Lane15 Software and Prisa Networks Partner to Provide a Unified Network Management Tool; Companies to Integrate Their Software Solutions for Seamless Multi-Fabric Management

Business Wire, August 15, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

AUSTIN, Texas & SAN DIEGO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2001

Lane15 Software, the leading developer of InfiniBand(TM)(1) management software, and Prisa Networks, an independent OEM supplier of network management software for System and Storage Area Networks (SANs), today announced a partnership to develop a multi-fabric network management software solution. Integrating Lane15's Fabric Manager with Prisa's VisualSAN(TM) Network Manager using XML technology will allow IT managers to control multiple fabrics using one common network management interface. Lane15's Fabric Manager will manage InfiniBand fabrics and allow VisualSAN to tune the environments.

VisualSAN Network Manager automatically discovers, manages, and monitors multi-vendor SAN devices, including switches, hubs, routers, host bus adapters, and storage systems. It automatically generates a graphical topology map depicting the SAN network elements, servers, storage systems, and their interconnects.

Lane15's Fabric Manager gives IT managers the control to efficiently administer and manage large, complex server environments. Additionally, Lane15's Fabric Manager supports XML and delivers an intuitive, easy-to-use management console for network-wide InfiniBand administration.

"At the recent IBTA Developers' Conference, we demonstrated VisualSAN with the Lane15 Fabric Manager," said Alisa Nessler, president and CEO of Lane15 Software. "The integration of our two products enables system administrators to easily manage large, high-performance fabrics that span both InfiniBand and Fibre Channel."

"The data center of tomorrow will look very different from today. It will grow in both size and complexity, encompassing multiple heterogeneous Fibre Channel and InfiniBand fabrics," said Rael Morris, vice president of Marketing of Prisa Networks. "VisualSAN's strong integration with Lane15's Fabric Manager was enabled through powerful interface architectures in both companies' products, and will allow for a much easier deployment of InfiniBand."

About Prisa Networks, Inc.

Prisa Networks, Inc. is an independent OEM supplier of network management software for System and Storage Area Networks (SANs). The company's products include software for SAN quality of service, performance, and service level management. Prisa's SAN network management software is sold through major OEMs. Prisa Networks is a member of the Fibre Channel Industry Association and the InfiniBand(SM) Trade Association. Prisa is a Voting Member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). Prisa's corporate headquarters are located at 6620 Mesa Ridge Road, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92121. For more information, please contact Prisa at 858.677.0030; or via fax at 858.677.9099, or log on to their web site at www.prisa.com.

About Lane15 Software

Lane15 Software is the leading developer of fabric management software for heterogeneous InfiniBand subnets. The company's open, vendor-neutral products will be an early requirement for the development, testing, and deployment of InfiniBand fabric hardware products as well as a key to the successful exploitation of InfiniBand software in customer environments. InfiniBand fabric hardware and software vendors will benefit from reduced time-to-market for new products, lower development costs for building required fabric management elements, ensured interoperability, and vastly accelerated customer and industry adoption of InfiniBand fabrics. Lane15 is headquartered in Austin, Texas. The company is a member of the InfiniBand(SM) Trade Association. For additional information about Lane15, visit www.lane15.com.

(1) InfiniBand TM/SM is a trademark and service mark of the InfiniBand(SM) Trade Association. All names and brands are property of their respective owners.