For Immediate Release
August 28, 2003

Siemon Offers New White Papers On Video Over IP and Storage Area Networks

Watertown, CT — The Siemon Company, a world-leader in the design and manufacture of highperformance network cabling solutions and components, is pleased to announce the release of two new white papers: Video over IP and Storage Area Networks. These easy-to-read yet robust reports are a valuable resource to IT managers, business owners, facility managers or anyone who would like to learn more about these emerging technologies.

Developments in the video industry such as Video on Demand over IP, Video Broadcast over IP, and Videoconferencing over IP are expanding business opportunities in ways that were not possible just a year or two ago. However, these new applications are also burdening companies’ network infrastructures like never before. In their new white paper on Video over IP, Siemon delves into these video technologies, how they function, the repercussions to the network, and possible solutions for IT managers.

In their white paper on Storage Area Networks, Siemon looks at the evolution of storage technologies and standards, methods of storage, using IP networks to transport storage data, and IT infrastructure considerations needed to run Storage over IP. Storage methods such as Network Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Networks (SAN), SAN over IP, Legacy Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel IP (FCIP), and Small Computer Systems Interface over IP (iSCSI) are all covered in this detailed white paper.

Please see below to read these educational and informative white papers.

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About Siemon
Established in 1903, Siemon is an industry leader specializing in the manufacture and innovation of high quality, high-performance network cabling solutions. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA Siemon has global offices and partners throughout the world. Siemon offers the most comprehensive suite of copper (unshielded and shielded twisted-pair) and fibre cabling systems available. With over 400 active patents specific to structured cabling, Siemon Labs invests heavily in R&D and development of industry standards, underlining the company's long-term commitment to its customers and the industry.

Siemon’s Australian head office is located in Allambie Heights, Sydney, with offices also located in Brisbane and Melbourne.

For more information about this press release, please contact:
Alana Patton
The Siemon Company
Marketing Communications Executive
Tel : (02) 8977 7500