Diogenes Analytical Laboratories and the SNIA Announce Vendor Neutral Testing Capabilities

Robust Product Testing Capabilities for IT Organizations Offered

(PRWEB) March 1, 2005 -- Diogenes Analytical Laboratories, Inc today announced an arrangement under which they will utilize the Storage Networking Industry Associations (SNIA) Technology Center in Colorado Springs, CO, to assist companies make more informed product purchasing decisions. Diogenes will use the Technology Center to provide IT organizations with objective product evaluations in a neutral, state-of-the-art environment. By using the SNIAs technologies and infrastructure, along with its member company products, Diogenes can configure test environments that closely match IT organizations own environments.

The SNIA lab is the premier storage proving facility in the country," said Phil Goodwin, President of Diogenes. The lab provides the ability to establish almost any configuration, whether a SAN or a NAS, fibre channel or IP storage, using the latest systems from both large and emerging storage vendors. Plus, IT organizations can view and test the equipment using their own requirements rather than a pre-established demo scripted by the vendor. The environment provides an excellent opportunity for testing software as well as hardware options."

Rick Bauer, director of the SNIA Technology Center, added, One of our primary goals is to serve the IT community by providing access to all the hardware and software options available in storage networking. Today, we have the latest versions of hardware and software products from approximately 30 vendors, in more than 5,000 square feet of lab space. Products include storage arrays, tape libraries, switches, directors, a wide variety of servers, operating systems and management software products. Combining these resources with Diogenes product evaluation capabilities add a new dimension to the services offered to the end-user community."

Diogenes services are now available for product testing in coordination with vendor members, end users, the SNIA and Diogenes. For information, contact Diogenes Analytical Laboratories at www.diogeneslab.com or (303) 402-9900.

About Diogenes Analytical Laboratories
Diogenes Analytical Laboratories, Inc., based in Boulder, Colorado, was founded to help IT buyers reduce the inherent risk and uncertainty associated with technology purchases. Working exclusively with IT organizations, Diogenes provides objective research, whitepapers, and product and technology reviews free of vendor conflict of interest. Research is based on actual experiences, not a collection of anecdotes. More information about the company can be obtained at www.diogeneslab.com.

About the SNIA
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit organization, made up more than 300 companies and individuals spanning virtually the entire storage industry. SNIA members share a common goal, to advance the adoption of storage networks as complete and trusted solutions. 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, visit the SNIA Web site at http://www.snia.org.

About the SNIA Technology Center
The SNIA Technology Center, located in Colorado Springs, CO, hosts programs that accelerate the development and introduction of advanced network storage technologies and solutions. The 14,000 sq. ft. facility hosts a unique multimillion-dollar hardware and software infrastructure representing all leading storage vendors. For information, visit the SNIA Technology Center Web site at http://www.snia.org/tech_center/ .

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