SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA), a non-profit international organization of manufacturers, systems integrators and vendors today announced its newly elected Board of Directors for 2010/2011. Fibre Channel technology continues to be the data center standard for storage area networks and enterprise storage, with more than 80 percent market share. The FCIA organization consists of 60 companies globally, all of which are leaders in the Fibre Channel industry and continue to provide thought leadership, education and guidance to the growing storage networking market.
The newly elected members of the 2010/2011 FCIA Board of Directors are as follows:
FCIA Officers:
| • Chairman: | Skip Jones – QLogic |
| • Vice Chairman/Treasurer: | Tom Hammond-Doel – LSI |
| • Secretary: | Greg McSorley - Amphenol |
Members at Large:
| • Anthony Faustini – Cisco Systems |
| • Sean Fitzpatrick – Hewlett-Packard |
| • Rick Jooss – NetApp |
| • Mark Jones – Emulex |
| • Jay Neer – Molex |
| • Steven Wilson – Brocade |
In other notable news last month, the INCITS Technical Committee (T11) celebrated its 100th meeting. "It was an honor to participate in the 100th T11 meeting celebration, and to work with such dedicated people within the T11 committee that have made Fibre Channel a success in the industry today," said Steven Wilson, INCITS TC T11 Chairman. "I also would like to acknowledge the close working relationship between the FCIA and T11 as we continue to develop new and exciting Fibre Channel features."
As part of the T11 celebration, the FCIA recognized the following people for their efforts in developing and advancing the technical standards and market adoption of Fibre Channel:
| • Craig Carlson – QLogic Corporation |
| • Roger Cummings – Symantec |
| • Adam Healey – LSI |
| • Skip Jones – QLogic Corporation |
| • Bob Kembel- Solutions Technology |
| • Kumar Malavalli – InMage |
| • Bill Martin – Emulex |
| • Horst Truestedt- True Focus |
| • Ralph Weber – ENDL |
"Commemorating FCIA's 100th meeting is a huge milestone as it shows the significant Fibre Channel advancements our organization and the INCITS T11 committee have accomplished," said Skip Jones, Chairman FCIA. "When the first Fibre Channels Standard meeting occurred in 1988, the term 'Storage Area Networks' was still 10 years away, as was the notion of networked storage in enterprise data centers. Over a decade ago, Fibre Channel enabled the advent of SANs and today Fibre Channel continues to thrive with a 40% growth in 8GFC with suppliers gearing up for 16GFC shipments in the next year. These advancements continue to provide assurance to technology providers and end-users that their Fibre Channel investment continues to be the most superior technology today and will continue to provide value in the future."
About FCIA
The Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) is a non-profit international organization whose sole purpose is to act as the independent technology and marketing voice of the Fibre Channel industry. We are committed to helping member organizations promote and position Fibre Channel, and to providing a focal point for Fibre Channel information, standards advocacy, and education.
FCIA members include manufacturers, system integrators, developers, vendors, industry professionals, and end users. Our member-led working groups and committees focus on creating and championing the Fibre Channel technology roadmaps, targeting applications that include data storage, video, networking, and storage area network (SAN) management. For more info, go to http://www.fibrechannel.org