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The 2006 Storage VisionsTM Conference
                January 6 & 7, 2006
     The Las Vegas Convention Center

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2006 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces Storage Visions™ Award Winners
---Major Players in Entertainment and Consumer Electronics Participate---
Las Vegas, NV—January 9, 2006—The Fifth Annual Storage Visions Conference (a partner program to the 2006 International CES) awards were presented before a record attending crowd at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The awards were presented to companies advancing the state of the art in storage technologies utilized in consumer electronics, the media and entertainment industries, and to firms that have provided visionary products and services to the digital content value chain.. To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2006 Storage Visions™ Conference Features Seagate Keynote Speaker
---Consumer Electronics Driven by Digital Storage---
San Jose, CA – December 13, 2005 – The Storage Visions Conference, the only conference focusing on digital storage and entertainment content, will feature a Keynote Speech by Rob Pait from Seagate Technology (STX). The keynote will take place on the morning of January 7, 2006 in the Las Vegas Convention Center, and will focus on new applications and opportunities in consumer electronics because of innovative hard drive solutions. Pait will explore opportunities and challenges for the storage industry in today’s exciting, turbulent consumer market. To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2006 Storage Visions™ Conference Features Keynote Speaker from Maxtor
San Jose, CA – November 29, 2005 – The Storage Visions Conference, the only conference focusing on digital storage and entertainment content, will feature a thought-leadership keynote address by Mike Alexenko, executive director of technology and product strategy for Maxtor’s Branded Products Group. This luncheon keynote will be held on January 7, 2006 at 12:15 pm at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It will focus on the digital home and address the industry’s challenges and opportunities for achieving mainstream adoption. To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2006 Storage Visions™ Conference Appeals to Storage Analysts and Investment Firms
---Over 100 Prizes Awarded to Attendees During 5th Anniversary Celebration---
San Jose, CA – November 21, 2005 – The Storage Visions Conference, the only conference focusing on digital storage and entertainment content, announces its annual Financial Analysts and Venture Capitalist panel at the 2006 conference. This panel, occurring late afternoon on January 6, 2006 in the Las Vegas Convention Center, will include respected analysts from companies such as Lehman Brothers and Granite Ventures. The Storage Visions Conference is an official partner to the 2006 International CES January 5-10, 2006. To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2006 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces 6 New Corporate Sponsors and Broadcast Industry Keynote Speaker
---Parnership with 2006 International CES---
San Jose, CA – November 7, 2005 – The Storage Visions Conference, the only conference focusing on digital storage and the entertainment content value chain, announces that Clyde Smith, Senior Vice President at Turner Broadcast will be a keynote speaker on January 6, 2006 in Las Vegas. The Storage Visions Conference is an official partner to the 2006 International CES January 5-10, 2006.

New Storage Visions Corporate Sponsors are Marvell (Gold); Netcell (Silver) as well as Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Neopath Networks, and SanDisk (Bronze). Imation is our conference bag sponsor. Other corporate sponsors are Maxtor and Seagate (Platinum); Denali Software, M-Systems, Samsung (Gold); Agere Systems, Atmel, GS Magic, STMicroelectronics and Toshiba (Silver); as well as InPhase Technologies and Silicon Image (Bronze). Fujitsu is exhibiting at the 2006 Storage Visions Conference. Media and organization sponsors include Blu-ray Disc Association; The Santa Clara Valley IEEE Consumer Electronics Society; The Diffusion Group; InfoStor; Parks Associates, Westworld Publishing, publisher of Computer Technology Review; Reverse Logistics Trade Shows; StorageNetworking.org; Mass Storage News; Jobstor; SCSI Trade Association; Storage Week; Fibre Channel Industry Association; STORAGEsearch.com; and the Interactive Television Alliance.To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2006 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces Awards Nominations Open
---New Corporate Sponsors are GS Magic, STMicroelectronics and InPhase Technologies ---
San Jose, CA – September 26, 2005 – The Storage Visions Conference, the only conference focusing on digital storage and the entertainment content value chain, announces that nominations for the annual Storage Visions Awards are now open. The awards will be presented during the Storage Visions Conference reception on January 6, 2006 in Las Vegas. The nominations brochure and entry form can be found on the Storage Visions website, www.storagevisions.com.

This years judging committee will include distinguished members of the technical press as well as respected digital storage and applications professionals. The award categories for 2006 are Mobile Consumer Electronics, Consumer Storage, Integrated Home Entertainment, Production/Post-Production Class Systems, and Production Post-Production Class Media. In addition there will be three Visionary Company awards for Consumer Electronics, Media and Entertainment, and Services and Support. To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2006 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces Maxtor and Seagate Keynote Speakers
---Conference Keynotes to Highlight the Latest Consumer Electronics Storage Opportunities that Address Next-Generation Applications and Services for the Consumer Market; Blu-ray Disc Association and Other New Conference Sponsors Announced---
San Jose, CA – September 6, 2005 – The Storage Visions Conference, the only conference focusing on digital storage and the entertainment content value chain, announces two keynote speakers at its show, January 6 and 7, 2006 in Las Vegas. In conjunction with the nation’s largest consumer electronics show, the International CES, January 5 to 8, 2006 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, storage vendors, content providers and more will join together to discuss the latest challenges and opportunities in the burgeoning home entertainment storage market.

Pat O’Malley, senior vice president for Consumer Electronics Business Development at leading consumer electronics hard drive maker, Seagate Technology (STX) will be the morning keynote speaker on January 7, 2006. O’Malley will talk about the new applications and opportunities likely to emerge following the successes of storage-enabled entertainment like game consoles, DVRs and handheld music players. “As new entertainment pipelines like broadband, satellite, Wi-Fi and others proliferate and mature – pipelines to and from the home, into the car, and between devices – consumer devices are evolving in unexpected ways,” O’Malley explains. “As both specialized applications and converged models tap into the new data infrastructure, brand new categories are still emerging – and storage requirements continue to increase. What are the next consumer devices with large storage needs, and when will they be available? What’s driving the need for storage in these devices?”

Mike Williams, vice president and general manager of Maxtor Corporation’s (NYSE: MXO) trendsetting Branded Products Group, will be the luncheon keynote speaker on January 7, 2006. The title of Williams’ discussion is: Staying Connected: Controversy, Chaos, Conflict and Convergence. Regarding his topic Williams says, “Home networking mass adoption has been anticipated for quite some time. Solutions are becoming more affordable and easier to install and use, while at the same time wireless Internet speeds are increasing and standards are emerging. With all this market advancement, there’s still controversy, chaos, and conflict. I look forward to sharing the reasons why and the secrets to our success as a leader in home networking storage solutions.” To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2006 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces New Sponsors
---Significant Prizes Distributed During Conference---
San Jose, CA – July 11, 2005 – The Storage Visions conference, January 6 & 7, 2006 in Las Vegas Nevada, the only conference focusing on digital storage and the entertainment content value chain, announces several new corporate sponsors.
Four new corporate sponsors have joined the previous five. These sponsors include a disk drive company, two major flash memory manufacturers and a chip verification tool company. Maxtor Corporation is joining as a Platinum sponsor and will give the lunch keynote talk on January 7 just before the home network storage session. M-Systems Samsung, and Denali Software are joining as Gold sponsors.
"We are proud to be a Platinum sponsor of Storage Visions 2006. The Storage Visions Conference is the industry aggregation bringing users, hardware vendors, content creators, distribution partners, and others together to discuss the rapidly growing consumer electronics storage market," said Mike Williams, vice president and general manager of Maxtor's Branded Products Group. "Today opportunities are endless from backing up data to centralizing network content to streaming rich entertainment throughout the home. As a leader in consumer storage and backup, we look forward to being a part of this conference and delivering the home networking keynote." To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2006 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces Call for Papers
---Announced for New Conference Date: January 6 & 7, 2006---
San Jose, CA – June 20, 2005 – The Storage Visions conference, the only conference focusing on digital storage and the entertainment content value chain, announces its call for papers. Those wishing to submit papers can do so online here.
The tentative agenda for the conference held January 6 & 7, 2006 in Las Vegas, during the 2006 International CES, as well as suggested speaking topics are here.
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Household Penetration off CE Products Soars in 2005
---Ownership improved in every category of survey---
Arlington, VA– May 17, 2005 – U.S. households now own an average of 25 consumer electronics products, according to the 2005 “CE Ownership and Market Potential” study released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Moreover, each U.S. household typically spends more than $1,250 annually on consumer electronics (CE) products. The study also reveals that households are equally enthusiastic about their content, owning on average approximately 100 music CDs, more than 40 DVD movies and 16 video games...
In many categories, the transition is more than just a move to digital, but rather a move away from products that use physical media (i.e., CDs) and a move towards hard drive-based products [emphasis added] (i.e., portable MP3 players). The portable MP3 player category shattered all expectations last year by more than doubling unit shipment volumes and nearly tripling revenues to $1.2 billion. These devices now can be found in approximately 15 percent of homes...
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2006 Storage Visions™ Conference Announces Initial Corporate Sponsors
---Breakaway Year Ahead for Data Storage in the Entertainment Content Value Chain---
San Jose, CA – May 5, 2005 – The Storage Visions conference, the only conference focusing on digital storage and the entertainment content value chain, announces the first commitments for corporate and organization sponsors for the 2006 Storage Visions Conference. Storage Visions 2006 will be held January 3 & 4, 2006 in Las Vegas, just before the 2006 CES.
There are five initial corporate sponsors for the 2006 Storage Visions. Seagate Technology is a Platinum sponsor. Agere Systems, Atmel, and Toshiba are Silver Sponsors. Silicon Image is a Bronze Sponsor. There are additional corporate sponsorship opportunities available. Details on these opportunities can be found on the Storage Visions website: www.storagevisions.com. Westworld Publishing, publisher of Computer Technology Review; RLTS; StorageNetworking.org; Mass Storage News; Jobstor; and Interactive Television Alliance are current media and organizational sponsors of the 2006 Storage Visions Conference
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Storage Visions 2005 Conducts Storage Tours of the 2005 International CES
San Jose, CA – December 20, 2004 – The Storage Visions Conference, sponsor of the Digital Content Storage TechZone in the Innovations Plus area of the 2005 International CES, announces the second annual Storage Tour of the CES.
The 2005 CES Storage Tour is a self-guided tour of digital storage significant companies in the CES show floor and adjacent hotels including the Storage Visions Digital Content Storage TechZone. The tour includes optical recording products such as HD-DVD and Blu Ray, magnetic recording products such as hard disk drives, various removable flash memory products and companies with innovative integration of digital storage in consumer electronic devices. Copies of the Storage Tour brochure can be downloaded from the Storage Visions web site, www.storagevisions.com, or paper copies can be found at the front entrance to the North Hall Las Vegas Convention Center as well as in the press and analyst room at the CES.
To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

Factors for Successful Storage Integration in Consumer Devices Revealed During Storage Visions 2005 Conference
San Jose, CA – December 13, 2004 – Flash memory, chip and hard disk drive manufacturers, as well as storage system, consumer device manufacturers, and software companies will gather to discuss how to integrate digital storage into consumer products such as cell phones, MP3 players, home networking, and set-top boxes at the Storage Visions Conference that is being held in Las Vegas, January 4th & 5th, 2005.
Speakers from M-Systems, Agere (AGRa, AGRb) , SanDisk, Seagate (STX), Microsoft, Hitachi GST, Fujitsu, and GS Magic will participate in a session focusing on bringing digital storage to mobile consumer devices. Discussing digital storage in the living room will be speakers from NetCell, Silicon Image, Maxtor (MXO), HP and the Blu Ray Disk Association, Scientific Atlanta, and The Diffusion Group.
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First Details of CE-ATA Initiative to be Covered During Storage Visions® 2005 Conference
--Diverse Group Leads Way to Handheld, Portable Storage Future—
San Jose, CA – December 7, 2004 – A diverse group of high-tech players will speak about the integration of storage into consumer electronics products at the Storage Visions Conference that is being held in Las Vegas, January 4th & 5th, 2005. CE-ATA founders include Intel Corporation (INTC) , Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. (MRVL), Seagate Technology (STX) and Toshiba American Information Systems. These prominent companies are jointly defining a standard interface for small form factor disk drives that address the requirements of the handheld and consumer electronics (CE) market segments, including low pin count, low voltage, power efficiency, cost effectiveness and integration efficiency.
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2005 Storage Visions® Conference, Welcomes New Corporate Sponsors: Marvell, Hitachi GST, Toshiba, Silicon Image, and Fujitsu CPA
--Conference Door Prizes Announced—
San Jose, CA – November 9, 2004 –Storage Visions 2005 conference, the only event focusing on digital storage and the entertainment content value chain, welcomes five new corporate sponsors. Storage Visions 2005 is a partner with the 2005 CES and will be held January 4 & 5, 2005 in Las Vegas, two days prior to the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Marvell (MRVL) and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies join as Gold corporate sponsors while Silicon Image (SIMG), Toshiba America Information Systems, Storage Device Division, and Fujitsu Computer Products of America join as Silver corporate sponsors.
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Storage Visions Tapped to Sponsor CES Digital Content Storage TechZone
--Storage Integration Into Consumer Electronics a Focus at 2005 International CES—
San Jose, CA – October 27, 2004 –Storage Visions 2005 Conference and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced today Storage Visions’ sponsorship of the Digital Content Storage TechZone at the 2005 International CES, the world's largest annual technology showcase held January 6 –9, 2005 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
We are proud to be a partner with the International CES,” said Tom Coughlin, founder of Storage Visions “Digital Storage is a key technology for the future of consumer electronics and the Digital Content TechZone will help exhibitors and attendees alike create their plans for implementation of digital consumer electronic devices in 2005 and beyond.”
2005 International TechZones’ pull together players in each consumer electronics niche and deliver them to more than 120,000 expected attendees at the 2005 International CES. The Digital Content Storage TechZone is a part of the Innovations Plus exhibit area, located just outside the Las Vegas Convention Center in the Central Plaza. Innovations Plus features the 2005 International CES Innovations Honorees displays, and a variety of high profile solutions including Voice Over IP, Bluetooth, MP3 and Internet Audio, Multimedia cards, RFID, Ultrawide Band and USB and now Digital Content Storage.
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Consumer Electronics Alliance Boosts Focus on Digital Storage
--Storage Visions 2005, International CES Join Forces—
San Jose, CA – October 6, 2004 –Storage Visions 2005 Conference and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced today that they are partnering to promote digital storage and the entertainment content value chain.
The 2005 Storage Visions Conference will be held January 4 & 5, 2005 in Las Vegas, two days prior to the 2005 International CES. The International CES, produced by CEA, is the world’s largest annual event focusing on consumer technology, reaching across markets, spaning the globe and helping thousands of consumer electronics businesses grow and thrive each year.
“The International CES is pleased to welcome Storage Visions to our 2005 show,” said CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro. “Across the show floor, attendees can see the increasing array of consumer electronics products that incorporate digital storage. Storage Visions 2005 will help our attendees and the consumer electronics industry at large, better understand and take advantage of this trend and the overall content value chain.” To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2005 Storage VisionsSM Registration Begins, Announces New Sponsors
--Initial speakers set for Conference--
San Jose, CA – September 14, 2004 –Storage Visions 2005 conference, the only event focusing on digital storage and the entertainment content value chain, announces that press and attendee conference pre-registration is now available on-line at www.storagevisions.com. Storage Visions 2005 is a partner with the 2005 CES and will be held January 4 & 5, 2005 in Las Vegas, two days prior to the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
“This year’s event will provide attendees with the information they need to remain competitive in the digital entertainment storage market,” said Tom Coughlin, (Organizer of the Storage Visions conferences). “It’s no longer enough to stay exclusively focused on your own products and immediate customers. There are enormous opportunities to those that view the digital content value chain in its entirety--and that’s what Storage Visions delivers.”
Toward this end, major players in the digital content market are taking part in the two-day conference. Atmel joins corporate sponsors Seagate Technology and Maxtor (Platinum), GS Magicstor and M-Systems (Gold) and Agere Systems (Silver). Contributing Corporate Sponsors now include BitSprings, JPR, One Straight Line and Engage Capital. Organization and media sponsors include MPEG Industry Forum, Storagenetworking.org, Enterprise Systems, Storagesearch.com, Jobstor.com, Westworld Publishing, RLTS, STA, and FCIA.To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2005 Storage VisionsSM Conference Announces New Sponsors
--Tentative Conference Agenda Set—
San Jose, CA – July 20, 2004 – The Storage Visions conference, the only conference focusing on digital storage and the content value chain, announces additional Corporate, Organization, and Media sponsors for the 2005 Storage Visions Conference. Storage Visions 2005 will be held January 4 & 5, 2005 in Las Vegas, just before the 2005 CES.
There are two new corporate sponsors for the 2005 Storage Visions. M-Systems has agreed to be a Gold level sponsor and Agere Systems is a Silver level sponsor. Previously announced corporate sponsors are Seagate Technology and Maxtor (Platinum) and GS Magicstor (Gold). There are some additional corporate sponsorship opportunities available. Details on these opportunities can be found on the Storage Visions website: www.storagevisions.com. In addition, Enterprise Systems, Jobstor and Engage Capital have joined as media and organization sponsors for the 2005 Storage Visions Conference.
The tentative agenda for the 2005 Storage Visions Conference has been set thanks to input from our conference advisors: Stephen DiFranco (Maxtor), Peter Fasciano (Avid), Mark Gray (Kasenna), Jeff Joseph (CEA), Scott Kipp (All Digital), Ken Morse (Scientific Atlanta), Lowell Moulton (AF Associates), John Paulsen (Seagate), Jim Porter (DiskTrend), David Takata (Engage Capital), Gerry Nicklas (Nicklas Associates).To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2005 Storage VisionsSM Conference Announces Initial Corporate Sponsors
--Significant Growth Ahead for Data Storage in the Content Value Chain—
San Jose, CA – May 18, 2004 – The Storage Visions conferences, the only conference focusing on digital storage and the content value chain, announces the first commitments for corporate and Media sponsors for the 2005 Storage Visions Conference. Storage Visions 2005 will be held January 4 & 5, 2005 in Las Vegas, just before the 2005 CES.
There are three new corporate sponsors for the 2005 Storage Visions. Platinum sponsors are Seagate Technology and Maxtor. GS Magicstor is a Gold Sponsor. There are additional corporate sponsorship opportunities available. Details on these opportunities can be found on the Storage Visions website: www.storagevisions.com. Westworld Publishing, publisher of Storage and Entertainment, Computer Technology Review, RLTS, STA, and FCIA are current media and organizational sponsors of the 2005 Storage Visions Conference. To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2005 Storage VisionsSM Conference to Recognize 2 Billionth Hard Disk Drive Shipped
San Jose, CA – January 26, 2004 – According to data from Coughlin Associates, Peripheral Research Corporation and Disk/Trend, 2004 will be the year that the cumulative total disk drives shipped by the hard disk drive industry exceed 2 billion units. In addition, cumulative total magnetic head production will exceed 9 billion units and disk media production will approach 5 billion units shipped through 2004. These analysts in combination with Computer Technology Review will recognize existing hard disk drive and major component vendors for this industry achievement at the 2005 Storage Visions Conference that will occur in January 2005 just prior to the 2005 CES conference. To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2004 Storage VisionsSM Conference and Home Gateway Summit
Announce Storage Visions Award Winners

--Record attendence at 2004 Event --
Storage Tours of 2004 CES and Digital Content Techzone to Start January 8
San Jose, CA – January 7, 2004 – The Third Annual Storage Visions Conference and Home Gateway Summit (SV/HG, a partner program to the 2004 CES) awards were presented to record attend ing crowds last night at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The awards were presented to companies advancing the state of the art in storage technologies utilized in consumer electronics, the media and entertainment industries, and to service firms that support those businesses. To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2004 Storage VisionsSM Conference and Home Gateway Summit Welcomes Isilon Systems as a Sponsor
--Storage Visions Awards Decided, Prizes to be Given --
Times set for Storage Tours of 2004 CES
San Jose, CA – December 18, 2003 – The Storage Visions Conference and Home Gateway Summit (SV/HG, a partner program to the 2004 CES) announce that Isilon Systems, a company that designs intelligent clustered storage systems for digital content has become a sponsor of the 2004 Storage Visions Conference. To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2004 Storage VisionsSM Conference and Home Gateway Summit Welcomes GS Magicstor Inc. as Platinum Sponsor
--HDDs for Consumer Applications will Top 20 Million for 2003--
Storage Visions to Lead Storage Tours of 2004 CES
San Jose, CA – December 3, 2003 – The Storage Visions Conference and Home Gateway Summit (SV/HG, a partner program to the 2004 CES) announce that GS Magicstor Inc., a young and fast growing multi-national company dedicated in the technology development and manufacturing of small form factor disk drives, has agreed to be a Platinum sponsor. GS Magicstor will provide the keynote speaker at a newly announced banquet the evening of January 7, 2004. To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

2004 Storage Visions/Home Gateway Conference Announces CES Partnership
--Conference To Relocate to Las Vegas Convention Center
NEW SPONSORS ANNOUNCED--
Awards Signup Has Started
Speaker Signup to Close Soon
San Jose, CA – August 25, 2003 – The Storage Visions Conference and Home Gateway Summit (SV/HG) announces that it has agreed to be a partner program to the 2004 International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow, and to relocate the conference to the Las Vegas Convention Center January 6 & 7, 2004. To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

Storage Visions 2004 Pre-CES Conference Announces Initial Sponsors, Speakers, New Advisors and Awards
--Conference Focuses on Data Storage and the Digital Media Value Chain--
San Jose, CA – June 3, 2003 – Seagate Technology, Hitachi GST and Cornice have agreed to be corporate sponsors of the 2004 Storage Visions/Home Gateway Conference, it was announced today. In addition, media/analyst and organization sponsors now include: Data Storage Review , Engage Capital , Horison Information Strategies, jobstor.com, MPEG-4 Industry Forum, MRG Inc., PBI Media, SCSI Trade Association, storagesearch.com, West World Productions Inc, , and 2nd Story Media. To download the entire release as an Adobe .pdf file click here.

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