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BlueArc(TM) Corporation, a leader in high performance, highly scalable network attached storage (NAS), announced today that Geoff Barrall, executive vice president and CTO for the company, will join fellow industry visionaries to kickoff a CTO panel at StorageWorld 2003, on Tuesday, May 6, from 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. PDT at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA. Attendees to the session will learn about the new capabilities that are emerging to ease the burden of storage management, improve availability and scale to meet future storage needs. In addition, industry experts will engage in a live debate on questions posed by the audience regarding technology breakthroughs, IP storage, networking, and storage management. Using real-world case studies, end users will offer their perspectives on the future of storage management. At BlueArc's booth, number 221, product experts will discuss the value of a Multi-Tiered Storage solution, which enables enterprises to deploy and manage high performance, moderate performance, general purpose, near-line and archival data in a single, seamless NAS platform. BlueArc's SiliconServer Family of products provides a wire-speed network attached fixed storage solution to meet the challenges of sharing, managing, and protecting data within any enterprise. With a wide range of industry-standard networking features, the SiliconServer technology easily integrates into any open storage network while delivering maximum performance and scalability. WHO: Geoff Barrall, executive vice president and CTO of BlueArc Corporation WHAT: CTO Panel where leading storage experts will discuss and debate new technologies WHEN: Tuesday, May 6, from 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. PDT WHERE: The Marina Ballroom in the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA CONTACT: Linda Fishman BlueArc Corporation 408-576-6655 lfishman@bluearc.com