry can exchange information with peers and knowledge experts. The initiative also is developing a new online resource portal to provide access to user group resources, industry-specific educational opportunities, academic research, discussion groups, news and information. "The SNIA is pleased to be the founding sponsor of the StorageNetworking.org initiative," said SNIA Chairperson Sheila Childs. "As a vendor-neutral industry organization, the SNIA strives to make storage networking technologies understandable, easier to implement, simpler to manage, and recognized as valued business assets. We see the StorageNetworking.org initiative as promoting these same values." "As an independent, non-profit initiative backed by leading universities, StorageNetworking.org is designed to bring together academic and industry resources and data storage end users in a trusted forum that enables users to gain a greater understanding of their mutual challenges, as well as the available solutions", Childs added. "It also will promote the data storage industry to a new generation of students and researchers, attracting the best and the brightest minds to our industry." Roger Bohn, ISIC director, said, "Data storage can be confusing, complex, and difficult to implement. Through the StorageNetworking.org Initiative, we intend to facilitate discussions between data storage users so they can benefit from their own experiences as the demands on their time and resources continue to grow. At the same time, we and our academic partners also intend to make it easier for individuals to locate relevant educational opportunities, university research, and news and information." The ISIC is an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation social science research program that studies the business dynamics of the data storage industry. "One of the
Sloan Foundation's goals is the application of academic resources to help
identify and address industry challenges," says Bohn. "Through
this initiative, we feel we can begin to address the challenges of user
education and knowledge sharing in ways that benefit the entire industry.
We are excited that the SNIA has taken such a major step in supporting
this initiative. Given their successful track record in providing vendor-neutral
end user education and certification, and their significant technical
expertise, this relationship can only serve to enhance Current members of the StorageNetworking.org initiative's academic advisory board include: the Center for Magnetic Recording Research at UCSD; the San Diego Supercomputer Center; UCSD Extension; the University of Minnesota's Digital Technology Center; Penn State University's School of Information Sciences and Technology; the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs' Network, Information, and Space Security Center; and the Singapore Data Storage Institute's Network Storage Technologies Division. Over time, the initiative will grow to include additional academic institutions, industry associations, technology experts, and data storage users who want to share their experiences with, and learn from, their peers in the industry. Data storage technology users and other industry participants can e-mail comments and/or questions regarding the StorageNetworking.org initiative to isic@ucsd.edu. Individuals also are invited to sign up for initiative updates by joining a moderated mailing list at www.StorageNetworking.org . About the ISIC The Information Storage Industry Center (ISIC) at the University of California, San Diego is a social science research program studying the business and economic aspects of the data storage industry. Established in 1998 as an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Industry Center, ISIC conducts research on all segments of this rapidly evolving and highly-competitive global industry. ISIC is affiliated with UCSD's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), one of the world's top international graduate programs specializing in the Pacific Rim. For more information on the ISIC, visit http://isic.ucsd.edu About the SNIA The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit organization made up of more than 300 companies and individuals worldwide spanning the entire storage industry. SNIA members share a common goal: to set the pace of the industry by ensuring that storage networks become efficient, complete and trusted solutions across the IT community. To this end the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For information, contact the SNIA at 415-277-5417 or via e-mail at executivedirector@snia.org , or visit the SNIA web site at http://www.snia.org . About the IR/PS Established
in 1986, UCSD's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific
Studies (IR/PS) is the University of California's only professional school
of international affairs and the only graduate school in the United States
to focus exclusively on the Pacific Rim. More information on the graduate
school and its faculty can be found at http://www-irps.ucsd.edu
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