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INFINIBAND^SM TRADE ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES FIFTH CONFERENCE

Industry's Leading Event to Draw IT Managers, Developers

Portland, Ore., Jan. 15 2002--The InfiniBand Trade Association today announced the fifth InfiniBand Solutions Conference will be held April 9-11 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco. This conference will bring together leaders in InfiniBand development and IT managers from across the country.

"As the deployment of InfiniBand solutions draws near, it becomes more and more important that IT managers learn how InfiniBand architecture will dramatically alter data centers," said Tom Macdonald, co-chair of the Steering Committee of the InfiniBand Trade Association and General Manager, Advanced Components Division, Intel Corporation. "By attending our conferences, leading IT managers can get a jump start on the latest innovations taking place in the industry."

The multi-company sponsored conference is expected to feature a solutions focused agenda including a full-day of training for IT managers interested in InfiniBand Architecture. In addition, a day of panels hosted by industry experts and featuring panelists from every segment of the InfiniBand development and user communities will highlight much of the advances taking place in the development community. Over thirty member companies are also expected to exhibit their InfiniBand product development plans in the event's showcase arena.

For more information about the Spring 2002 InfiniBand Solutions Conference, including registration and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.infinibandta.org.

About InfiniBand Trade Association

The Internet is creating an increased demand for server computer I/O subsystem performance, scalability, reliability and flexibility. A shift to a switched fabric-based I/O architecture will enable industry participants to meet this increased demand. The InfiniBand Trade Association developed a specification for a channel-based, switched fabric architecture that provides a scalable performance range of 500 Mbyte/s to 6 Gbyte/s, meeting the needs from entry level to high-end enterprise systems. InfiniBand Trade Association represents the industry's choice for developing I/O technologies that will keep pace with the demands of the Internet age.

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	Owen Media, Inc.		InfiniBand Trade Association Administration
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